Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2021.

World Production

– Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
– Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
– Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.

Sales in the Japanese Market

– Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
– New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
– Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
– Fit was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of January 2021 with sales of 5,889 units.
– N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of January 2021 with sales of 16,369 units.

Exports from Japan
– Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month.

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