Honda Motor Co. (HMC) Reports Decline in Production, Sales in Japanese Market for May '09
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2009.
Production in Japan for the month of May 2009 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month (since November 2008).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the eighth consecutive month (since October 2008).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month (since November 2008).
Total domestic sales for the month of May 2009 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since March 2009).
Due to strong sales of Insight and Fit, new vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since April 2009).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since December 2008).
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. is a Japan-based company engaged in the development, production and manufacture of motor products. [SM]
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