Honda sets new production record for H1 2017 period

Honda sets new production record for H1 2017 period

Honda Motor Company has announced its worldwide production results for the month of June 2017 and the first half of the calendar year (H1 2017).

Starting with the former, Honda managed to achieve a new record high for the month of June 2017 by producing 446,376 units worldwide, a 5% increase from the same month last year. From that figure, 375,282 units originated from outside of Japan (+4.8% from June 2016), whilst 71,094 units were produced in Japan (+5.9% from June 2016).

Looking into production outside of Japan, Asia contributed the most to June’s impressive results with 182,499 units, a 14% gain from June 2016. This is followed by North America with 164,326 units (-6.8%), China with 127,848 units (+34.7%), USA with 109,580 units (-4.9%), Europe with 13,238 units (+23.5%) and others with 15,219 units (+37.8%).

Honda sets new production record for H1 2017 period

Honda also managed to set another record in terms of performance for the first half of the year, with worldwide production hitting 2,586,855 units in H1 2017, a gain of 4.2% from the same period last year.

Honda’s production in Japan for H1 2017 amounted to 401,684 units (+2.4%), while 2,185,171 units were produced outside Japan (+4.5%). Similar to the month-specific performance mentioned above, Asia contributed the most with 1,050,783 units produced in H1 2017, followed by North America, China, USA, others and Europe.

Despite the record production figures, exports from Japan to other markets experienced a decline of 44.8% to just 8,805 units. H1 2017 also saw a 41.3% drop in exports, stopping at 39,552 units at the end of the January-June 2017 period.

Honda sets new production record for H1 2017 period

Lastly, Honda’s sales performance in its domestic market didn’t see much change between June 2017 and June 2016, with a marginal decline of just 0.1% to 61,090 units. Looking at the bigger picture, 1H 2017 sales performance is an improvement from H1 2016, with 376,619 registrations (+1.7%).

The N-Box was cited as the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the first six months of 2017 with sales of 106,234 units. Meanwhile, the Freed was the industry’s fifth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations, and the Fit (Jazz) was ninth in the same period.

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Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard's strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • Sama L00 on Jul 28, 2017 at 2:51 pm

    Japanese car good or not, sale figure tell the truth.

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    • Periasamy on Jul 28, 2017 at 3:00 pm

      Wow, we must learn from the Japs how to work hard. Can produce 2.5 mil units for half a year. We all produce 60,000 cars but we syiok sendiri thinking our industry so great.

      Anyway, record for Proton. 12,000 workers produce 60,000 cars. In Thailand, car companies with just 6000 workers produce 300,000 cars.

      Hooray for goyang kaki and relax

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      • Jaguh on Jul 28, 2017 at 3:49 pm

        Bisnes so bad AF but dun need retrenchment. Champion..

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        • Kunta Multiple Dupes on Jul 28, 2017 at 4:20 pm

          Still waiting source for :

          “Thailand, car companies with just 6000 workers produce 300,000 cars.”

          Or you just talked kok

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          • Suhaimi on Jul 28, 2017 at 5:16 pm

            I have read this many times in PT site also, why don’t you google? Everything also want to be spoonfed

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          • Periasamy on Jul 28, 2017 at 5:22 pm

            https://paultan.org/2017/04/26/mitsubishi-nudges-ahead-of-toyota-and-honda-becomes-top-auto-exporter-in-thailand-for-first-time/

            enough proof for you? Oh wai! Oh wai!

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          • Keyword: 4 factories.
            P1 only has 2.

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          • 6sigma on Jul 28, 2017 at 7:12 pm

            Quality & productivity more important than quantity.

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          • Ohwai on Jul 28, 2017 at 7:28 pm

            Even if p1 produce can 6 million cars per year, the demand is not there so why….

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          • Periasamy on Jul 28, 2017 at 7:35 pm

            2 factories or 4 factories is immaterial. Total workers are 6000 producing 300,000 cars

            As opposed to 12,000 workers making 60,000 cars. Oh wai

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          • John Multiple Dupes on Jul 28, 2017 at 7:51 pm

            Must sack all the deadwood in Proton. Gaji buta only

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          • Yes it does. P1 shah alam plant is much much older and therefore less automated which hampers output. Therefore P1 2 plants cant match output for 2 of honda tomyam plants. Its just a simply that they r more automated thats all.

            But now with Geely bringing investment, they can robotise the lines and therefore increasing output of numbers comparable to tomyam.

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          • John Multiple Dupes on Jul 29, 2017 at 7:58 am

            put all the robots also but workers who operate the robots all tidur. So, back to square one

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          • Robots r automated. Do u know whats the word: automation?

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          • John Fake News Poster on Jul 29, 2017 at 2:36 pm

            the robots also will be like their masters, always looking for tongkat

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          • loler on Jul 30, 2017 at 10:00 am

            Lol they never use the robots if they cannot lessen the workers while rising the output.

            Basher tak pakai otak

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          • Spoonfed on Jul 31, 2017 at 5:42 pm

            *face palm*

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      • Honda lord still respect ASEAN pipu lives and gips gud specs. Ur toyota lord & Diehatsu minor lord & P2 ikan bilis lord can godai.

        #ASEANLivesMatters

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  • New-gen Accord will set new Honda record.

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    • YB Albert on Jul 28, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      The coming Accord may garner 4-6000 units by year end.The BREAD AND BUTTER are the City,Jazz,Civic,BRV,HRV for Honda malaysia.CRVs contribute 10,000 units.
      (old n new models).
      The record of 100,000 units overall sales for 2017 for honda malaysia…depends on mass volume bread n butter units.
      For UMW,their bread n butter units r doing poorly…vios n altis n avanza n sienta.
      Well done Honda malaysia…..the power of innovative dreams

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  • Dokter on Jul 28, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    Good job Honda!

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  • NIZZAN on Jul 28, 2017 at 4:46 pm

    If read the chart carefully the gain is in China for Honda.

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  • Family Guy on Jul 28, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    Honda Stepwgn pls

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  • Bernard on Jul 28, 2017 at 6:36 pm

    Why didn’t the Honda Freed sell well in Bolehland? Was it the exorbitant price?

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    • It was a CBU Japan unit with a crazy price. RM 99k i believe. However, these days i can see Sienta also selling that kind of price but it is a CBU Indonesia unit. Thats why nobody buy. Not that the car sux, it has sliding doors and practical as an mpv. Price is the problem.

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