Honda Sales Plummet 30.5% In January, Acura Scrapes The Bottom Minus 32.4%

Honda Sales Plummet 30.5% In January, Acura Scrapes The Bottom Minus 32.4%
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted January total vehicle sales of 71,031, a decline of 30.7 percent compared to January 2008. Honda Division posted January sales of 63,175, a decline of 30.5 percent versus January 2008 on a daily-selling rate* basis.

"Two models posted gains, but we are still facing unprecedented times in the industry, and no auto company is immune from current market conditions," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales for American Honda.

Honda total car sales decreased by 31 percent, to 35,601. Fit sales increased 1.8 percent to 4,745. Honda light-truck sales saw a decrease of 29.7 percent to 27,574.

The Acura Division posted sales of 7,856, a decrease of 32.4 percent compared to January, 2008. Sales of the all-new TSX sports sedan, the brand's best-selling model for the month, increased 11.6 percent to 2,406.

* The daily selling rate is calculated with 26 days for January 2009 and 25 days for January 2008. All percentages reflect the daily selling rate.

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finishlinefinishline - 2/3/2009 3:51:39 PM
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Does someone have the numbers for individual models for Honda/Acura?


TopGearTopGear - 2/3/2009 4:04:13 PM
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Acura is probably thinking, "What have we been doing wrong?? We just release our best looking model TL..."


downtoearthdowntoearth - 2/3/2009 4:31:46 PM
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+1 :-)


JordanskiJordanski - 2/3/2009 11:28:38 PM
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I swear my cousins John Deere lawn mower has more torque than Acuras latest effort at the TSX.


finishlinefinishline - 2/3/2009 4:25:29 PM
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I was at my Acura dealer on Saturday, and they had two TLs with the grille and that rear chrome bit by the trunk painted out black. Big improvement. Still not for me, but MUCH better.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 2/5/2009 12:10:09 AM
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I'm really surprised Honda is doing this poorly. IMO they should be doing better. Every model is either class-leading or very close to the top. Acura has no excuses.


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