Honda Sales Plummet 32.0% In June: Acura Sales Dwindle By 36.2%

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted June vehicle sales of 100,420, a decline of 32.4 percent compared to June 2008 results*. American Honda year-to-date sales of 530,778 represent a 33.1 percent decrease.

Sales of Honda's Odyssey and Pilot light truck models showed gains of 11.8 percent and 7.7 percent respectively. Honda total car sales decreased by 43.8 percent to 52,662 and Honda light truck sales decreased 5.6 percent to 39,478. Honda Division posted June sales of 92,140, a decline of 32.0 percent versus June 2008.

"We're seeing signs of strength in our light truck segments with solid gains for Honda's Odyssey and Pilot models this month," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "American families clearly still have a need for the value and versatility that Honda vehicles have to offer."

The Acura Division posted June 2009 sales of 8,280, a decrease of 36.2 percent compared to June 2008.

*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 days for June 2009 and 24 days for June 2008. The year-to-date daily selling rate is calculated with 152 days for 2009 and 153 days for 2008. All percentages represent the daily selling rate.

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rxh8me9000 - 7/1/2009 3:33:23 PM

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Im really dissapointed in honda.I use to love working on late 80's to late 90's civics and integras. Parts were cheap and it took 20 min to fix anything on those cars. We consistently had mid to high 10 second cars. Of course the cars ran only for about 2 weeks. Axles shattered daily,tires bald,transmissions flying off.Not to mention the cars were gutted,so passengers sat on rugs literally on the frame of the car. Point being, I miss the whole cheap,affordable,tuner cars Honda made of the past.Fun to drive,took $20 to fill up the tank which would last a month,sound of killer bees stuck in the muffler once you slap on a fart can and the biggest aftermarket selections of any car company.I'm over those days and have moved on,but it still bothers me that nothing in the Honda/Acura line up interests me. With the death of the S2000,what next? I see way more interesting cars coming from American companies today. My cousin has the 08 SI which is not bad to drive,but the styling is terrible and it just doesnt stand out in anything for me to want it. My girlfriend has the 08 accord coupe and has had the car in the shop for repeated brake problems so many times,not to mention its terribly slow (4 cyl). Sorry for the rambling,im just dissapointed in a company that was once in my eyes,on top.

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/1/2009 4:53:25 PM

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LOL

Agent00R - 7/1/2009 4:38:08 PM

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Woof that is a landslide for Acura.

If this sales plummet has anything to do with their refreshes -- rather than the poor SAAR numbers -- they are in a bit of trouble as they have to ride out their new look another 1-2 years minimum.

theoptimisticpessimist - 7/1/2009 4:52:52 PM

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135 RL's that sucks.

iamdabest1 - 7/3/2009 12:49:47 AM

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im actually shocked that rl is selling so poorly. i think the 2009 isnt that bad, they just need to restructure again i guess.