Record Light Truck Sales Lead American Honda to Strong Finish in 2021 Despite Supply Issues

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --

	American Honda			Acura			Honda
	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
2021	1,466,630	537,524	929,106	157,408	40,338	117,070	1,309,222	497,186	812,036
	8.9%	-2.2%	16.6%	14.9%	10.9%	16.4%	8.2%	-3.1%	16.6%
	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
Dec.	105,068	37,860	67,208	11,040	2,017	9,023	94,028	35,843	58,185
	-23%	-22.5%	-23.3%	-29.4%	-46.8%	-23.9%	-22.2%	-20.4%	-23.2%

"All things considered, we had a very successful 2021 with record sales of light trucks and electrified vehicles coupled with incredible demand, especially for all-new models like the Civic and Acura MDX," said Dave Gardner, executive vice president of National Operations at American Honda. "While we're not out of the woods yet with supply issues or the global pandemic, I thank our procurement and production team, suppliers, and dealers for braving the difficult obstacles to get products to our customers at this unprecedented time."


Honda	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Notes
Achieving balanced sales unique in the industry, Honda overcame supply issues to post record light truck sales of over 800,000 units, record electrified vehicles sales topping 100,000 units, and passenger car sales of nearly 500,000 units. HR-V and Passport post all-time annual sales records, Pilot posts 4^th best annual sales, and Ridgeline achieves best annual sales since 2007 Best-ever annual sales of Honda electrified vehicles led by record sales of CR-V Hybrid (over 56,000 units) and Accord Hybrid (over 28,500 units) Civic remains red hot with all-new Hatchback up over 55% in December		Ridgeline and Passport kicked off a new rugged design direction to better reflect true off-road abilities of Honda light trucks. On the heels of the 11^th-gen 2022 Civic Sedan, Si and Hatchback, the all-new Civic Type R will arrive this year as the best performing Civic ever.
Acura	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Notes
Acura finished 2021 on a high note with increased MDX inventory leading Acura SUVs to all-time best annual sales of 117,070 despite difficult supply constraints MDX posts strong December and 2^nd best annual sales result, topping 60,000 units for the first time since 2014 RDX tops 57,000 units on strength of refreshed '22 model and PMC Edition ILX leads Acura sedans in December; all-new Type S variant represents nearly 40% of TLX sales		Acura introduced three Type S models in 2021, the highest expression of performance for the brand. Integra returns this year as an all-new performance gateway model for Acura.

	American Honda Vehicle Sales for December 2021
					Month-to-Date					Year-to-Date
					December 2021	December 2020	DSR % Change**		MoM % Change	December 2021	December 2020	DSR** % Change	YoY % Change
	American Honda Total				105,068	136,467	-20.2%		-23.0%	1,466,630	1,346,788	10.0%	8.9%
	Total Car Sales				37,860	48,833	-19.6%		-22.5%	537,524	549,701	-1.3%	-2.2%
	Total Truck Sales				67,208	87,634	-20.5%		-23.3%	929,106	797,087	17.7%	16.6%
	Honda			Total Car Sales	35,843	45,045	-17.5%		-20.4%	497,186	513,319	-2.2%	-3.1%
	Honda			Total Truck Sales	58,185	75,774	-20.4%		-23.2%	812,036	696,486	17.7%	16.6%
	Acura			Total Car Sales	2,017	3,788	-44.8%		-46.8%	40,338	36,382	12.0%	10.9%
	Acura			Total Truck Sales	9,023	11,860	-21.1%		-23.9%	117,070	100,601	17.5%	16.4%
	* Total Domestic Car Sales				37,286	44,083	-12.3%		-15.4%	465,783	492,335	-4.5%	-5.4%
			Honda Division		35,271	40,367	-9.4%		-12.6%	425,659	457,008	-5.9%	-6.9%
			Acura Division		2,015	3,716	-43.8%		-45.8%	40,124	35,327	14.7%	13.6%
	* Total Domestic Truck Sales				67,208	87,633	-20.5%		-23.3%	929,100	796,444	17.8%	16.7%
			Honda Division		58,185	75,773	-20.4%		-23.2%	812,030	695,843	17.8%	16.7%
			Acura Division		9,023	11,860	-21.1%		-23.9%	117,070	100,601	17.5%	16.4%
	Total Import Car Sales				574	4,750	-87.5%		-87.9%	71,741	57,366	26.3%	25.1%
			Honda Division		572	4,678	-87.3%		-87.8%	71,527	56,311	28.3%	27.0%
			Acura Division		2	72	-97.1%		-97.2%	214	1,055	-79.5%	-79.7%
	Total Import Truck Sales				0	1	-100.0%		-100.0%	6	643	-99.1%	-99.1%
			Honda Division		0	1	-100.0%		-100.0%	6	643	-99.1%	-99.1%
			Acura Division		0	0	0.0%		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION
	Honda Division Total				94,028	120,819		-19.3%	-22.2%	1,309,222	1,209,805	9.3%	8.2%
		ACCORD			14,435	19,509		-23.3%	-26.0%	202,676	199,458	2.6%	1.6%
		CIVIC			20,886	21,047		2.9%	-0.8%	263,787	261,225	2.0%	1.0%
		CLARITY			43	551		-91.9%	-92.2%	2,597	4,215	-37.8%	-38.4%
		CR-Z			0	0		0.0%	0.0%	0	1	-100.0%	-100.0%
		FIT			0	2,705		-100.0%	-100.0%	8,695	32,488	-73.0%	-73.2%
		INSIGHT			479	1,233		-59.7%	-61.2%	19,431	15,932	23.2%	22.0%

		CR-V			25,056	38,120		-31.8%	-34.3%	361,271	333,502	9.4%	8.3%
		HR-V			9,832	8,428		21.0%	16.7%	137,090	84,027	64.7%	63.1%
		ODYSSEY			3,586	8,701		-57.3%	-58.8%	76,125	83,409	-7.8%	-8.7%
		PASSPORT			4,609	4,344		10.0%	6.1%	53,133	39,567	35.6%	34.3%
		PILOT			11,286	13,054		-10.3%	-13.5%	143,062	123,813	16.7%	15.5%
		RIDGELINE			3,816	3,127		26.6%	22.0%	41,355	32,168	29.8%	28.6%

	Acura Division Total				11,040	15,648		-26.8%	-29.4%	157,408	136,983	16.0%	14.9%
		ILX			1,361	1,417		-0.4%	-4.0%	13,900	13,414	4.6%	3.6%
		NSX			1	14		-92.6%	-92.9%	124	128	-2.2%	-3.1%
		RLX / RL			2	72		-97.1%	-97.2%	214	1,055	-79.5%	-79.7%
		TLX			653	2,285		-70.4%	-71.4%	26,100	21,785	21.0%	19.8%
		MDX			5,535	6,040		-5.0%	-8.4%	60,057	47,816	26.8%	25.6%
		RDX			3,488	5,820		-37.8%	-40.1%	57,013	52,785	9.1%	8.0%

	Selling Days				27	28				306	309
	**** Electrified Vehicles				9,352	8,498		14.1%	10.0%	107,060	64,792	66.9%	65.2%

	* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts
	** Daily Selling Rate
	**** Electrified Vehicles equal: Total sales of Hybrid (FHEV & PHEV), EVs (BEV) and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV) from the Honda and Acura brands.

SOURCE American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

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