MARKHAM, ON, Aug. 2, 2017 /CNW/ - Honda Canada Inc.'s light truck lineup continued its strong sales performance led by the all-new Honda Odyssey which recorded its best ever sales. Combined July sales of 18,544 units by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. represented a 10% increase over last year's sales. The Honda Automobile division reported July sales of 16,843 units, up nearly 11% over last year. The Acura Division reported July sales of 1,701 units, up really 3% over last year.
"The trend towards light trucks continued as we saw the Honda HR-V, Pilot and Ridgeline outperform their previous July numbers while one of the newest member of the lineup, the all new Honda Odyssey, recorded its best ever July sales figures since 2002," said Jean Marc Leclerc, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Honda Canada Inc.
"The refreshed Acura MDX continued its steady performance as a brand favourite to improve year-over-year sales by nearly three percent," added Leclerc.
July Highlights:
About Honda
Honda Canada Inc. (HCI) was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. The company has produced more than 7.8 million cars and light trucks since 1986 at its two manufacturing facilities and builds engines at a third manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario. Both manufacturing facilities are extremely flexible and currently build Honda Civic and CR-V models. Honda Canada has invested more than $4.7 billion in Canada and each year it sources nearly $2.1 billion in goods and services from Canadian suppliers. Honda Canada has sold more than four million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light trucks in Canada.
| HONDA CANADA INC. |
HONDA CANADA INC. |
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| Jul-17 |
Jul-17 |
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| RETAIL SALES - MTD |
RETAIL SALES - YTD |
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| MODEL |
2017 |
2016 |
% Change |
Model |
2017 |
2016 |
% Change |
|
| FIT |
441 |
673 |
-34.5% |
FIT |
2,632 |
4,749 |
-44.6% |
|
| CIVIC |
6,579 |
5,365 |
22.6% |
CIVIC |
43,759 |
38,558 |
13.5% |
|
| INSIGHT |
0 |
0 |
- |
INSIGHT |
0 |
1 |
-100.0% |
|
| CR-Z |
0 |
3 |
-100.0% |
CR-Z |
10 |
23 |
-56.5% |
|
| ACCORD |
1,426 |
1,150 |
24.0% |
ACCORD |
8,832 |
8,380 |
5.4% |
|
| CROSSTOUR |
0 |
0 |
- |
CROSSTOUR |
0 |
5 |
-100.0% |
|
| HR-V |
1,361 |
993 |
37.1% |
HR-V |
9,580 |
6,509 |
47.2% |
|
| CRV |
4,137 |
5,012 |
-17.5% |
CR-V |
27,970 |
24,918 |
12.2% |
|
| ODYSSEY |
1,794 |
1,273 |
40.9% |
ODYSSEY |
6,435 |
7,804 |
-17.5% |
|
| PILOT |
786 |
658 |
19.5% |
PILOT |
4,865 |
4,497 |
8.2% |
|
| RIDGELINE |
319 |
87 |
266.7% |
RIDGELINE |
2,898 |
95 |
2950.5% |
|
| HONDA division |
16,843 |
15,214 |
10.7% |
HONDA division |
106,981 |
95,539 |
12.0% |
|
| ILX |
170 |
176 |
-3.4% |
ILX |
1,179 |
1,280 |
-7.9% |
|
| TLX |
355 |
372 |
-4.6% |
TLX |
2,173 |
2,454 |
-11.5% |
|
| RLX |
4 |
6 |
-33.3% |
RLX |
41 |
68 |
-39.7% |
|
| RDX |
653 |
709 |
-7.9% |
RDX |
4,462 |
4,220 |
5.7% |
|
| MDX |
512 |
391 |
30.9% |
MDX |
3,171 |
2,837 |
11.8% |
|
| ZDX |
0 |
0 |
- |
ZDX |
1 |
1 |
0.0% |
|
| NSX |
7 |
1 |
600.0% |
NSX |
39 |
1 |
3800.0% |
|
| ACURA division |
1,701 |
1,655 |
2.8% |
ACURA division |
11,066 |
10,861 |
1.9% |
|
| Honda Canada Inc. |
18,544 |
16,869 |
9.9% |
Honda Canada Inc. |
118,047 |
106,400 |
10.9% |
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SOURCE Honda Canada Inc.
Alen Sadeh - 905-888-4582
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