HONDA CANADA REPORTS AUGUST SALES RESULTS

TORONTO, Sept. 1 /CNW/ - Combined August sales of 12,914 units by the Honda and Acura divisions represented a 6% increase over last year's sales.  The Honda Automobile Division reported August sales of 11,463 units, up 8% from last year, led by record sales of the Honda CR-V and an increase in Honda truck sales of 37%. The Acura Division reported August sales of 1,451 units, a 12% decline over last year.

For August sales, 94% of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in Canada were built in North America, including the two Honda of Canada Mfg. assembly plants in Alliston, ON.

Honda Canada Inc. has sold more than 3,375,000 Honda and Acura passenger cars and light-duty trucks in Canada over the past 37 years.  A record high 91 per cent of the Honda and Acura vehicles sold in Canada in 2009 were produced at the company's assembly plants in North America, up nearly 3 per cent from 2008.

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