Honda Canada reports June sales results

TORONTO, July 5 /CNW/ - Combined June sales of 11,889 units by the Honda and Acura divisions represented a 14% decrease over last year. The Honda Automobile Division reported June sales of 10,450 units, down 13% from last year. The Acura Division reported June sales of 1,439 units, down 21% from last year.

For June sales, 92% of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in Canada were built in North America.

Honda Canada Inc. has sold more than 3,300,000 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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