HONDA CANADA REPORTS OCTOBER SALES RESULTS

Honda CR-V Breaks All-Time Annual Sales Record

TORONTO, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - Combined October sales of 12,856 units by the Honda and Acura divisions represented a 14% increase over last year's sales.  The Honda Automobile Division reported October sales of 11,134 units, up 21% from last year and its best October sales results over the past five years.  Honda's October sales were led by a 27% increase in Honda truck sales.  Honda CR-V's year-to-date sales of 22,136 have exceeded the previous best-ever yearly sales of 21,245. The Acura Division reported October sales of 1,722 units, a 17% decrease over last year.

"Canadians are responding to the excellent values throughout our Honda and Acura lineup, especially our new high-value Civic SE and Accord SE models," said Jerry Chenkin, executive vice president of Honda Canada Inc. "For Acura we saw a 144 per cent increase for the popular TSX luxury sports sedan.  Our all-new Honda Odyssey minivan, which went on sale October 22, is showing strong sales momentum with monthly sales up 99 per cent, while the CR-V - which was up 21% in October - has already broken its all-time annual sales record with two months of sales still to go."

For October, 94% of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in Canada were built in North America, including 54% of total units sold coming from the two Honda of Canada Mfg. assembly plants in Alliston, ON, which will celebrate its 25^th year of operations in Canada next November. 

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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