Honda Hits an All Time High
4 July 2008
Honda Australia sold more vehicles in June 2008 than any other month in the company’s history.
- New all-time monthly sales record 6,217 units
- Biggest seller Civic 2,415 units
- Record month for Australia’s most affordable Hybrid; the Honda Civic Hybrid with 164 units
- Strong sales for CR-V 1,261 units & Accord 888 units
According to VFACTS figures released today Honda sold 6,217 vehicles, breaking through the 6,000 unit barrier for the first time.
Honda’s previous best month was in January this year with 5,959 units.
With fuel prices escalating the big seller was the Civic with 2,644 units sold.
This figure included an all-time record month for Australia’s most-affordable Hybrid; the Civic Hybrid with 164 units.
Honda’s overall market share for June was 5.8% up from 5.5% over the corresponding month in 2007.
Honda’s Passenger car share was 8.1% making it the fifth largest seller for the month while its Compact SUV share was 12.7% making it the third biggest seller in this segment.
Honda Australia Managing Director & CEO Mr. Yasuhide Mizuno was delighted with the strong result.
“This was a wonderful result for Honda and I am especially pleased with the very strong sales of the Civic Hybrid. With the launch of the second-generation Accord Euro and the immanent arrival of the all-new Jazz, we are looking forward to a strong second half of 2008.”
| Model |
Sales |
| Jazz |
634 |
| Civic |
2,644 inc Type R & Hybrid |
| Euro |
602 |
| Accord |
868 |
| Odyssey |
200 |
| S2000 |
2 |
| Legend |
6 |
| CR-V |
1,261 |
