Global Honda sales up
for fiscal third quarter
For the third quarter of its current financial year (October, November and December 2013), Honda is reporting worldwide motorcycle unit sales of 4,251,000 units, which is up by 0.44 percent over the same period in 2012; for the nine months to December 31st 2013 sales are reported at 12,521,000 units, up 1 percent over the first 9 months of its 2012/2013 financial year.
The company is forecasting full year unit sales of 17,095,000, which will be up by 1.6 percent over the prior full year, but is down by 0.23 percent over its previously announced FY14 forecast.
In Europe Honda reports third quarter sales were down at around 27,000 units compared to 29,000 units in the previous third quarter.
The company is reporting a small year on year increase in North America (at 63,000 units from 62,000 units) and Japan (up to 52,000 units from 51,000), but its strongest growth is in Asia where Honda reports 3.68 million unit sales, which is up by 14 percent from 3.23 million sold in the same quarter of 2012 – with India and Indonesia reported as delivering strong increases in demand for the company’s products.
