Trucks Deliver October Sales Records for AHM, Honda and Acura Brands as Sales Rise Across Divisions

November 1, 2019

Honda brand sets new October sales record with an 8% gain; trucks gain 17.5% and a new October mark

Honda CR-V nets new October record and cumulative sales top 5 million

Honda HR-V sets a new all-time monthly record with sales of over 10,000 units

Acura trucks set October record as division nets 2.4% gain

American Honda
Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
131,443	54,016	77,427	117,486	50,315	67,171	13,957	3,701	10,256
+7.6%	-1.5%	+15%	+8.2%	-2.1%	+17.5%	+2.4%	+6.5%	+1.1%

"With the Honda CR-V topping the 5 million cumulative sales mark to reaffirm its position as the best-selling crossover for over two decades, it�s fitting that Honda crossover and light truck models led Honda to an all-time October sales record,� said Henio Arcangeli Jr., senior vice president of the American Honda Automobile Division. ��Both the Honda and Acura brands are marching forward as we head into the final two months of the year on pace to see American Honda post a sales increase for 2019."

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Sales Highlights

The harvest moon shone brightly on Honda sales, with new October overall and truck sales records and cumulative CR-V sales cresting 5 million. Several models made major gains with trucks leading the way as HR-V set an all-time monthly record and CR-V a new October mark. Civic and Fit also made major gains.

The harvest moon shone brightly on Honda sales, with new October overall and truck sales records and cumulative CR-V sales cresting 5 million. Several models made major gains with trucks leading the way as HR-V set an all-time monthly record and CR-V a new October mark. Civic and Fit also made major gains.
CR-V sales climb 20% on sales of 33,344 for a new October record.
Fit gained a whopping 204% while Civic gained 5% and Accord topped 21,000 deliveries.
Odyssey now holds an incredible 42% share of the minivan segment with October sales of over 7,800 units.

Model Notes

Honda is the retail best-selling passenger car brand in America in 2019 � with Fit, Civic, Insight and Accord #1 or #2 in their respective segments -- gaining the most share of any mainstream brand this year.

With the 2019 Passport named a Top Safety Pick, every Honda light truck�SUV, minivan and pickup�now earns a TSP crashworthiness rating from IIHS.

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Sales Highlights

Another strong month for the Acura brand brought a new October truck sales record and an overall 2.4% sales increase, with a particularly strong month for ILX, the retail #1 sedan in segment, a 10% gain for MDX, and RDX sales on pace for another annual sales record.

MDX sales climbed 10.4%, pushing Acura trucks to a new October record.
ILX sales jumped 35.4% in October, with 1,430 units delivered.
RDX sales topped 5,800 and combined with the enduring MDX for total truck sales of 10,256 units.

Model Notes

Nearly 99% of all Acuras sold in the U.S. are made in America, with five of the brand�s six models built at the company�s three Ohio auto plants.

MDX is out-retailing 3-row SUVs from Lexus, Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Infiniti, Tesla and Volvo in 2019, and has done so in every year since 2010.

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