Friday, September 7, 2012

Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Sacramento Business Journal:

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’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesday that the automakeersold 98,344 vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficientt vehicles had sent Honda to a record monthu of salesat 167,9976 vehicles. That represents a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricexs at the pump were higheer and the automobile industry hadn’f yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Busines First reports monthly sales unadjusted for the differences in the numbefr of selling days yearto year.
Honda’e sales in May, taking into accounty one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 Leading the decline in monthly sales for May was the company’s flagship division, which saw a 42 percent drop in sales at 88,875 vehicles. Its luxury Acura division saw salez fall 36 percentto 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the firsty five months of the year fell 34 percenttto 430,358 vehicles, comparedf with 655,819 a year ago. That accounts for a 34 percent drop in Honda salesat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent declinwe in Acura sales at 42,802.
Marysville-basefd employs more than 12,000 workersw at assembly and engine plants in and aroundcCentral Ohio, where they produce Honda Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and

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