Honda Sets 11th Straight All-Time Fiscal Year Record for Worldwide Auto Production

Production

Fiscal Year 2008 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2008):

Production in Japan for the Fiscal Year 2008 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2006).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 11th consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 1998), setting an all-time fiscal year record. This includes fiscal year record production in North America, the U.S., Europe, Asia, and China.

Worldwide production also experienced a year-on-year increase for the 11th consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 1998), setting an all-time fiscal year record.

March 2008:

Production in Japan for the month of March 2008 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month (since September 2007).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 32nd consecutive month (since August 2005), setting an all-time record for the month of March. This includes an all-time record for any month for production in Asia and China.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 32 months (since July 2005).

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Fiscal Year 2008 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2008):

Total Japan domestic market sales for Fiscal Year 2008 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2003).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2006).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2006).

-Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles-

Fit was the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the Fiscal Year 2008, with sales of 148,253 units.

-Mini-vehicles - under 660cc-

Life was the industry's fifth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for Fiscal Year 2008, with sales of 94,302 units. Zest was the industry's tenth best-selling car among mini-vehicles, with sales of 47,276 units.

March 2007:

Total Japan domestic market sales for the month of March 2008 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since December 2007).

New vehicle registrations in March experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since November 2007).

Sales of mini-vehicles in March experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since December 2007).

-Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles-

Fit was the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2008, with sales of 25,933 units.

-Mini-vehicles - under 660cc-

Life was the industry's fifth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of March 2008, with sales of 14,820 units.

Exports from Japan

Fiscal Year 2008 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2008):

Total exports from Japan for Fiscal Year 2008 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2005).

March 2008:

Total exports from Japan in March 2008 experienced a year-on-year decline for the third consecutive month (since January 2008).

Production, Sales, Exports (March 2008)

Production
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                      Fiscal Year          March         Year to date
                          2008              2008        (Jan-Mar 2008)
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                      Units   vs'07    Units   vs'07     Units  vs'07
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Japan              1,296,682  -3.8%  103,168  -17.6%    309,640 -10.2%
Outside of Japan   2,658,801 +12.9%  242,367   +4.6%    709,220 +12.5%
Worldwide Total    3,955,483  +6.8%  345,535   -3.2%  1,018,860  +4.5%
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Production by Region
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                      Fiscal Year          March         Year to date
                          2008              2008        (Jan-Mar 2008)
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                      Units   vs'07    Units   vs'07     Units  vs'07
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North America      1,441,265  +3.4%  119,380  -10.5%   379,980  +2.3%
(USA)              1,019,135  +3.9%   83,713  -11.9%   268,893  +1.4%
Europe               247,189 +29.7%   21,171   -3.2%    67,402 +16.2%
Asia                 819,251 +22.0%   86,554  +31.5%   215,963 +23.2%
(China)              492,008 +30.0%   56,040  +46.6%   127,254 +28.2%
Others               151,096 +52.6%   15,262  +42.8%    45,875 +79.0%
Overseas Total     2,658,801 +12.9%  242,367   +4.6%   709,220 +12.5%
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Japan Domestic Sales
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                      Fiscal Year          March         Year to date
                          2008              2008        (Jan-Mar 2008)
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                      Units   vs'07    Units   vs'07     Units  vs'07
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Registrations        416,276  +2.0%   59,933  +8.5%   129,954  +16.4%
Mini - Vehicles      223,782 -21.0%   29,565 -14.2%    61,753   -0.1%
Honda Brand Total    640,058  -7.4%   89,498  -0.2%   191,707  +10.5%
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Export from Japan
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                      Fiscal Year          March         Year to date
                          2008              2008        (Jan-Mar 2008)
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                      Units   vs'07    Units   vs'07     Units  vs'07
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North America        413,914  +13.0%  30,288   +1.6%   98,505   -0.3%
(USA)                391,115  +15.7%  29,118   +3.4%   94,258   +0.7%
Europe               101,653  -21.5%   7,657  -30.3%   18,131  -48.3%
Asia                  36,068  +87.9%   3,787 +125.8%   11,469 +130.3%
Others               144,043  +10.6%  11,320   +5.2%   33,419   -1.8%
Total                695,678   +7.8%  53,052   -0.3%  161,524   -6.6%
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                                              *(April 2007-March 2008)

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