It is common that car manufacturers to have decrease on sales by double digits no matter which brand it is.
American Honda reports the Sales for May 2009 with the decrease of 39.2% compared with May 2008. The best-selling Honda car in May 2009, the Honda Accord, posted a 48.3% decrease compared with May 2008. The hidden incentives on the Accord and the Civic ends in April, which could be the reason that sales for the Accords and the Civic drop.
Surprisingly, sales for the Honda Pilot and the Honda Odyssey only decrease by 12.3% and 6.5%, with 7,412 units and 12,127 units sold.
For the year 2009 so far, sales drops 33.3% compared with the first five months of year 2008.
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Month-To-Date |
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April |
May |
% |
% MTD |
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|
2009 |
2008 |
Change |
DSR |
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| Fit |
5,730 |
|
8,205 |
(30.2)% |
(27.5)% |
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| Accord |
22,597 |
43,728 |
(48.3)% |
(46.3)% |
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| Civic |
20,723 |
53,299 |
(61.1)% |
(59.6)% |
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| S2000 |
116 |
316 |
(63.3)% |
(51.9)% |
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| FCX Clarity |
1 |
- |
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| Insight |
2,780 |
- |
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| Odyssey |
12,127 |
12,966 |
(6.5)% |
(2.9)% |
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| Pilot |
7,412 |
8,449 |
(12.3)% |
(8.9)% |
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| CR-V |
14,550 |
19,959 |
(27.1)% |
(24.3)% |
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| Element |
1,378 |
2,686 |
(48.7)% |
(46.7)% |
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| Ridgeline |
1,461 |
3,496 |
(58.2)% |
(56.6)% |
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