06 Jan 09 American Honda Reports Decline of Sales of 34.7% in December 2008

American Honda posted a total of 86,805 cars sold in December 2008, 34.7% lower than the December last year.

The Honda Accord is still the best-selling vehicles for Honda with 22,348 units being sold, which is a 28.5% decrease compared with December 2007. The economy probably helps the re-designed 2009 Honda Fit as it is doing relatively well by only dropping 1.5% in sales with 5,309 units being sold. 17,302 of the Honda Civic were sold last month, which is 36.4% decline compared with December 2007.

With the decrease of production of 2009 Honda Pilot and 2009 Honda Odyssey taking place, The Honda Pilot SUV and the Honda Odyssey minivan are down 35.3% and 53.4%, with 6,735 and 6,950 units sold. The Honda Element, the compact boxy wagon were down 53.5% with 1,336 units sold, compared with 2,875 units last year. The Japan-made Honda CR-V is doing well with only 13,933 units sold, which is a 25.3% decline. Mabe the rumored $1,000 dealer incentive helps CR-V a little bit.

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03 Dec 08 Honda Reported 30.6% Sales Drop in November 2008

American Honda sold 68,343 units of vehicles in November 2008, a decline of 30.6% compared with November 2007.

All Honda vehicles sales went down. The Honda Accord is still the best-selling Honda vehicle with 17,430 units being sold, despite the 38.1% decrease daily sales rate with last November. The Honda Civic also had a slow month with 25,141 units being sold, a decrease of 29.6% compared with last year. Surprisingly, 4,909 units of the Honda Fit were sold last month, a decline of 8.1%.

The Honda Pilot, the 8-passenger SUV, became the exception with 5,601 units sold, an increase of 4.5% from last November. However, other than the Honda Pilots, all Honda trucks were having a slow month as expected. With decline of 26.3% for Honda CR-V, there were 12,153 units of the compact 5-passenger crossover SUV sold.

Below is the detailed sales report

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05 Nov 08 Honda Drops 28% of sales in October 2008

Honda drops 28% sales in Oct 2008 compared witd Oct 2007 despite increase sales of the re-desgined 2009 Honda Fit.

American Honda just published Octobor 2008 Sales. Like most auto makers, a decline of 28.0% daily sales rate compared with sales in Octobor 2007. The all-new redesigned Honda Fit is the only model with increase of 28.1% daily sales rate, with 6,478 units sold last month, compared with 4,868 sold in Octobor 2007.

Sales of Honda trucks and SUVs are decreasing as expected due to the economy situation. The most-selling Honda SUV - Honda CR-V drops 24.4% sales rate with 23.169 units sold last month, followed by the Honda Odyssey, with 38.6% sales rate lower than last Octobor and 9,208 units sold last month.

Two of the best-selling Honda models, the Honda Accord and the Honda Civic, surprsingly drop the sales of 38.4% and 24.8% despite Honda’s promotion of special APR.

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13 Oct 08 Honda Plans to reduce Production of 2009 Pilot & 2009 Odyssey

Even with the huge jump of more than 900 points in Dow Jones today, it seems Honda still does not think US SUV/Minivan Market will come back anytime soon.

Honda plans to reduce the production of 2009 Honda Pilot and and 2009 Honda Odyssey between November 2008 and March 2009 by total of 22,000 units despite gas price is dropping. It is believed that the reason of this decision is due to the US customers move from SUV/Minivan to sedans becuase of the cheaper price and less gas consumption. However, it is believed that Honda will use the production line to produce more Accord, the mid-size family sedan of Honda.

Since it usually takes two months to have the car delivered from factory to dealers’ parking lot, the reduced quantities might affect the market by around end of January 2009. Expect auto makers to have similiar decision as SUVs/Minivans are very hard to be sold for the last half year. Mazda is having huge hidden dealer incentive on 2008 CX-9 and hidden dealer cash on 2008 CX-7 , and 40% off MSRP on Nissan SUV/Minivan . For people who are looking to buy SUV/Minivan, be prepared and do not wait for too long. X’mas this year seems to be a good time as there are still plenty of inventories and you could get a good deal before car makers adjust reduce their production.

Please let us know if you have any question. We will try to help and guide you to get the best deal possible. Also, please share your car price & quotes as it help all of us to get the best deal with least time.

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30 Sep 08 Hidden Car incentive on 2009 Honda Accord makes low OTD for everyone?

Some of our members are looking for new 2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 sedan with AT, and acording to their report that price seems more attracitve than most people would expect.

Most first car quotes are at around $26,500, even one quote is at MSRP, which we do not believe they actually sell the car at, there are some quotes at around $25,500. Even with “documentation” fees, it is still under $26,000, which is not bad for a Honda car just hit the market for around 1 month.

The lowest quote, which does not involve negotiation yet, is in Boston area, which is $24,977 (including destination fee mentioned in writing), and expected to have $299 doc fee added on it to make total $25,276. Put 5% MA sales tax on it makes OTD price sliently over $27000, at around $27,110. Again, it is for a 2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Sedan as MSRP is $29,255. Unless it is a false advertisement, it has everything to show it is a 2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6 Sedan AT. Besides this one, there are some from NJ Honda dealer quote , and IL Honda dealer quote. Keep in mind most of them are just offers, when you walk into dealers you should get a little bit cheaper price if your negotiation skill is good.

What makes car price low for a car just hit market? Economy is not good for sure, but it has been awhile, so automotive makers should have already got it. Another interesting to be asked, if 2009 Honda Accord can be had for this low price, the $1500 below invoice for 2008 Honda Accords are probably is just a piece of cake?

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21 Sep 08 2008 Honda Accord Has Total of 1500 Dealer Cash and Incentive?

One of our readers report to us that a dealer is giving out all 2008 Honda Accords are marked to $1500 below the real invoice. On the list, it has EX, EX V6, EX-L 4cyl with navigation system, EX-L V6 and LX-P.

It is well-known that there is $500 market support on these cars, but how could this dealer advertise that price, as you could mostly get lower price after negotiation, if 2008 Honda Accords has only $500 incentive? Yes, there are always holdback, floor plan and all others, but there is no way a dealer includes all discounts on their intinial offer.

Here is an example of the offer: 2008 Honda Accord LX-P

Therefore, when you plan to get a 2008 Honda Accord, be hurried but firm on your price. Offer dealers $2000 below invoice see what they response.

Hope everyone get the best deal on car purchase. Also, please report your actual car price and quote to us as it help all people save time and don’t get ripped off by car dealers.

Thanks!

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