Honda Cumulative Global Hybrid Sales Pass 300,000 Mark

February 19, 2009 – Vol.13 No.48

Honda Cumulative Global Hybrid Sales Pass 300,000 Mark.

Honda hybrid vehicles passed the 300,000-unit mark on a cumulative basis at the end of January 2009, since the introduction of the first-generation Insight in November 1999.

Sales in units by model and region:

--- Insight (start of sales 1999) Japan 2340, North America 14288, Europe 392, Total 17020

--- Civic Hybrid (start of sales 2001) Japan 22,899, North America 191,493, Europe 34,757, Asia/Oceania, 5514, China and others 586, Total 255,249

--- Accord Hybrid (start of sales 2004) North America 28,471, Total 28,471

--- Global total, all hybrids 300,740

Honda began sales in Japan February 6, 2009, of the all-new Insight hybrid vehicle, a five-door hatchback model featuring a lightweight, compact hybrid system that achieves exceptional fuel economy at an affordable price. Sales of the all-new Insight is scheduled to begin in Europe and North America in March and April, respectively. Honda set annual sales targets of approximately 60,000 units in Japan, more than 30,000 units in Europe and approximately 100,000 units in North America. The annual global sales target is approximately 200,000 units.

Honda will further enhance its hybrid model lineup with the introduction of the all-new sporty hybrid vehicle, based on the CR-Z design concept model, in 2010, in the effort to achieve full-scale market penetration of hybrid vehicles. (2/18/09)

Links:

Honda World News
http://world.honda.com/worldnews

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