“The good news is that the market appears to be stabilizing and we have more reasons for optimism in 2010," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda. "There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel; let's hope it's not another train coming, but rather, brighter days ahead."
Honda Division's December monthly sales of 96,568 units represented an increase of 18.9 percent compared to 2008. Honda Division's 2009 annual sales of 1,045,061 decreased 18.6 percent compared to 2008.
The best selling three Honda models for 2009 were the Accord, with 290,056 units, the Civic with 259,722 units and the CRV with 191,214 units.
Accord's monthly sales increased 17.3 percent for December to 28,238. Monthly Civic sales increased by 19.8 percent to 22,319. The CRV, the company's best selling SUV in 2008 and 2009, increased sales by 24.5 percent to 18,686 for a new December sales record.
Additional models with monthly sales gains included the Pilot, up 26.6 percent to 9,184, and the Odyssey, up 19.8 percent to 8,966.
The Acura Division's year end sales totaled 105,723 units, down 26.8 percent, while December Acura sales totaled 10,575 units, down 8.1 percent.
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