Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company reported a 3.5% drop in global production in February 2025 to 284,530 vehicles, from 294,710 a year earlier, due to a 9% decline in overseas production to 222,358 units – while volumes in Japan rebounded by 22% to 62,172 units following a sharp fall in January.
In the first two months of the year the company produced 553,698 vehicles globally, down by over 12% from 631,829 units a year earlier, with domestic output just slightly lower at 107,029 units, while overseas production fell by 15% to 446,669 units.
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Production in Asia outside Japan fell by 26% to 172,956 units in the two-month period from 234,459 units previously, driven lower by a 33% plunge in Chinese output to 89,073 units, while production in the rest of Asia declined by 18% to 83,883 units.
Vehicle production in North America dropped by 8% to 255,565 units year-to-date from 277,882 a year earlier, with US output falling by 12% to 149,412 units while production in Mexico and Canada combined declined by just 2.5% to 106,153 units
The company’s US subsidiary, American Honda Motor Company, had previously reported a slight increase in US sales to 203,785 units in the first two months of 2025. The company has since reported a 13% rise in US sales to 147,792 units in March, resulting in a 5% rise in first-quarter volumes to 351,577 units.
