Honda on Sunday said that it set new records for US sales in 2003, and claimed it had the biggest market share gain of any vehicle maker, Associated Press (AP) reported.

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While official 2003 sales figures were to be announced on Monday, Honda executive vice president Dick Colliver reportedly said the Japanese car company’s Honda division sold more than one million vehicles in the US for the fourth straight year.


The Acura division also had a record year, powered by strong demand for the TL and TSX [the US version of the European Honda Accord] sports sedans, reaching more than 170,000 vehicle sales, he said, according to AP.


American Honda sold 1.35 million vehicles in total, Colliver told Associated Press.