Japanese automaker Honda Motor Company reported a 12% fall in global production to 279,094 units in April 2025, from 316,681 units in the same month last year, with output in Japan falling by 16% to 47,806 units while overseas production fell by 11% to 231,288 units.
In the first four months of 2025 the company produced a total of 1,162,660 vehicles globally, down by almost 10% from 1,289,602 units a year earlier, with domestic output falling by over 4% to 215,989 units, while overseas production dropped by 11% to 946,671 units.
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Vehicle production in Asia outside Japan declined by 25% to 363,443 units year-to-date, driven lower by a 30% drop in Chinese output to 209,588 units – with output in April down by 42% to 47,195 units. Production in North America declined by less than 1% to 550,067 units in this period, driven lower by an almost 4% drop in US output to 334,547 units.
