Honda began China sales in 1999

Honda Motor today announced its cumulative automobile sales in China had reached 15m.

This came 22-1/2 years after sales started in January 1999 and was, the automaker said, “the fastest of any region for Honda’s global automobile sales”.

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Honda’s cumulative hybrid vehicle sales in China have reached the 500,000-unit mark, in four years and seven months since the start of sales in 2016.

Nameplates sold in China so far include global models such as Accord and CR-V, as well as China-exclusive models such as Crider developed to meet customer needs specific to the local market.

Hybrid sales started in 2016 with the introduction of the Accord with the Sport Hybrid i-MMD powertrain. The automaker now offers nine hybrid models in China.

The electrified model range was expanded last February when sales of the CR-V PHEV began, the brand’s first plug-in model for China.

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