Posted on 01 Dec 2009
Honda Motor Co set record production in Asia and
Honda, Japan's second biggest automaker, which has been relatively more resilient than some domestic rivals, reported Friday a 22.5% jump in October vehicle production in Asia at 86,070 vehicles, compared to the same month the previous year.
Worldwide production last month for the maker of the Odyssey minivan and Fit subcompact declined 18.2% on-year at 301,103 vehicles, Tokyo-based Honda said.
Performance was mixed at other Japanese automakers, all battered by the global financial crisis last year that sent demand plunging, especially in the key North American market.
Worldwide production for Toyota Motor Corp, the world's biggest automaker, stayed flat at 785,615 vehicles in October, down 0.8% on-year.
But global production for Nissan Motor Co, the nation's No. 3 automaker, allied with Renault SA of
Production at Nissan, which makes the March subcompact and Infiniti luxury models, was up across the board, led by a 63.1% surge in
Hiroshima-based Mazda Motor Corp saw October global production decline 12.1% to 105,953 vehicles, while Mitsubishi Motors Corp reported a 29.6% slip to 85,080 vehicles.
Except for Mitsubishi, which posted a 12.5% slide in
Toyota's
Honda reported a 16.6% year-on-year rise in October vehicle sales in
