Honda April 2012 Sales off 2.2%
 

Accord and CR-V do explosively well.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - May 1, 2012

2012 Honda Accord – Starting at $21,480 and arrives with a mediocre 23/34 mpgUS city/highway rating.

The 2012 Honda Accord combines reasonable performance and efficiency. This year saw the addition of a USB audio interface in every.

The 2012 Honda Accord Sedan earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) best-possible Overall Vehicle Score of 5 stars.

Four engine variations are available, starting with a 177HP 2.4L I4 in the Accord LX, LX-P and SE Sedans. Next is the 190 HP 2.4L I4 that's standard in the Accord EX and EX-L sedans and all 4-cylinder coupes. The top-of-the-line 271 HP 3.5L V-6 is a complete waste and is available in the Accord EX and EX-L Sedan models and the Accord EX-L Coupe.

To improve fuel economy, V-6 models with AT are provided with Honda’s Variable Cylinder Management that can deactivate up to half of the cylinders while cruising.

Transmission choices vary by engine and trim with the base including a 5-speed MT (available on select I4 models) and a 5-speed AT (standard on select I4 models and all V-6 models). Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters are standard on the Accord EX-L V-6 Coupe with an automatic transmission. A short ratio 6-speed MT is available on the Accord EX-L V-6 Coupe.

Honda April 2012 Results

Honda earlier today reported April 2012 U.S. sales of 122,012 units, a decrease of 2.2% from the 124,799 vehicles they sold last April.

Honda posted April 2012 sales of 109,837, a decrease of 3 percent compared to April 2011. Acura's U.S. April sales of 12,175 were up 4.9 percent compared to April 2011.

Honda Highlights

It has got to be the Accord. Honda Accord sales up more than 40 percent compared to April 2011 to 35,385 even as an all-new version is set to debut this fall.

And then the CR-V. The CR-V reached an all-time high April sales record while the Odyssey added double-digit gains compared to April of 2011.

Acura Highlights

All core Acura models (TL, TSX, RDX and MDX) posted double-digit gains compared to 2011, while MDX ales increased even in the wake of $4.00 per gallon gasoline.


Top 10 Sales Leaders - Items of note: Camry and a fast charging Accord are neck and neck. Corolla and Civic both jumped 3 places. CR-V and Fusion fell 3 places. Malibu with tons of cash on the hood climbs back into the top 10 and Sonata edges out RAM to take the final spot.

B-Segment Sales Rank

1. Nissan Versa - 8,335
2. Chevrolet Sonic - 6,387
3. Hyundai Accent - 6,160
4. Ford Fiesta - 5,135
5. Toyota Yaris - 4,274
6. Kia Rio - 4,006
7. Honda Fit - 3,202
8. Mazda 2 - 1,048

C-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Corolla - 24,804
2. Honda Civic - 24,423
3. Ford Focus - 19,425
4. Chevrolet Cruze - 18,205
5. Hyundai Elantra - 16,836
6. VW Jetta - 15,658
7. Mazda3 - 8,508
8. Nissan Sentra - 7,410

D-Segment Sales Rank

1. Toyota Camry - 36,820
2. Honda Accord - 35,385
3. Chevrolet Malibu - 21,906
4. Ford Fusion - 21,610
5. Hyundai Sonata - 20,521
6. Nissan Altima - 16,239
7. Kia Optima - 11,021
8. Chrysler 200 - 13,343
9. VW Passat - 10,096

April segment ranking items of note: Versa still leads the B-Segment with Sonic and Accent closing. Yaris passed the Fit and Rio while Rio outsold the Fit.

In the C-Segment, the ancient Corolla took hold of the lead with the much maligned Civic grabbing second place. Focus fell from first to third yet still outsold the Cruze.

The Camry leads everyone in the car segment and we mean all segments with the Accord jumping way up to second place with Malibu, Fusion and Sonata battling for third, fourth and fifth.

Automobile Manufacturer's US Sales Rank - April 2012 vs. April 2011 Comparison and Total Sales

1. GM April Sales down 8.2% with 213,387 vehicles sold.
2. Ford April Sales down 5.0% with 180,350 vehicles sold.
3. Toyota April Sales up11.6% with 178,044 vehicles sold.
4. Chrysler April Sales up 20.4% with 141,165 vehicles sold.
5. Honda April Sales down 2.2% with 122,012 vehicles sold.
6. Nissan April Sales down 0.3% with 71,329 vehicles sold.
7. Hyundai April Sales up 0.8% with 62,264 vehicles sold.
8. Kia April Sales up 1.0% with 47,550 vehicles sold.
9. VW April Sales up 31.5% with 37,525 vehicles sold.
10. BMW April Sales up 6.1% with 26,793 vehicles sold.
11. Subaru April Sales up 6.3% with 26,310 vehicles sold.
12. Mercedes-Benz April Sales up with 22,336 vehicles sold.
13. Mazda April Sales up 4.2% with 21,506 vehicles sold.
14. Audi April Sales up 15.0% with 11,521 vehicles sold.

March manufacturer sales rank items of note: Toyota just misses topping Ford, Nissan falls well behind Honda and Hyundai/Kia combined, Mercedes-Benz tops Mazda and BMW outsells Subaru.

SAAR is running at approximately 14.5 Million units.

Re: Honda April Sales off 2.2%
 

My father in law bought a new Accord EXL with the V6 not long ago. He isn't happy with it because he says it rides rough and feels cheap, and doesn't get good mileage. I told him he didn't need that V6, but he said he'll never drive a 4 cyl... crazy. I told him he should get a Toyota instead right now, cause honda is on a downward slide. This is coming from a Honda guy.

The problem is the Accord has become SOOO BIG and HEAVY that my 2001 Accord is now the size of the current Civic.

Re: Honda April Sales off 2.2%
 

There's been enough growth that many of the mid-size models are actually full-size.

Given that their average incentives were the lowest of any major manufacturer and the solid sales of Civic, Accord and CR-V I think that Honda is doing OK. The Fit is nosediving, but next year Honda will begin manufacture of the Fit in Mexico, so they'll be able to reduce the Fit's price to compete and regaining some of the subcompact sales they're losing.

Their biggest concern must be that their hybrids are still dead here, so they could lose customers if fuel prices start rising again.

Re: Honda April Sales off 2.2%
 

The Accord with a 5 speed auto can join the 4 speed automatic Corolla in the "hall of shame". I love driving my smart and my Kizashi, so i have no need for a vehicle right now, but if i were looking for a sedan, i would be looking seriously at a Chrysler 200 with the pentastar V6 and 6 speed automatic. I had no problem getting mileage into the high 30's with my brothers very low mile demo. The warranty is good and best of all, with all the $$ they are laying on the hood right now, i could pick one of them up for around $18K. An Accord would be over $25K
But I am in no hurry to buy anything right now, i like what i have, and i am close to the 50MPG tank in my smart.

Re: Honda April 2012 Sales off 2.2%
 

Ugh, Honda ... nothing they make appeals to me very much. I do like the underrated Insight, but the more I hear about battery problems the worse it sounds.

Hyundai is the new Honda.

Or maybe Mazda is the new Honda, with all their mpg improvements.

But Honda is no longer the Honda I once knew and loved. Sniff.

Re: Honda April 2012 Sales off 2.2%
 

I was thinking the same thing...