Honda holds its own while its hot hatch is just now reaching showrooms. Wayne Gerdes – CleanMPG – Oct. 3, 2016 2017 Honda Civic LX Hatch w/ the MT - $20,535 including the $835 D&H change offers owners a 30/39 mpg city/highway rating. The September Honda news cycle included plenty of car and motorcycle racing, boat motors, and even a Bonneville racing machine. What generated the most interest however was an all-new 2017 Civic hatch built and shipped out of the company’s Swindon, UK plant. Prescient given the British Pound fall vs the dollar creating a nice trade and profit advantage for Honda. More Details on the 2017 Honda Civic Hatch -- Everything we like about the new 10th gen but with a stick and a hatch. Honda September 2016 Sales Overview In September, American Honda (Honda/Acura combined) sold 133,655 vehicles in the U.S., down 0.1 percent below the 133,750 the brand sold in September of 2015. YTD sales of 1,228,380 vehicles is up 3.3 percent over the 1,188,566 vehicles sold through the same period and over the same number of selling days in 2015. Honda cars and trucks on their own accord achieved a new best September sales result in history with 120,842 new vehicles reaching new owners drives, up 1.5 percent over the previous September record when 119,046 were sold. Honda truck sales set new September sales record, gaining 8.5 percent on sales of 69,069 units. Honda September 2016 Sales Highlights The CR-V continues on a roll with a new September all-time sales high. Sales of 31,884 vehicles was up 6.5 percent over the 29,925 sold in September of 2015. YTD sales of 263,493 vehicles was up 1.5 percent over the 259,499 sold through the same period of 2015. The hardly talked about but most efficient vehicle in the entire Honda line up, the refreshed and more efficient 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, picked up a bit with sales of 1,160 vehicles, up 35.8 percent over the 854 sold in September of 2015. Can you blame me for liking the new Civic, upcoming Civic Hatch, and Accord Hybrid? Apparently a few tens of thousands of other American’s do too. September 2016 U.S. Automobile Market Share Detail In September, Ford’s U.S. market share was down a significant 0.9 percent. On a volume basis, September of 2016 US Auto sales of 1.43 million vehicles was down a slight 0.7 percent below September of 2015s 1.44 million vehicle sales result. 2016 YTD sales of 13.05 million is up 0.2 percent above the 13.02 million vehicles sold through the same period of 2015 with the same number of selling days. U.S. September 2016 Sales vs. September 2015 Sales Ranks and Results for the top 14 Automobile Manufacturers GM September 2016 Sales Down 0.6% with 249,795 Vehicles Sold Ford September 2016 Sales Down 7.7% with 204,447 Vehicles Sold Toyota September 2016 Sales Up 1.5% with 197,260 Vehicles Sold FCA September 2016 Sales Down 0.9% with 192,883 Vehicles Sold Honda September 2016 Sales Down 0.1% with 133,655 Vehicles Sold Nissan September 2016 Sales Up 4.9% with 127,797 Vehicles Sold Hyundai September 2016 Sales Up 4.1% with 66,610 Vehicles Sold Subaru September 2016 Sales Up 3.5% with 54,918 Vehicles Sold Kia September 2016 Sales Down 1.2% with 49,220 Vehicles Sold Mercedes-Benz September 2016 Sales Up 3.1% with 33,075 Vehicles Sold BMW September 2016 Sales Down 5.2% with 29,413 Vehicles Sold Mazda September 2016 Sales Down 2.8% with 24,889 Vehicles Sold VW September 2016 Sales Down 7.8% with 24,112 Vehicles Sold Audi September 2016 Sales Up 1.6% with 17,617 Vehicles Sold In September, Mazda moved ahead of VW to take the 12th spot. The seasonally adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) for light vehicles in September was 17.8 million vehicles. On a YTD sales basis, light-vehicle SAAR was 17.4 million vehicles.
Honda Canada September 2016 Sales Up 0.9% with 17,597 Vehicles Sold Honda Canada reported September sales of 17,597 vehicles, up 0.9 percent over the 17,444 sold in September of 2015. YTD sales of 141,825 vehicles is up 5.8 percent over the 134,104 sold through the same period of 2015. The Honda Division on its own reported September sales of 15,609 units, up 2.7 percent over the 15,204 sold in September of 2015. This result was a new best September sales record for Honda Canada. September 2016 Honda Canada Sales Highlights Honda HR-V set an all-time September sales record with 1,093 vehicles sold, up 1.6 percent over the 1,076 sold in 2015 Honda CR-V topped its best September ever with 4,239 vehicles sold, up 13.1 percent over the previous best September in 2015 when 3,747 vehicles were sold Top 6 Canada September 2016 Auto Sales Ford Canada September 2016 Sales Up 6.9% with 30,170 Vehicles Sold GM Canada September 2016 Sales Up 2.0% with 25,466 Vehicles Sold FCA Canada September 2016 Sales Down 18.1% with 19,639 Vehicles Sold Toyota Canada September 2016 Sales Down 0.5% with 19,233 Vehicles Sold Honda Canada September 2016 Sales Up 0.9% with 17,597 Vehicles Sold Nissan Canada September 2016 Sales Down 2.1% with 11,755 Vehicles Sold
