Strong Car & Truck Sales Fuel Record November for American Honda, and Honda and Acura Trucks

December 3, 2019

• American Honda sets new November sales records for total vehicles (up 11.1%) and trucks (up 18.2%)
• Honda brand truck sales jump 21.3% for best-ever November sales
• Honda HR-V and CR-V each set new November records; Ridgeline gains 36.2%
• Acura brand gains 3.1%, with record November truck sales

Sales Highlights

It was the best November for the Acura brand since 2014, with trucks setting a new November best and car sales up nearly 7%. ILX led car sales gains, while the seemingly evergreen MDX gained over 8%.

• An 8.2% increase for MDX led Acura trucks to a new November record, and helped push total truck sales well past the 10,000 mark.
• ILX posted Acura’s largest gain for the month, climbing 19.2% on sales of 1,253 vehicles as an important gateway to the Acura brand.
• TLX also had a strong November, gaining 5.3% on sales of 2,587 cars.

Model Notes

• Acura SUVs are on pace for a 2^nd consecutive record year with RDX topping 50,000 units for the 5^th straight year and MDX about to surpass 50,000 for the 8^th straight year.
• ILX is the fastest growing compact luxury sedan, up 29% in 2019, earning a higher percentage of sales from millennials than any other segment competitor.

American Acura Vehicle Sales for November 2019
	Month-to-Date			Year-to-Date
	November	November	DSR**	November	November	DSR**
	2019	2018	% Chg.	2019	2018	% Chg.
Acura Division Total	14,482	14,053	-0.9%	141,252	142,160	-1.0%
ILX	1,253	1,051	14.6%	13,380	10,349	28.8%
NSX	11	13	-18.6%	228	153	48.5%
RLX	80	159	-51.6%	947	1,715	-45.0%
TLX	2,587	2,457	1.2%	23,701	27,637	-14.5%
MDX	4,784	4,422	4.0%	46,383	45,564	1.4%
RDX	5,767	5,951	-6.8%	56,613	56,742	-0.6%
Selling Days	26	25		282	281
* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts ** Daily Selling Rate

[Source: Acura]