Official release from acuranews.com:
Honda Reports June Sales Surge on Record Light Truck Sales; Acura RDX Posts Record June Sales
07/02/2013
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported June 2013 U.S. sales of 136,915 units, a total increase of 9.7 percent compared with June 2012 (up 13.9 percent based on the Daily Selling Rate, or DSR*). The Honda division posted June 2013 sales of 123,150 units, an increase of 12.5 percent compared with June 2012. Acura division U.S. June sales of 13,765 units decreased 10.4 percent compared with June 2012.
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• The RDX marked its 14th consecutive month of record sales with 4,023 units sold, remaining the top selling Acura for the month
• The MDX recorded June sales of 3,828 as supply of the all-new model increased following the June 20th launch
“Record sales of the RDX underscore Acura’s leadership in the fast growing entry luxury SUV segment,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president and general manager of Acura sales. “With the all-new MDX now on-sale and just starting to hit dealer lots, we look to continue this sales momentum well into the summer.”
*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 26 days for June 2013 and 27 days for June 2012. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 153 days for 2013 and 154 days for 2012. All other percentages in release are unadjusted; see table for adjusted DSR figures.
| American Acura Vehicle Sales For June 2013 | ||||||
| Month-to-Date | Year-to-Date | |||||
| June | June | DSR** | June | June | DSR** | |
| 2013 | 2012 | % Chg. | 2013 | 2012 | % Chg. | |
| Acura Division Total | 13,765 | 15,370 | -7.0% | 76,981 | 72,936 | 6.2% |
| TL | 2,156 | 3,377 | -33.7% | 14,590 | 18,053 | -18.7% |
| TSX | 1,708 | 2,602 | -31.8% | 9,454 | 17,614 | -46.0% |
| Memo: TSX Wagon | 154 | 397 | -59.7% | 1,164 | 2,050 | -42.8% |
| ILX | 1,507 | 1,081 | 44.8% | 10,724 | 1,249 | 764.2% |
| Memo: ILX Hybrid | 163 | 115 | 47.2% | 893 | 149 | 503.2% |
| RLX/RL | 499 | 32 | 1519.4% | 1,563 | 214 | 635.1% |
| MDX | 3,828 | 5,125 | -22.4% | 18,214 | 24,117 | -24.0% |
| ZDX | 44 | 63 | -27.5% | 236 | 416 | -42.9% |
| RDX | 4,023 | 3,090 | 35.2% | 22,200 | 11,273 | 98.2% |
| Selling Days | 26 | 27 | 153 | 154 | ||
| * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts. ** Daily Selling Rate | ||||||
[Source: Acura]