Official release from acuranews.com:
American Honda Posts Second-Best November Sales on Record; Acura Posts nearly 19-Percent Increase on Record Light-Truck Sales
12/03/2013 – TORRANCE, Calif.
• CR-V sets second consecutive monthly record
• Acura RDX sets 19th consecutive monthly record
• Acura light trucks post record November sales on strength of all-new MDX and RDX
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported November 2013 U.S. total sales of 116,507 units, a decrease of 0.1 percent compared with record November 2012 sales (down 3.9 percent based on the Daily Selling Rate, or DSR*). Year-to-date sales reached 1,390,057, an increase of 7.8 percent. Honda Division November sales reached 101,948, a decrease of 2.3 percent when compared to record division sales last November. Acura Division posted sales of 14,559, an increase of 18.9 percent compared to November 2012.
Acura
• Acura posted November sales of 14,559, an increase of 18.9 percent compared to last November, with Acura light trucks topping a record set in November of 2006
• MDX was the brand’s best-selling vehicle in November with 6,091 units, up 80.8 percent compared to last November
• RDX set its 19th consecutive monthly record with sales of 3,663, up 20.7 percent compared to last year
“It’s gratifying that the new MDX has sparked such a strong customer response so shortly after we hit a home run with RDX,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president and general manager of Acura sales. “It’s clear we’ve found the sweet spot of the luxury SUV market.”
*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 26 days for November 2013 and 25 days for November 2012. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 282 days for 2013 and 281 days for 2012. All other percentages in release are unadjusted; see table for adjusted DSR figures.
| American Acura Vehicle Sales For November 2013 | ||||||
| Month-to-Date | Year-to-Date | |||||
| November | November | DSR** | November | November | DSR** | |
| 2013 | 2012 | % Chg. | 2013 | 2012 | % Chg. | |
| Acura Division Total | 14,559 | 12,246 | 14.3% | 149,685 | 140,182 | 6.4% |
| TL | 1,466 | 1,918 | -26.5% | 22,523 | 31,326 | -28.4% |
| TSX | 1,071 | 1,768 | -41.8% | 16,465 | 26,723 | -38.6% |
| Memo: TSX Wagon | 104 | 384 | -74.0% | 1,868 | 3,820 | -51.3% |
| ILX | 1,582 | 2,108 | -27.8% | 18,857 | 9,766 | 92.4% |
| Memo: ILX Hybrid | 44 | 174 | -75.7% | 1,417 | 853 | 65.5% |
| RLX / RL | 676 | 11 | 5809.1% | 4,456 | 361 | 1130.0% |
| MDX | 6,091 | 3,368 | 73.9% | 46,502 | 45,785 | 1.2% |
| ZDX | 10 | 37 | -74.0% | 347 | 725 | -52.3% |
| RDX | 3,663 | 3,036 | 16.0% | 40,535 | 25,496 | 58.4% |
| Selling Days | 26 | 25 | 282 | 281 | ||
| * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts. ** Daily Selling Rate | ||||||
[Source: Acura]