Jul 3, 2018
- Light trucks lift American Honda to new June records for total vehicles and trucks
- Acura RDX sets all-time best sales month and all-time record month for any Acura SUV on gain of 37%
- Acura trucks set new June record, up 17% on record RDX and strong MDX sales; total Acura brand up 3.5%
- Honda brand nets new June total vehicle and trucks sales records, rising 5% overall as trucks gain 11.2%
- Honda Pilot and CR-V set new June records, with CR-V up 17.5% and Pilot jumping 35.8%
- Honda Civic rises and Accord stays strong, the two combining for over 58,000 in June sales
Sales Highlights
Representing the beginning of a new era in Acura product design and development, the all-new 2019 Acura RDX delivered big results in just its first month of sales, smashing its all-time monthly record.
- RDX sales jumped 36.9% over June 2017 (itself a record month) on sales of 7,292 units, setting an all-time RDX sales record for any month.
- RDX also set a new sales record for all Acura SUVs, eclipsing the previous record of 6,761 set by MDX in 2014.
- RDX sales in June were also the highest of any Acura model in any month since April of 2006 (TL).
- Adding strong MDX sales gave Acura trucks a new June record, rising 16.9%.
Model Notes
- The first in a new generation of Acura products, the 2019 RDX went on-sale in June with more performance, features and luxury than ever before.
- ILX topped the Small Premium Car segment in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), and is gaining share among new entry-luxury buyers in a challenging market.
| American Acura Vehicle Sales for June 2018 | ||||||
| Month-to-Date | Year-to-Date | |||||
| June | June | DSR** | June | June | DSR** | |
| 2018 | 2017 | % Chg. | 2018 | 2017 | % Chg. | |
| Acura Division Total | 14,532 | 14,038 | -0.3% | 72,653 | 73,871 | -2.9% |
| ILX | 926 | 1,191 | -25.1% | 5,526 | 5,149 | 5.9% |
| NSX | 6 | 31 | -81.4% | 93 | 278 | -67.0% |
| RLX | 125 | 74 | 62.7% | 922 | 555 | 64.0% |
| TLX | 2,290 | 3,175 | -30.5% | 16,890 | 19,065 | -12.6% |
| MDX | 3,893 | 4,240 | -11.6% | 21,900 | 23,555 | -8.2% |
| RDX | 7,292 | 5,327 | 31.8% | 27,322 | 25,269 | 6.7% |
| Selling Days | 27 | 26 | 154 | 152 | ||
| * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts ** Daily Selling Rate |
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[Source: Acura]