Honda deliveries hit a record for the fourth consecutive month in October on demand for three core models, as well as hybrids, while Nissan’s sales rose 5 percent.
Honda’s October sales advanced 22 percent to a new monthly high of 180,655, Honda Motor Co.’s China office said this week.
The Accord and Civic sedans, and the CR-V crossover, all available in gasoline and hybrid versions, each booked deliveries of more than 20,000 last month, the company said.
In addition to the three popular models, Honda markets hybrid variants of six other locally produced vehicles: the Inspire, Crider and Envix sedans, the Breeze crossover, and the Odyssey and Elysion multipurpose vehicles.
In October, Honda’s hybrids racked up sales of 21,868 — a monthly high, the office said.
Because of a 34 percent slump due to the coronavirus outbreak in the first quarter, Honda’s China sales through October dipped 1.9 percent to just under 1.25 million.
In October, deliveries at Nissan brand rose 5 percent to 146,028 vehicles, with year-to-date volume declining 8 percent to 1.13 million.
Other major global mass-market brands, including Toyota, have not released China sales in October.