Honda showed good progress in September and third quarter sales with an 11% increase and with trucks posting a 20.4% sales growth.
Notably, Honda Passport and CR-V’s sales increase of 48.1% and 29.6% respectively, contributed to the September sales records.
The strong September sales is also seen in Acura with a 16.6% sales increase shared by performances from MDX, RDX and ILX, according to PR Newswire.
Honda Passport and CR-V set September sales records, gaining 48.1% and 29.6% respectively.
Dave Gardner, executive vice president of National Operations at American Honda, and the rest of the team believe that 2020 will end on a positive note.
"September marks a high-water mark for Honda sales this year with double-digit gains and our first month in positive territory since the pandemic began," Dave Gardner said. "Powered by the strong performance of our Honda and Acura SUV lineups, we've been building momentum throughout the third quarter and early indications from dealers and customers are that the just-released 2021 Acura TLX is a real winner. So we're optimistic for a strong close to 2020."
Additionally, Civic is seen to be performing on track for its fifth-straight year as the retail No. 1 car in America and its 10th-straight year as the retail No. 1 compact car, according to the latest American Honda Auto Sales Report.
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