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American Honda November Sales Up 4.7 Percent to New Record

       All-new Accord up 25.2 percent, Honda Division up 10.4 percent

    TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc., posted record November sales of 111,431 Honda and Acura vehicles, up
4.7 percent*, surpassing the previous November 2006 record of 106,446, the
company announced today.

    American Honda year-to-date sales increased 2.7 percent* to 1,419,750.
Honda Division year-to-date sales increased 4.8 percent to 1,257,228.

    Honda Division posted record November sales of 98,521, up 10.4 percent
compared to last year. November records for individual models included the
CR-V with sales of 16,498, up 1.6 percent, and the Fit, with sales of
5,361, up 106.0 percent for the month. Sales of the all-new Accord
increased 25.2 percent to 28,161. Sales of the Civic increased 24.8 percent
to 25,141; the Civic Hybrid increased 46.6 percent to 3,238.

    "Even In these uncertain times, our bread-and-butter products are
showing real growth," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of
American Honda. "The all-new Accord continues to set a blistering pace with
sales up by more than 25 percent."

    Acura Division posted sales of 12,910 for November. The MDX sport
utility vehicle led the division with sales of 4,891. November sales of the
TL performance luxury sedan totaled 4,064; the TSX sports sedan totaled
1,884. Sales of the RDX sport utility vehicle totaled 1,679.

    *The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 25 days for November
2007 and 25 days for November 2006. Year to date, the DSR is calculated
with 281 days for 2007, versus 280 days for 2006. All percentages reflect
DSR.

    For more information about Honda vehicles, please visit
http://www.honda.com. For media inquiries, please go to
http://www.hondanews.com.

    For more information about Acura vehicles, please visit
http://www.acura.com. For media inquiries, please go to
http://www.acuranews.com.


American Honda Vehicle Sales For November 2007 Month-to-Date Year-to-Date November November DSR** November November DSR** 2007 2006 % Chg. 2007 2006 % Chg. American Honda Total 111,431 106,446 4.7% 1,419,750 1,377,580 2.7% Total Car Sales 65,235 54,662 19.3% 809,029 777,509 3.7% Total Truck Sales 46,196 51,784 -10.8% 610,721 600,071 1.4% Honda Total Car Sales 58,895 45,499 29.4% 720,300 649,953 10.4% Honda Total Truck Sales 39,626 43,747 -9.4% 536,928 545,460 -1.9% Acura Total Car Sales 6,340 9,163 -30.8% 88,729 127,556 -30.7% Acura Total Truck Sales 6,570 8,037 -18.3% 73,793 54,611 34.6% Domestic Car Sales * 49,118 41,760 17.6% 652,330 616,688 5.4% Honda Division 45,054 36,321 24.0% 599,773 551,185 8.4% Acura Division 4,064 5,439 -25.3% 52,557 65,503 -20.0% Domestic Truck Sales * 31,132 35,542 -12.4% 432,924 447,392 -3.6% Honda Division 24,562 27,505 -10.7% 359,131 392,781 -8.9% Acura Division 6,570 8,037 -18.3% 73,793 54,611 34.6% Import Car Sales 16,117 12,902 24.9% 156,699 160,821 -2.9% Honda Division 13,841 9,178 50.8% 120,527 98,768 21.6% Acura Division 2,276 3,724 -38.9% 36,172 62,053 -41.9% Import Truck Sales 15,064 16,242 -7.3% 177,797 152,679 16.0% Honda Division 15,064 16,242 -7.3% 177,797 152,679 16.0% MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION Honda Division Total 98,521 89,246 10.4% 1,257,228 1,195,413 4.8% Fit 5,361 2,603 106.0% 51,314 25,702 98.9% Accord * 28,161 22,488 25.2% 360,976 324,555 10.8% Memo: Accord Hybrid 204 311 -34.4% 3,255 5,235 -38.0% Civic * 25,141 20,143 24.8% 303,905 293,029 3.3% Memo: Civic Hybrid 3,238 2,208 46.6% 29,352 28,845 1.4% S2000 232 259 -10.4% 4,092 5,944 -31.4% Insight 0 2 3 719 -99.6% FCX 0 4 10 4 149.1% Odyssey * 13,421 11,338 18.4% 158,139 161,888 -2.7% Pilot * 5,360 9,520 -43.7% 106,743 137,192 -22.5% CR-V * 16,498 16,242 1.6% 200,501 152,679 30.9% Element * 2,109 3,155 -33.2% 32,343 48,171 -33.1% Ridgeline 2,238 3,492 -35.9% 39,202 45,530 -14.2% Acura Division Total 12,910 17,200 -24.9% 162,522 182,167 -11.1% RSX 0 530 295 16,688 -98.2% TL * 4,064 5,439 -25.3% 52,557 65,503 -20.0% TSX 1,884 2,463 -23.5% 30,199 34,509 -12.8% RL 392 731 -46.4% 5,676 10,799 -47.6% NSX 0 0 2 57 -96.5% MDX * 4,891 6,086 -19.6% 52,700 47,894 9.6% RDX * 1,679 1,951 -13.9% 21,093 6,717 212.9% Selling Days 25 25 281 280 * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced parts. ** Daily Selling Rate
SOURCE American Honda Motor Co., Inc.




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