Honda’s China deliveries in June jump 37.4% year on year

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- In June, Honda delivered 148,382 vehicles in China, a remarkable year-on-year growth of 37.4%, the Japanese automaker’s China branch announced on July 3.

Both two joint ventures in China achieved their highest-ever June deliveries. GAC Honda saw its deliveries climb 6.6% over a year ago to 65,340 units, while Dongfeng Honda boasted a year-on-year surge of 77.9% with 83,042 vehicles handed over last month.

During the first two quarters, Honda's China deliveries totaled 745,409 units, jumping 22.4% from a year ago. Of that, GAC Honda delivered 380,605 vehicles through June with a double-digit increase of 12.7%. Dongfeng Honda maintained a robust growth momentum with its cumulative deliveries leaping 34.4% to 364,804 units.

A total of six models—the CR-V, the CIVIC, the ACCORD, the XR-V, the FIT and the CRIDER—had their respective deliveries in June exceeding 10,000 units. The sales of the CR-V Hybrid and the Accord Hybrid shot up 86.4% from the previous year to 3,305 units and skyrocketed 202.6% to 2,648 units.

From July 1, sales and registration of new vehicles in regions including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hebei Province and Guangdong Province have to meet the “China 6” emission standard, forcing automakers to speed up the clearance of “China 5” vehicles and the roll-out of models satisfying the “China 6” standard.

Dongfeng Honda unveiled the mid-cycle refresh for the XR-V on June 24. The new model adopts a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine rather than the 1.8-litre naturally aspirated engine for the existing model. Meanwhile, powering the base version is still a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated engine. Both powertrains are in line with the “China 6” standard. The new XR-V is said to go on sale on July 11(Photo source: http://www.honda.com.cn).