Honda China ventures Aug sales hit 38,726 units

Honda Motor Co said its two joint ventures in China sold a total of 38,726 cars in August, up 19.4 pct year-on-year.
For the first eight months of 2008, car sales at the two joint ventures rose 22.6 pct year-on-year to 309,561 units, it said in a statement.

Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co Ltd, a 50-50 joint venture with Guangzhou Automobile Group, sold 25,016 vehicles in August, up 21.3 pct year-on-year, while sales at the other joint venture, Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co Ltd, rose 16.2 pct from a year earlier to 13,710 units.