Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Boston Business Journal:

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’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesdayy that the automakersold 98,344 vehicleds nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficient vehicless had sent Honda to a record montn of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representz a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when prices at the pump were highef and the automobile industry hadn’f yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Business Firsgt reports monthly sales unadjusted for the differences in the number of sellingy days yearto year. Honda’s sales in May, takingf into account one fewer selling day last fell39 percent.
Leading the decline in monthlyt sales for May wasthe company’ss flagship division, which saw a 42 percent drop in salesa at 88,875 vehicles. Its luxury Acura division saw sales fall 36 percentto 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthx of the year fell 34 percentto 430,3578 vehicles, compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountsz for a 34 percent drop in Honda salesat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percenyt decline in Acura sales at 42,802.
Marysville-based employe more than 12,000 workers at assembly and enginr plants in and aroundCentral Ohio, wherer they produce Honda Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elementds and Acura TLs and