TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan s second-largest auto maker, Honda Motor Co Ltd, said Monday its global vehicle output in December rose 5.5 percent to 298,824 vehicles from a year earlier, led by brisk overseas output.
The increase in December was Honda s 29th straight monthly output rise.
Overseas output grew 13.3 percent to 189,091 units.
Output in Asia expanded 23.8 percent to 66,043 vehicles, while production in the North America firmed 0.9 percent to 94,977 and that in Europe surged 35.2 percent to 16,445.
The company gave the following figures for December, with year-on-year percentage changes:
Domestic vehicle output - down 5.7 percent at 109,733 units
Domestic vehicle sales - down 11.1 percent at 56,156 units
Exports - up 3.5 percent at 62,921 units
Overseas output - up 13.3 percent at 189,091 units
Global production - up 5.5 percent at 298,824 units
Following are results for full-year 2007:
Domestic vehicle output - down 0.1 percent at 1.332 million units
Domestic vehicle sales - down 11.4 percent at 621,884 units
Exports - up 12.6 percent at 707,049 units
Overseas output - up 12.1 percent at 2.580 million units
Global production - up 7.7 percent at 3.912 million units
(1 US dollar = 106.66 yen)
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