February another down month for Honda sales in Canada

Posted March 5, 2013

The brightest spot for Honda Canada in February was when the Automobile Journalists of Canada voted the 2013 Accord as the Canadian Car of the Year. Sales wise, the automaker reported a second consecutive month whereby sales were lower than in 2012.

For February, the Honda and Acura divisions sold a combined 7,823 units, a 12 per cent decrease from last year. The Honda Automobile Division reported February sales of 6,873 units, down 13% from last year while Acura Division reported February sales of 950 units, down per cent.

February highlights included Accord sales of 976 units sold versus 299 units in the same period last year (up 226 per cent). RDX had best February monthly sales with 382 units sold versus the previous best February of 238 units sold in 2008. Honda Fit up 33 per cent over last year.

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