Honda says November China auto sales down 12 per cent on year

SHANGHAI - Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and its two Chinese joint ventures sold 72,973 vehicles in China in November, down 12.1 per cent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Tuesday.

This follows a 5.8 per cent year-on-year fall in October and a 23.1 per cent decline in September.

In the first 11 months of this year, Honda sold a total of 646,127 vehicles, down 1.4 per cent from a year earlier.

Honda makes vehicles in China in partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group Co (0489.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co (2238.HK: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (601238.SS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz).