Two fewer selling days and one less weekend in April 2018 vs. a year ago, impacted Honda car & truck sales like the rest of the auto industry. However, the brand’s core models performed strongly while Odyssey and Pilot were standouts for the month.
- Odyssey posted a robust gain of 21.2% on sales of 8,464 units in April, further strengthening its 2018 sales leadership.
- Pilot sales increased for the 8th straight month, rising 22% on sales of 11,891 units for the month.
- Civic and CR-V sales topped 28,000 in April and Accord crested 21,000, to post strong results for Honda’s core models.
Looking forward to the upcoming launch of the all-new 2019 RDX, Acura displayed the still considerable strength of the current RDX as it made a solid gain in April. ILX and RLX also enjoyed sales increases for the month.
- RDX gained 10.8 percent in April on sales of 4,201 units.
- The Acura ILX and RLX sedans also gained sales ground, with ILX up 21.6% and RLX up 61.3% in April.