American Honda, a unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (HMC) reported April 2013 U.S. sales of 130.999 units, up 7.4 percent from 122,012 units in the same month last year.
Total car sales for the month increased 1.5 percent to 65,075 units from 64,083 units in the year ago month, while total truck sales for the month were 52,025 units, up 13.7 percent from 45,754 units last year.
The Honda brand posted April 2013 sales of 117,100 units, up 6.6 percent compared with April 2012.
Acura U.S. April sales of 13,899 units increased 14.2 percent compared with April 2012.
The April sales record for the CR-V exemplifies the incredible retail sales success of Honda's core models," said John Mendel, executive vice president of Sales at American Honda. "The Accord and Civic also continue to resonate, one customer at a time, with overall year-to-date sales well ahead of last year."
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