Honda china may auto sales drop 48.7% year-on-year to 28,279 units

On June 5, Honda announced that its retail vehicle sales in China for May 2026 were 28,279 units, and cumulative sales from January to May 2026 totaled 173,344 units.

For comparison, Honda China’s terminal vehicle sales in May 2025 were 55,108 units, and based on this calculation, it can be concluded that this year...Year-on-year decrease of 48.7%From January to May 2025, the cumulative sales volume reached 256,684 units. Based on this calculation, it can be concluded that this yeardown 32.5% year over year。

According to a report by Nikkei, Honda Motor’s consolidated operating profit and loss for fiscal year 2025 (ending March 2026) is expected to post a loss of about 400 billion yen (IT Home note: approximately 17.353 billion yuan at the current exchange rate), compared with a profit of 1.2134 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year (approximately 52.64 billion yuan at the current exchange rate).

The report stated that losses related to electric vehicles (EVs) dealt a heavy blow to earnings. This also marked Honda’s first operating loss since listing. The company plans to return to profitability in fiscal 2026, supported by the continued strength of its motorcycle business and other factors.