Honda has started 2005 on a high note, setting its best ever monthly record of 3556 new cars.

The result beats Honda’s previous best monthly record set in July last year by eight units and is up 12 per cent on last January’s result.

“This is a fabulous start to the year,” said Honda Australia Director Lindsay Smalley. “We are well on our way to our 2005 target of 41,000 units.”

“Our overall retail sales have grown by 75% since 2001.”

The top performer for Honda was the Accord Euro sedan, accounting for 1157 units, followed by CR-V with 690 and Jazz with 595.

Honda sales January 2005
Accord	316
Accord Euro	1157
Civic	314
Civic Hybrid	18
CR-V	690
Integra	104
Jazz	595
MDX	65
Odyssey	296
S2000	1
Total January	3556
Total year to date	3556