SHANGHAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Honda Motor's (7267.T) China
passenger car sales in February rose 16.1 percent from a year
earlier to 31,587 units, lagging a 24.23 percent gain in the
country's overall car market, the company said.
FEB sales pct change
(on year)
Total 31,587 16.1
Guangzhou Honda 18,531 9.2
Dongfeng Honda 13,056 27.4
YEAR TO DATE sales pct change
(on year)
Total 69,609 16.5
Guangzhou Honda 42,034 19.7
Dongfeng Honda 27,575 12.0
Honda competes with Toyota Motor (7203.T) and other major
global auto makers in China.
Guangzhou Honda is Honda's manufacturing joint venture with
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co, which is the parent of Hong
Kong-listed Denway Motors (0203.HK).
Dongfeng Honda is a tie-up with Dongfeng Motor (0489.HK),
China's third-largest automaker.
(Reporting by Fang Yan in Shanghai; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
