Honda says U.S. sales likely up 6 pct in April

DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday its U.S. sales for April were estimated to have risen about 6 percent from a year ago to more 134,000 vehicles.

Honda said its preliminary sales results showed its Honda-brand sales increased to an all-time monthly high of 121,500 units. That compares with 111,226 units from a year ago.

Sales for its luxury Acura brand dropped to about 12,900 units, down from 15,193 units from a year earlier.

Honda said it would report final April sales numbers after technical difficulties are resolved.

(Reporting by Soyoung Kim)