Beijing (ZXZC)- Monthly decrease of Honda’s deliveries in China widened in August as COVID-19 and parts supply shortage continued to plague the Japanese automaker’s business.  

CR-V Sport Hybird e+; photo source: Honda China

Last month, Honda’s new vehicle deliveries in China declined 38.3% from a year ago to 91,694 units, 17.4 percentage points more than that of the previous month. Out of the vehicles sold last month, 17,376 vehicles were powered by the automaker’s Sport Hybrid high-efficient powertrain systems with dual motors.

Deliveries of Dongfeng Honda nearly halved compared with the same month of last year. The Wuhan-based joint venture delivered 39,243 vehicles in the month, falling 14.9% month over month. GAC Honda, the automaker’s the other joint venture in China, delivered 52,451 new vehicles in China, down by 26.27% year on year.

By the end of August, Honda’s year-to-date deliveries in China increased by 9.9% from a year ago to 986,366 vehicles. During the period, the automaker delivered a total of 153,046 Sport Hybrid systems powered vehicles, jumping 40.8% compared with the corresponding span of last year.

GAC Honda delivered 479,105 new vehicles in the first eight months while Dongfeng Honda’s year-to-date deliveries exceeded 500,000 to 507,261 vehicles.