The company’s domestic car sales were down 12 percent compared to 2017. The company reported its total sales through December were down about two percent compared to the previous year.
However, 2017 was an all-time sales record for the Japanese automaker, barely edging out a previous record the company hit in 2016.
“In 2018, we took advantage of the continued consumer shift toward light trucks, contributing to another record year for our Honda and Acura light-truck businesses,” said Henio Arcangeli Jr., senior vice president of the American Honda Automobile Division in a news release.
Honda is a major employer in the region. About 1,400 workers from Clark and Champaign counties work for the automaker, and it employs about approximately 14,500 Ohioans overall.
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