Auto industry
Honda has its best October in six years
American Honda sold 119,952 vehicles in October, up 8.0% and its strongest October since 2020, with record October light-truck volume of 83,559 (up 9.6%) and record hybrid sales of 32,519 (up 5.1%). CR-V volume rose 9.8% to 34,815, about 53% of them hybrids, per Honda. Separately, Toyota Motor North America reported 221,507 October sales (up 6.5%), with electrified models at 56.9% of the mix, as reported by Reuters. Honda stores have a strong hybrid result to weigh in inventory planning, not a guarantee of the next month's sales.
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