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’s American sales arm, , reportedx on Tuesday that the automakersold 98,344e vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demandc for fuel-efficient vehicles had sent Honda to a record monthy of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representsx a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricez at the pump were higher and the automobilse industry hadn’t yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Businessd First reports monthly sales unadjustef for the differences in the numberd of selling days yearto year. Honda’s sales in May, taking into accounr one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 percent.
Leadingh the decline in monthly sales for May wasthe company’s flagship which saw a 42 percenrt drop in sales at 88,875 Its luxury Acura division saw sales fall 36 percent to 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthzs of the year fell 34 percentto 430,358 compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountzs for a 34 percent drop in Honda saleswat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent declinw in Acura sales at 42,802. Marysville-based employs more than 12,00 0 workers at assembly and engine plants in and aroundsCentral Ohio, where they produce Honda Accords, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and RDXs.