Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Honda’s profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Honda Motor Co.’s April-September profits totaled 494.68 billion yen, declining from 616 billion yen for the same period the previous year, on 10.8 trillion yen in sales, up from 9.6 trillion yen. Although Honda sold more motorcycles globally in the first fiscal half, boosted by healthy demand in Asia, its car sales fell, especially in China, company officials told reporters.