Honda Civic down 22%; Fit up 33.1% in October 2008 Us market

Honda Motor Co. said Monday that its October sales slid 25.2%, to 85,864 vehicles, for a month that is on track to be among the worst in decades for the industry.

Sales of all Honda brand vehicles dropped 25.7%, to 75,756, while sales of all Acura brand vehicles dropped 21.6%, to 10,108 units.

Even sales of the Civic, the best selling vehicle for the industry during the month of May, fell 22%, to 18,582 units in October.

Honda’s single bright spot was its Fit, which logged a 33.1% sales increase over last October, to 6,478 units.