OREANDA-NEWS. Honda core products continued to show substantial sales strength throughout 2013.

Honda Division annual sales reached 1,359,876 units in 2013, a year-over-year increase of 7.4 percent and the second best all-time sales total for the Honda brand.

Based on the latest R.L. Polk data, Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey continue to lead retail sales in their respective segments, with the Pilot SUV also gaining significantly.

With respect to total CY2013 sales:
* CR-V surpassed 300,000 sales for the first time while posting a December best of 28,759 units.
* Accord sales were up to 10.5 percent to 366,678 units, its best showing since 2008.
* Civic sales were up 5.7 percent to 336,180 units, its best result since 2008 and the third best in its 40-year history.
* Odyssey sales surged 32.7 percent in December for a yearly total of 128,987 units.
* Pilot sales rose 10.3 percent to 126,678 units.

"Breaking our December sales record is a great way to finish a near-record year, but perhaps more significantly, the CR-V joins Accord and Civic as the third Honda vehicle to sell more than 300,000 units per year for the first time in our history," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales at American Honda. "In a hotly competitive market, where every manufacturer brought their best products, our core models demonstrated significant growth without having to resort to fleet sales to drive volume as some of our competitors do."