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本田净利腰斩只剩95亿,仍上调全年利润预期

Core Insights - Honda reported a significant decline in net profit for Q1 of FY2026, with a net profit of 196.67 billion yen, down 50.2% year-on-year [2] - The company attributed the profit drop primarily to a 27.5% tariff on automobile imports in the U.S., which reduced operating profit by approximately 125 billion yen for the quarter [2] - Despite the sharp decline in net profit, Honda raised its full-year operating profit forecast from 500 billion yen to 700 billion yen [2] Financial Performance - Sales revenue for Q1 FY2026 was 5.34 trillion yen, a decrease of 1.2% year-on-year [2] - Operating profit for the same period was 244.17 billion yen, reflecting a 49.6% year-on-year decline [2] - The company expects a total annual profit reduction of 450 billion yen due to tariffs [2] Market Performance - Honda's global retail sales forecast for FY2026 remains unchanged at 3.62 million units [2] - In 2024, Honda's global sales fell to 3.807 million units, a decrease of 4.6% year-on-year [3] - In the Chinese market, Honda's sales dropped to 852,000 units, down 30.9% year-on-year, marking the first time since 2015 that annual sales fell below one million units [3] - For the first half of the year, Honda's sales in China were 315,200 units, a decline of over 24% year-on-year [3]