Sales Slip for Honda

Honda said sales of its cars and trucks in the U.S. declined 5% in January as sales of its cars increased 2.7% but sales of its crossovers, SUVs and pickups declined 15%.

“We’re off to a steady start for 2010 and we're optimistic that we can build momentum,” John Mendel, Honda’s executive vice president of sales, said in a statement.

Sales of all Honda brand vehicles declined 4.4% while sales of its Acura brand declined 9.2%. During the month, sales for both Honda’s Civic and Accord increased in January but sales of the Honda CR-Vcrossover dropped 26.4%.