Honda Motor Co. says a replenished vehicle inventory and new Honda and Acura models planned for the next 24 months will spur a U.S. sales rebound next year after natural disasters dashed its 2011 goals.
Honda's loss of some North American output in October and November due to parts shortages caused by floods in Thailand led to it being the only large automaker to post a U.S. sales decline last month as sales for all makers lumped together jumped 14 percent.
That came after six months of declines resulting from reduced auto inventory triggered by the March quake and tsunami.
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