Honda credits China for record growth

Honda Motor Co, the no. 3 Japanese automaker, credited brisk China sales for pushing up worldwide sales 3.4m units in 2005, up 8% on 2005. The year marked the first time the company's car sales topped 3m, officials said. Honda's motorcycle sales increased to 12.5m worldwide this year, up 17%, which was down from 2004's 23% rise.