American Honda's sales blowout last month featured the usual suspects and a few surprise guests.
Honda brand's 20 percent sales gain, which put it back in the black after months of heavy sledding, was led by the CR-V compact crossover and its 28 percent growth vs. last year for a record 44,235 units. The bigger Passport crossover also posted a record, and the diminutive HR-V utility vehicle celebrated its best August yet.