Welcome to The Downshift, or TDS for short, The Drive’s morning news roundup serving the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. The Downshift summarizes news items in a few sentences, with links to other sites to get the deeper story. 📈 American Honda just had a record-setting month, with sales across Honda and Acura brands up 12.8%, and Honda’s sedans specifically up 35.7%. [Reuters]🏭 Volvo will lean on local production of its XC60 SUV to significantly boost production output at its Charleston, South Carolina plant. The automaker current builds 30,000 vehicles annually there, and the XC60 is expected to raise that number by another 20,000.