DETROIT,-- The turmoil in the automotive industry is reflected in the results of this year's annual study of the automakers' supplier working relations, with the most significant shift in the suppliers' ratings of the auto manufacturers since the study was launched eight years ago. The annual North American OEM - Tier 1 Supplier Working Relations Study tracks the supplier relations of the top 3 US and top 3 Japanese automakers.
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Honda is back with a new Insight hybrid--bigger and more powerful--taking aim at the current king of the hybrid market, the Toyota Prius. Ride along for our video review.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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Toyota Motor Corp. said on Monday its new Prius had received pre-sale orders for 80,000 vehicles in Japan, kicking off what promises to be a fierce battle against hybrid rival Honda Motor Co.
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The UK's scrappage scheme started today (18 May) but not without problems as Ford and Honda delayed their involvement concerned there were matters still unresolved.
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With 80,000 orders already on the books, Toyota has launched the third-generation Prius in Japan priced from JPY2.05m, almost JPY300,000 cheaper than the current lowest-priced model and close to the rival Honda Insight hybrid's JPY1.89m sticker price.
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Honda Motor Co.'s earnings will hit bottom this year and improve beyond that as demand in the United States returns in the second half, CEO Takeo Fukui said.
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Honda Motor's earnings will hit bottom this year than start to improve as vehicle markets pick up in the second half, CEO Takeo Fukui has said.
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TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. has won 75,000 orders for its new Prius gasoline-electric hybrid, the Nikkei business daily said, promising a fierce battle with Honda Motor Co.'s rival Insight hybrid.
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China's Dongfeng Motor Group has said it will start production this month of its first self-developed passenger car.
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Honda Motor passenger car sales in China inched up 2.9% year on year last month to 42,062 units, way behind the total market's 37.7% rise in April.
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In contrast to Toyota's gloomy expectation of cutting output 28% worldwide this year, Honda Motor has said it is moving to raise output - albeit only at home in Japan for now - anticipating a demand surge there if a bill to offer consumers cash to replace old cars becomes law.
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Since April 20, Insight Canada 1 -- the first next-generation Honda Insight unit to be registered in Canada -- has been crossing the country on a journey that will take it from Victoria, British Columbia, all the way to St. John's, Newfoundland. Over 40 journalists are taking turns behind the wheel, with each pair driving hundreds of kilometers.
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Honda's new 'lower cost' Insight hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan last month, with a tally of 10,481 units, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. It was the first time a hybrid model has topped the monthly sales charts.
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In today's News Brake: Helio Castroneves has a great weekend at Indy; Fritz Henderson warns that a GM bankruptcy is more likely; and the Honda Insight is off to a fast start in Japan . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Conquest Racing team has confirmed today that Canadian driver Alex Tagliani will be driving the No 34 Dallara-Honda in the next presentation of the Indianapolis 500 and although "Tag" is a seasoned driver, it will be his first ever experience on the famous oval.
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The Brawn team will not receive the commercial revenue owed to a competitor named Honda in 2009, Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed.
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