In today's News Brake: Honda ponders a new sports car, the former car czar speaks out, and Chevrolet seeks names for the color of the Volt . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Nissan is putting its new model based on the Qazana concept into production at Sunderland and there were hopes for two other UK-based Japanese car manufacturing operations at the Tokyo motor show - Honda and Toyota said separately that they may increase overseas output as a stronger yen makes exports less competitive.
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Honda is set to be the only one of Japan's seven automakers to post a profit with a fiscal first half JPY60bn operating surplus, reports said on Thursday.
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Honda would consider launching an environmentally friendly sports car when it has enough cash available, CEO Takanobu Ito said. Ito said Honda's sports car would not be like the Lexus LFA supercar unveiled by by Toyota Motor Corp.
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Honda will likely post an operating profit of 60 billion yen ($660 million) for the April-September first half, beating its forecast for a loss, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
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Honda will likely post an operating profit of 60 billion yen ($660 million) for the April-September first half, beating its forecast for a loss, the Nikkei business daily reported today.
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Honda will likely post an operating profit of 60 billion yen ($660 million) for the April-September first half, beating its forecast for a loss, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
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Honda will likely post an operating profit of 60 billion yen ($660 million) for the April-September first half, beating its forecast for a loss, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
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Honda's all-electric EV-N Concept has just made its debut in Tokyo, watch the cute little city car in the metal here for the first time.
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Today's unveilings at the Tokyo motor show show that Toyota and Honda are taking vastly different approaches to sports cars.
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Honda Motor will need to secure key export markets other than North America to sustain Japanese production levels if the dollar weakens further, chief executive Takanobu Ito has said.
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TOKYO, - Honda today debuted the much-anticipated CR-Z Concept 2009, the second concept version of the stylish, sporty hybrid coupe, at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. While the vehicle displayed at the show is a global concept with a rear seat, the production version that will be introduced to Canada and the U.S. in the second half of 2010 will be packaged as a sporty, 2-seat hybrid that provides a personal driving experience for North American customers.
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In today's News Brake: Nissan's Land Glider may become an Infiniti, the United States may be fit to build Honda's Fit, and plenty of people want to duel Bob Lutz . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Honda Motor's CEO has signalled a shift in emphasis for a next generation of fuel-efficient cars by saying he would consider launching electric cars in the United States, Europe and Japan.
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The Brawn GP team, née Honda and BAR, made the headline news on Sunday in Brazil by claiming the Constructors World Championship in its first season in Formula 1.
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to begin Japan-wide sales starting February 2010, of the Honda Bicycle Simulator developed for the purpose of traffic safety education. By safely experiencing the possible risks bicycle riders may face, users will improve their ability to predict risks and increase safety awareness.
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Dongfeng Motor, China's third largest automaker and local JV partner of Honda, Nissan and PSA, on Tuesday said its vehicle sales in September rose 72% year on year to 147,271 units.
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A radical move to bring the fuel cell car into mass-production is already yielding valuable fresh knowledge and expertise in specialist manufacturing techniques at Honda, writes Maurice Glover.
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