Honda Develops Bio-Fabric for Use in Automobile Interiors
May 24, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Honda Develops Bio-Fabric for Use in Automobile Interiors Tokyo, Japan, May. 25, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced it has succeeded in developing bio-fabric, a plant-based fabric with excellent durability and resistance to sunlight, for use ... Continue reading
Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production
May 24, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production Tokyo, Japan, May. 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its automobile production, domestic sales, and export results for the month of April 2006. Honda achieved a new reco ... Continue reading
May 21, 2006
May 19, 2006 -- Torrance, Calif. -- The 2007 Honda Fit has earned a "5-Star" safety rating for frontal crash performance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. A "5-Star" rating is the highest government safety rating. Ninety-nine percent of Hon ... Continue reading
May 21, 2006
Your search for 2007 found these 13 vehicles as of Sunday, 21 May, 2006 06:02 PM. Vehicle Frontal Star Ratings Side Star Ratings Rollover Ratings Driver Passenger Driver Passenger 2 Wheel Drive 4 Wheel Drive 2007 Dodge Caliber 4-DR. ... Continue reading
May 20, 2006
TORRANCE, Calif., May 19 -- The 2007 Honda Fit has earned a "5-Star" safety rating for frontal crash performance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. A "5-Star" rating is the highest government safety rating. Ninety-nine percent of Honda-brand ... Continue reading
May 18, 2006
Torrance, Calif. May 17, 2006; Accelerate our effort to strengthen the core characteristics that make Honda unique to accomplish further growth Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced specific plans and initiatives in the following three areas, which will enable Honda to accelerate its efforts to strengthen Honda "at the ... Continue reading
New Honda U.S. Plant will be Somewhere in Midwest
May 18, 2006
Washington DC May 18, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that the $400 million U.S. plant Honda plans to build by 2008 will be located somewhere in the Midwest. Honda officials would not indicate which Midwestern states are being considered for the plant or when a decision would be made, though Ohio and Indiana offici ... Continue reading
Honda Builds New Automobile Plant in Japan With Annual Production Capacity of 200,000 Units
May 18, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Honda Builds New Automobile Plant in Japan With Annual Production Capacity of 200,000 Units Tokyo, Japan, May. 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced plans to build a new auto plant in Yorii, Osato county, Saitama prefecture. This new plant will beg ... Continue reading
Honda to Spend $1.18 Billion on New Plants
May 17, 2006
TOKYO May 17, 2006; Hans Greimel writing for the AP reported that profit-rich Honda Motor Co. announced sweeping expansions plans Wednesday to spend $1.18 billion to build new plants in the United States, Canada and Japan, to boost production amid meet soaring demand for its vehicles. The three plants â auto facto ... Continue reading
Honda Announces Pricing of Natural Gas-Powered 2006 Civic GX
May 16, 2006
Owners Can Benefit From Tax Incentives, Up to 65 Percent Lower Fuel Costs With Optional 'Phill' Home Refueling Appliance TORRANCE, Calif., May 16 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced the pricing of the completely redesigned 2006 Honda Civic GX. The 2006 Civic GX, which achieves an EPA estimated city/highw ... Continue reading
Honda to Build Sixth Plant in North America
May 16, 2006
May 16, 2006 Washington DC; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda intends to build a new plant in North America, which would make six plants in total for the automaker in the region that accounts for half of its global sales. The location of the factory has not yet been decided, but it is slated to open in 2009 and ... Continue reading
Honda Begins Production at Georgia Transmission Plant
May 14, 2006
Additional $50 million investment, 40 jobs increases manufacturing capabilities Tallapoosa, GA - May 14, 2006: Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) today celebrated the start of mass production of five-speed transmissions by announcing plans to expand production capabilities at its west Georgia facility, which ... Continue reading
American Honda Sells One Millionth Vehicle With Factory-Installed XM Satellite Radio
May 10, 2006
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- XM Satellite Radio, America's number-one satellite radio company with more than 6.5 million subscribers, today announced that American Honda Motor Co. recently sold its one-millionth vehicle with a factory-installed XM Satellite Radio, extending XM's leadership position in the new automobile marke ... Continue reading
Hybrid Vehicle Registrations More Than Double in 2005
May 4, 2006
R. L. Polk & Co. Reports Toyota Prius, California Nationwide Leaders SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 4 -- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 199,148 in 2005 -- a 139 percent increase from 2004 according to R. L. Polk & Co. For the second year in a row, Toyota Prius led the segment commanding 52.6 percent o ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports Record April 2006 Sales
May 2, 2006
All-New Honda Fit Starts Strong TORRANCE, Calif., May 2 -- Boosted by the sixth consecutive month of record light-truck sales, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted a best-ever April sales result of 139,124 vehicles, an increase of 6.5 percent over April 2005. April was the fourth-best month in the company's U.S. sale ... Continue reading
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