Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
New Research Shows 10% of Hispanic Web Users Use Spanish Sites
Jul 7, 2005
Snide’s Remarks: For years our sales teams have been trying to sell advertising here on The Auto Channel, with some success but not in proportion to our audience size and importance to the marketplace. It has been frustrating because the automakers ad agencies seem to find money to advertise on Hispanic automotiv ... Continue reading
Cost-conscious automakers rediscover value of keiretsu
Jul 5, 2005
Tokyo July 2, 2005; The Asahi Shimbun reported that in a reversal of recent procurement policies, automakers are forging closer relationships with suppliers in efforts to enhance long-term competitiveness. In the late 1990s, observers said the industry's keiretsu system, under which automakers vertically integrated the ... Continue reading
Hybrid Sales Continue to Rise; Prius Represents More than Half of Market
Jul 5, 2005
Washington DC July 5, 2005; The AIADA newsletter reported that hybrid sales in the United States had their second best month ever with 19,223 units sold. Only April of this year has been stronger, with 20,974 units. For the first six months of 2005, hybrid sales were 92,558 Toyota accounted for nearly 80% of all hybrid ... Continue reading
Chinese Made Cars Now Available in Europe.
Jul 5, 2005
BRUSSELS, July 5, 2005; Reuters reported that the first Chinese cars for sale in Western Europe arrived in the Belgian port of Antwerp on Tuesday, threatening to undercut European manufacturers already struggling with weak demand for their own models. Dutch car dealer Peter Bijvelds said he had already found buyers for ... Continue reading
Jul 5, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, July 5, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (LSE: 7267q) today announced that it has developed a new 1.8l i-VTEC engine to be introduced this fall in the new Civic that achieves both more powerful performance and improved fuel economy. The engine employs an intelligent VTEC system that switches ... Continue reading
Honda Announces Development of New Honda Hybrid System Featuring 3-Stage i-VTEC + IMA
Jul 5, 2005
Honda Announces Development of New Honda Hybrid System Featuring 3-Stage i-VTEC + IMA Tokyo, Japan, July 5, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (LSE: 7267q) announced that it has developed a New Honda Hybrid System, which features a 3-stage i-VTEC engine that employs Honda's intelligent VTEC (Variable Valve T ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports June Sales Records
Jul 1, 2005
* American Honda sets new June records for total vehicles and light trucks * Honda Division breaks the 100,000-unit barrier for first time in June * Acura Division posts 20th consecutive monthly sales record TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- Record June sales of Honda and Acura vehicles boosted American Honda Motor Co., Inc. ... Continue reading
Honda's New Step Wagon Big Hit with Japanese Customers
Jun 30, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that the number of customer orders it has received for its new Step WGN minivan reached about 20,000 units in the month since it was launched on May 27, 2005. The figure is 2.5 times higher than its monthly sales target of 8,000 units. ... Continue reading
Honda's Domestic Sales & Production on Rise - Worldwide Production Sets May Record
Jun 30, 2005
Honda's Domestic Sales & Production on Rise; Worldwide Production Sets May Record Tokyo, Japan, June 29, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (LSE: 7267q)today announced production, domestic sales and export results for the month of May 2005. In addition to increased domestic sales and production in May, Honda ... Continue reading
Honda Delivers FCX Fuel Cell Vehicle to World's First Individual Customer
Jun 30, 2005
World's First 'Fuel Cell Family' Leases Hydrogen-Powered FCX, the World's Most Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicle * Honda sets advanced-technology and environmental standards by offering first fuel cell powered car to individual customer in Los Angeles * Zero-emissions FCX is the only fuel cell vehicle certified by the U.S. EP ... Continue reading
Honda to Provide New Consumer Safety Information on All Cars and Trucks
Jun 28, 2005
2006 Honda and Acura Vehicles Will Display NHTSA Crash Test Safety Ratings on Window Stickers WASHINGTON, June 28 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today a new voluntary program to provide important safety information to consumers. Monroney labels (window stickers) on all 2006 model year Honda and Acura cars ... Continue reading
Honda Begins Exporting Chinese-Made Jazz Compact Cars to Europe
Jun 24, 2005
SHANGHAI, China June 24,2005; The AP reported that Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. said it began on Friday exporting Chinese-made Jazz compacts to Europe. Honda executives and local Chinese officials attended a ceremony to see off the first shipment of 150 cars at the southern port of Guangzhou, the company said in ... Continue reading
Car Makers See Future In Fuel Cell Cars
Jun 24, 2005
TOKYO June 24, 2005; Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co. aims to cut the cost of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars to a hundredth of the present level to make them competitive with conventional cars, its engineer in charge of developing them said on Friday. Yozo Kami, chief engineer in Honda's research and development ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
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