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Honda Automobile Thailand uncertain as to when production will resume; flood impact rippling out to other Honda plants

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Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquarter in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), issued a statement saying that it does not have a clear outlook for when production will resume as flooding on its facilities has continued since 8 October 2011.

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Continued flooding at Hondas Thai automobile production subsidiary keeps production suspended

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issued an update on the impact of flooding in Thailand on its operations there. Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquartered in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), has suspended production since 4 October, due to the parts supply disruptions.

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Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries

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The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specifications for bioethanol and biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME).

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As Detroit of Asia, Thailand goals battery makers to stick forward in EV race

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And life exports have accounted for the lion’s percentage of Thailand’s auto output (WTO knowledge values automobile exports at $22 billion a hour), the federal government may be prepared to inspire a home EV marketplace, providing subsidies of as much as 150,000 baht to backup drivers manufacture the transfer from gasoline-powered automobiles.