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OCTOBER 5, 2009

In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. American Honda Motor Co., Honda hybrid sales dropped 6% year-on-year to 1,898 units. to 152 units, but the new Honda Insight posted 1,746 units.

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AUGUST 4, 2009

Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. American Honda Motor Co., Nevertheless, July was Honda’s highest volume month so far this year. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Buoyed by the extension of the US Cash for Clunkers (CARS) program, as well as the availability of more hybrid models on the market, reported sales of hybrids in the US jumped 48.6% Honda picked up less than a percentage point (12.8% Honda posted a total of 4,943 hybrids in August, the bulk of them—4,226 units, or 85.5%—the

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

From MY 1987 through MY 2004, on a fleet-wide basis, automotive technology innovation was generally utilized to support vehicle attributes other than CO 2 emissions and fuel economy, such as weight, performance, and utility. Honda had the biggest fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012, of 2.5 Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 30, 2009

Cash for Clunkers. There are two bills in the US House of Representatives to give people cash for replacing an old, fuel inefficient vehicle with a new, more efficient, one. Honda demonstrated their “ Walking Assist Device ” at the Congress. Similar programs have been successful in Western Europe.

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