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OCTOBER 8, 2010
Layout of the system components in the Fit Hybrid. Honda Motor Co., has begun sales in Japan of a newly refreshed Fit (Jazz in other markets) model together with the all-new Fit Hybrid, a new addition to the Fit lineup. The Fit Hybrid will be offered at the starting price of ¥1.59 liter engine and motor.
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OCTOBER 15, 2012
Honda Motor Co., announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed 1 million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel economy of 35 km/liter (82.3
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FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Honda Motor Co., has begun sales of the all-new CR-Z (“Compact Renaissance Zero”) hybrid ( earlier post ) in Japan on Friday, February 26, 2010. Honda is targeting monthly sales of 1,000 units of the new hybrid. i-VTEC Engine + Ultra-thin DC Brushless Motor (cut-away model). Click to enlarge. CR-Z combines a 1.5-liter
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NOVEMBER 27, 2010
The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co. plans to have hybrids account for more than 20% of its Japanese sales next fiscal year, double fiscal 2010’s roughly 10%, citing the company’s sales plan. The company also plans to release a hybrid version of the Freed next autumn—its first hybrid minivan.
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JANUARY 20, 2012
Honda Motor’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011—12 years and 2 months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan November 1999. As of today, Honda sells seven hybrid models in approximately 50 countries around the world.
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JANUARY 11, 2013
will invest $23 million at its Marysville, Ohio auto plant to add production of the new two-motor Accord Hybrid Sedan ( earlier post ), scheduled to go on sale nationwide this fall. This will be the third hybrid model built by Honda in the US and the first in Ohio. Honda of America Mfg., liter 4-cylinder engine or a 3.5-liter
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FEBRUARY 5, 2012
plans to boost lithium-ion battery output for Honda Motor Co.'s s hybrid vehicles threefold to 15 million cells by fall 2012. The plant currently produces 5 million cells a year for the Civic Hybrid sold in North America. GS Yuasa Corp. a joint venture with Honda, at a total cost of about 10 billion yen.
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