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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America.

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Honda targeting annual sales of 70,000 for electric Prologue SUV in 2024

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Honda announced an initial annual sales target of 70,000 units for the Prologue SUV, Honda’s first new volume battery-electric vehicle (BEV), when it goes on sale in 2024. This will take Honda to anticipated sales of 500,000 BEVs by 2030, and ultimately leading to 100% zero emission vehicles sales in North America by 2040, Honda said.

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Honda plans to buy more renewable energy than any other automaker

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Honda has completed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable power to be produced in Texas and Oklahoma. In 2020, Honda will purchase 530,000 Mwh per year from a wind farm in Oklahoma and then, in the fall of.

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Gilchrist Car expands with 3 acquisitions

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Stephen and Charlie Gilchrist of Gilchrist Car in Hudson Oaks, Texas, purchased 4 dealerships in 3 transactions this past, together with the crowd’s first Honda collect. The primary acquire concerned Legend Pushed Buick-GMC and Legend Pushed Honda, each in Lawton, Okla., Gilchrist Car purchased the 2 shops Jan.

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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

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Eighty-four percent of consumers traded in trucks and 59% purchased passenger cars. mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 Cars purchased under the program are, on average, 19% above the average fuel economy of all new cars currently available. Honda came in fourth at 13.0%. Honda Civic.

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Team 1 Automobile provides Kia gather, sells Ford dealership

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.” Kerrigan mentioned his company, which represented Beck and Masten in each gross sales, continues to look oversized pastime in “business-friendly, growing markets such as Texas,” which interprets into “significant premiums” paid for the ones dealerships. The dealership used to be renamed Ford of Harvey.

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UAW targets Tesla in future plans to bargain with ‘Big Five or Six’

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Earlier this month, Fain also called workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda and others “UAW members of the future,” highlighting his ambitions to boost membership to include the automakers. workers in California, Texas, Nevada and New York. facilities, though the UAW does not represent workers at those sites.

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