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Honda reveals styling of new Prologue battery-electric SUV; new CR-V hybrid to be gateway vehicle

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Honda has provided the first look at the exterior and interior styling of the all-new Honda Prologue battery-electric SUV that will come to market in North America in 2024. Prologue’s generous dimensions and roomy interior position the SUV alongside the Passport in Honda’s light truck lineup. Prologue Dimensions.

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Honda launches new environmental leadership award “Green Dealer” program for Honda and Acura dealers in US

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has established a “Green Dealer” program for its independently-owned Honda and Acura automobile dealers in the United States. We’ve designed this program around what we feel are both meaningful and achievable targets that are well within the reach of most of our 1,300 US Honda and Acura dealers. Acura - Silver Level.

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Honda’s Indiana plant to boost production capacity; add Civic Hybrid

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Indiana was the first Honda plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle when it started Acura ILX Hybrid production in April. HMIN produces the Civic Sedan and the Civic Natural Gas on the same assembly line with the Acura ILX. million vehicles per year. million units per year.

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Honda begins production of new 10-speed transmission in Georgia; nearly $150M investment

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Developed by Honda R&D, the new 10AT features a low-friction design, which will deliver outstanding drivability in new Honda and Acura vehicles. It will appear first in upper grades of the all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, launching this spring, and will be applied to additional light-truck and car models in the future.

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Honda to install public CNG fueling station near Marysville Auto Plant

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The CNG station, which will be designed, constructed and operated by Trillium CNG, will be the first public CNG station located on a Honda property in North America. The fully automated station will feature three Class 8 dispensers for over-the-road carriers and a separate dispenser for passenger and light-duty vehicles.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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Hachigo said that Honda will will position plug-in hybrids at the core of electrification in the future and will introduce an all-new plug-in hybrid model in North America by 2018. In North America, in addition to the Pilot, the all-new Ridgeline, and the next CR-V and Odyssey are scheduled to be launched.

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Honda of Canada Mfg. to invest $492M in Ontario manufacturing plants; $83.6M in government grants

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has the capacity to produce 400,000 Civic and CR-V models annually for the Canadian and North America markets, as well as for export. HCI) was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. Honda of Canada Mfg. HCM also produces 260,000 four-cylinder engines annually.

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