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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

The Prius remained Japan’s top selling new passenger vehicle in August—its fourth month straight as the top seller, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. The Honda Fit took the second spot, with 10,927 units (6%), followed by the Toyota Vitz (8,145, 4.5%) and the Honda Insight (7,900, 4.4%).

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AUGUST 7, 2009

Toyota’s Prius was the top-seller in Japan in July, with 27,712 units sold—almost quadruple the 7,058 units sold in July 2008, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association. The Honda Fit is still the volume leader from January-July, with 82,592 units total. Tags: Brief.

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MARCH 31, 2009

The test process for Honda’s Brain-Machine Interface technology including conceptual diagram of the brain activity measuring device, example of obtained data, and example of distinguishing results. Honda Research Institute Japan Co., HRI-JP), a subsidiary of Honda R&D Co., Tags: Vehicle Manufacturers.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Toyota’s Prius maintained its top spot in Japan new passenger car sales in November for the seventh month in a row, posting 26,815 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Honda’s Insight hybrid came in fifth in the overall rankings for the month, with 9, 413 units sold. Tags: Brief.

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Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia. But certain brands are undoubtedly going to be trickier to work on than others and the parts you’ll need could carry a higher price tag as well. “If

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 7, 2010

The brand new Honda Fit Hybrid is expected to be the cheapest hybrid car around when it launches in October. According to a report by Kyodo, the Honda Motor Company has decided to sell its new hybrid car for Y1.59million in Japan – making it the cheapest petrol-electric hybrid car available in the country.

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AUGUST 27, 2009

Honda came in fourth at 13.0%. Honda Civic. Honda Accord. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy Sales. Toyota reaped the largest percentage of sales under the CARS program (19.4%), followed by GM (17.6%) and Ford (14.4%). The top 10 vehicles purchased under the program were: Toyota Corolla. Toyota Camry. Ford Focus FWD.

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JULY 10, 2009

times June 2008 results of 6,231 units— according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Honda’s hybrid Insight came in fourth in June with 8,782 units, behind the Honda Fit and the Toyota Vitz. In April, the Honda Insight had been the top-seller—the first hybrid to be such—with 10,481 units.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Japanese car maker Honda has set a significant target for its hybrid vehicles, according to reports in the Nikkei. Honda has forecast [.]. It plans to have hybrids account for more than 20 per cent of Japanese sales next fiscal year – that would be around double the 2010 fiscal year’s average of 10 per cent.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

As an example, the UCS “Hybrid Scorecard” gives both the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid a high “hybrid value” rating. The Honda Civic Hybrid has more than $3,000 worth of forced features, while the Ford Fusion Hybrid includes nearly $4,000 worth, according to UCS.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

The Toyota Prius was the top-selling passenger car (excluding mini-cars and imported cars) in Japan in 2009, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Tags: Brief. Top 10 sellers in Japan in 2009. Click to enlarge. In the US, the Prius sold 139,682 units in 2009.).

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APRIL 7, 2009

owned by American Honda and maker of the Phill CNG home refueling device ( earlier post ), entered receivership on 2 April and ceased operations on 3 April. As late as this January, Honda was citing its work with the Civic GX natural gas vehicle and FuelMaker as one example of “Environmentally Responsible Mobility”. FuelMaker Corp.,

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JUNE 4, 2009

Toyota’s new Prius was Japan’s top-selling vehicle in May, according to new car sales rankings —excluding minicars with displacements of less than 660 cc—released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). Tags: Brief. Prius sales in Japan by month since January 2007. Data: JADA. Click to enlarge.

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However, it wore a premium price tag – on account of a high percentage of imported components – and simply wasn’t as exciting or appealing as others like the Honda City, Mitsubishi Lancer and Opel Astra. However, the XL-7’s dated styling (even for the early 2000s), a thirsty petrol engine and an exorbitant price tag of Rs 16.08

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AUGUST 5, 2010

The Toyota Prius was the top-seller in Japan for the 14 th month in a row, according to the monthly brand ranking data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. In second place was the Honda Fit, which saw its sales climb 6.6% Tags: Brief. Sales of the Prius hit 34,456 units in July, up 24.3% year-on-year.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Meeting Japan’s goal of boosting sales of hybrid and other low-carbon vehicles to 20-50% of the overall domestic total by 2020 will be difficult to achieve without government support, according to Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Satoshi Aoki. Aoki is also chairman of Honda Motor Co. Tags: Brief.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2010

Japanese manufacturer Honda is hoping to make in-roads in China by bringing two of its most popular hybrid models to the country before the end of 2012. Both the Honda Insight Hybrid and the forthcoming Honda CR-Z Hybrid will make their way to China according to Honda President and CEO Takanobu Ito, who was speaking at [.].

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This all-new platfrom which will first be launched in China sometime this year will spawn a Hector-sized SUV, Innova-sized MPV and even a Honda Civic sized sedan with petrol, strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicle options. According to the agreement, signed JSW will hold a 35% in the Indian JV operations.

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There's really only one way to read the Kyodo News (Japan) report that Honda President Takeo Fukui said in an interview that Honda thinks it will be able to mass produce fuel-cell vehicles for the general market by 2018. At the Santa Monica AltFuel Expo in early December, I asked Steven Ellis, Honda AFV Chief, about the FCX.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 23, 2009

Now it is the turn of Honda to announce it will introduce battery electric vehicles in the US market in the first half of the next decade. According to reports in The Nikkei , Honda will unveil a prototype of the mini-car sized electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

year-on-year to 742,284 units—the tenth straight monthly decline— according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). year-on-year, according to JAMA. Among the results, Nissan saw a 50% drop; Mazda, 80%; Honda, 35.4%; and Subaru, 81.8%. Tags: Brief. Vehicle production in Japan in July fell 31.9%

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For electric-powered vehicles, the study found that low maintenance costs and charging affordability compared to traditional gas prices offset the higher upfront price tags. On the other hand, the Honda Civic costs its owners, on average, about $350 a month. Toyota Prius have proved to be very durable.

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Green Cars News

JULY 18, 2009

Demand is so high for green cars after government incentives were introduced in Japan, that the Honda Motor Company, the country’s number two car manufacturer, has said it will start partial weekend shifts at two factories in a bid to push low emission vehicles off the production line.

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Green Cars News

MAY 26, 2009

Place this one firmly in the ‘rumour mill’ for now, but reports are suggesting that Honda may soon add two hybrid sports cars to its fleet. It would be Honda’s first direct injected production engine. It already has the Civic and Insight available in the USA and Europe, and Japan will soon have a Fit hybrid as well.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 21, 2009

With the Toyota Prius still providing stiff competition, it appears that Honda may be willing to undercut the price of its own Insight Hybrid car as it bids to land a larger share of the green car market. According to reports, the Japanese car manufacturer is considering introducing two hybrid cars that will be priced lower than the Insight.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2009

With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% 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. Tags: Hybrids Sales. year-on-year, and off 41% from August.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

According to the latest US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy report, Hyundai passed all major manufacturers in MY 2009 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) as measured in EPA testing. Tags: Brief. miles per gallon (mpg). Hyundai is also the only automaker to top 30 mpg for cars and trucks combined in the report.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

The Department of Energy (DOE) plans to switch to an all-hybrid fleet within three years, and is leasing 753 hybrids from GSA this year: 334 Ford Fusions, 273 Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks, 145 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles and one Honda Insight. Tags: Fleets Hybrids Policy.

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MAY 11, 2009

Honda’s Insight ( earlier post ) ranked as the best-selling car among all new vehicle registrations in Japan in April—excluding mini-vehicles with displacement of less than 660cc—with sales of 10,481 units, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Tags: Hybrids Japan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite the current enthusiasm for electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) will be an important component of the vehicle mix in 2050, according to panelists from Nissan, Toyota and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in a conference session at the SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 2, 2009

Changes in the attributes (clockwise from upper left, weight, power, fuel economy and torque) of the Honda Accord over time as an example of fleet trends in the US. Volvo is the most efficient manufacturer of light duty trucks, followed by Subaru, GM and Honda. Tags: Fuel Efficiency. Knittel, 2009. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Reported hybrid sales include those from Toyota, Ford, Honda, GM and Nissan; Mercedes-Benz is not breaking out sales of its new S400 Hybrid. Overall light-duty vehicle sales were essentially flat in October, according to figures from Autodata, with 838,052 units sold compared to 838,156 units in October 2008. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 30, 2009

Car manufacturers have to move with the times - and while Japanese car maker Honda has been at the forefront of the green car revolution, even it may have to rethink its strategy. According to Honda President Takeo Fukui, the company is “thinking about plug-in hybrids&#.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Overall sales of light duty vehicles in the US rose 1% to 1,261,977 units in August, according to figures from Autodata. units, according to Autodata, while sales of light-duty trucks dropped 13.8% million units, according to Autodata. Honda picked up less than a percentage point (12.8% Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Honda President Takanobu Ito has revealed details of two new Honda vehicles in an interview with The Nikkei. Currently the manufacturer has 10 of the vehicles on the road, and he stated that the most difficult part now is raising productivity as Honda continues on the road towards commercialisation of the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Reported sales of hybrids in the US reported by Toyota, Honda, Ford, GM and Nissan dropped 45.5% year-on-year in April to 21,735, despite full month sales for the new Honda Insight and the Ford Fusion and Milan hybrids. The Insight sold 2,096 units in April, and pushed combined Honda hybrid sales up 25% year-on-year.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2009

Despite reports to the contrary, Honda has confirmed its commitment to the development of cleaner diesel cars in Europe. At the moment, Honda produces its diesel engine cylinder blocks at its Suzuka factory in Japan but it will gradually transfer the casting and machining process over to Ogawa. litre diesel engines.

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