Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, held a ceremony at its automobile production plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province, to celebrate the line-off of the new Spirior, which is scheduled to go on sale next month in China.

Dongfeng Honda has been producing CR-V since April 2004 and Civic since 2006. The company’s sales results have continued strong, with sales of 109,000 units for the first seven months of 2009 (January - July 2009), up 10.5% compared to the same period a year ago. The new Spirior will offer new value of a premium sporty sedan for sedan buyers in China.

Dongfeng Honda’s annual production result for 2008 (January - December 2008) was 165,000 units, up 32.3% compared to 2007, marking the fourth consecutive year of increased production. In July 2009, the company’s cumulative production reached 500,000 units.

To accommodate the new addition of Spirior to its product lineup, Dongfeng Honda expanded annual production capacity of its auto plant in Wuhan from 120,000 units to 200,000 units. With this expansion, Honda’s total annual automobile production capacity in China reaches 610,000 units, including 360,000 units for GuangqiHonda and 50,000 units for Honda Automobile (China), which produces automobiles exclusively for export.

Source: http://world.honda.com/news/2009/c090819Dongfeng-Honda/

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The all-new 2010 Acura ZDX four-door sports coupe will arrive this winter at Acura dealerships with dramatic styling, outstanding performance and the latest in advanced technology. The segment bending ZDX features stunning coupe-like styling with the added benefit of a commanding presence and flexible utility. Staying true to the prototype model that debuted at the 2009 New York International Auto Show in April, the production ZDX will feature the key design highlights of a panoramic glass roof, hidden rear door handles and bold fender flares.

“The ZDX is like nothing you have ever seen before from Acura,” said Jeff Conrad, Vice President of Acura sales. “It combines the best attributes of a coupe, a sedan and a sport utility - all wrapped in a beautifully sculpted package - that will attract an entirely new luxury customer to the Acura brand.”

Designed, developed and manufactured entirely in North America, the ZDX breaks new ground for Acura in many ways. The ZDX is the first vehicle to be styled from start to finish in the new, dedicated Acura Design Studio in Torrance, CA, allowing exterior and interior designers to work closely together throughout the entire design process. Staying true to the original sketch from Acura’s first female designer, Michelle Christensen, the ZDX features sensuous curves, deeply sculpted shoulders and strong character lines.

Inside, the ZDX exhibits the highest levels of refinement and sophistication ever offered from Acura. Every ZDX interior will feature Acura’s first hand-stitched leather dashboard, door panels and sculpted center console. The rich leather appointments give the ZDX a warm and inviting feeling while creating an intimate cockpit for the driver and front passenger. The cabin is well lit thanks to extensive use of LED lighting along with the light from the unique moonroof that is an integral design aspect of the longest glass roof in the industry. The panoramic glass roof has dual automatic sunshades that open and closes at the touch of a button.

Source: http://world.honda.com/news/2009/c090816New-Acura-ZDX/

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The British-built Civic Type R will be exported to Japan from next year. The acclaimed 3-door hot hatch, manufactured at Honda’s factory in Swindon, England, is to be shipped to Japan where it will go on sale during 2010.

The model will be called the Type R EURO, to distinguish it from the Japanese-market 4-door Civic Type R saloon, and will be sold in limited numbers.

Japan is the third country outside Europe to import this high-revving hot hatch with the red ‘H’ badge, following Australia and South Africa. The demand for the European-produced car in Honda’s domestic market is testament to the dedication and skill of Associates at Honda’s largest European factory - the only production facility in the world that builds the Civic Type R 3-door.

Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) also builds the 5-door Civic, Civic Type S and CR-V for Europe and will start production of the Jazz, this Autumn.

Japan also imported the previous Swindon-built Civic Type-R (EP3 model) in 2001.

Source: http://world.honda.com/news/2009/4090806Civic-Type-R/

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How to calculate freight of used cars from Japan?

Calculating freight while importing any used vehicles, cars, SUV, MUV, van, wagon, truck, bus from Japan is important to get C&F cost.

Importers or individual buyers must know how to calculate freight charges while importing any used cars to their final delivery port. Many Japanese used car sites are already helping buyers by providing freight calculation system on their website. However still it requires some guidance like how this freight had been calculated.

To calculate exact freight for importing your used car you must know below things:

What is M3 size of your required vehicle?

Freight is calculated on the basis of size (M3) of the vehicle. M3 means cubic volume of your Vehicle.

It is calculated as:

M3 = Length x Width x Height

Most of websites already have fixed m3 size of each vehicle model to calculate estimate cost of Freight.

Like: Toyota Corolla (Sedan) M3 size is 9.5 m3

What is the nearest port of delivery in your country or outside your country?

You must need to know the nearest shipping port of your country or if your country does not have any port then check the port nearest to your country.

What is the rate of per M3 size to ship any vehicle to your required destination port?

Now you have to collect information that how much charges will shipping company or dealers will be charging against per M3 size for the vehicle you required in to your destination port and what is the shipping mode (RO-RO or Container).

What is RO-RO or Containers in shipping system?

RORO or ro-ro (Roll-on/roll-off) ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels.

About container it is been used for anything to store, means you can not only store the wheeled items like, automobiles, trucks, bikes but can also store parts and other non wheeled items. A 20-foot ocean container is 20-foot long, 8-foot wide and 8-foot tall (capacity approximately 1200 cubic feet). A 40-foot container is 40-foot long, 8-foot wide and 8-foot tall (capacity approximately 2400 cubic feet)

By using above informations Freight was calculated as below:

M3 size of the vehicle x M3 Rate provided by the Shipping company or dealer = FREIGHT RESULT

For example, if you want to calculate FREIGHT for a sedan car to be shipped at Kenya’s - Mombassa Port then below is the calculation:

Size of Sedan Car = 09.5 M3

Freight Charges = US$ 90 Per M3

Calculation will be 09.5 x 90 = US$ 855

Freight Charges of Sedan for Mombassa Port will be US$ 855

Want to calculate freight for your required vehicle then please visit: www.japanesecartrade.com/freight_calculator_fob.php

JapanAutoPages.com recently launched Japanese used vehicle portal JapaneseCarTrade.com that provide a free platform to Japanese exporters to display their stock to generate more overseas buyers inquiries and export cars, machinery, trucks, bikes and spare parts more fast.

According to P K Bansal, CEO of JapaneseCarTrade.com, we are getting overwhelming response from Japanese Exporters to display their stock at new portal to generate inquiries from all over the world. The new portal has several features like multi products of stock, multiple inquiries, freight calculator, dealer template etc.

Overseas buyers can find thousand of Japanese used vehicles, equipment, truck, bikes and spare parts under one portal and can send inquiries for their requirement free of charge. It is time and cost saving and fast procurement of used vehicles from Japan.

Exim Infotek India Pvt. Ltd., developer and promoter of the portal is dedicatedly working for Japanese used vehicle industry since 1995 and already developed several websites and portals related to automobile industry of Japan that helping Japanese exporters to expand their export business all over world.

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