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Honda Sets All-Time April Record for Auto Production in Asia and China

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic market sales, and export results for the month of April 2010.

Production

Production in Japan for the month of April 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since January 2010).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since November 2009) including record production in Asia and China for the month of April.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since December 2009).

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Total domestic market sales for the month of April 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the tenth consecutive month (since July 2009).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the 13th consecutive month (since April 2009).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 17 months (since November 2008).

Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles

Fit was the industry’s second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of April 2010, with sales of 12,222 units. Step WGN was the industry’s fifth best-selling car with sales of 7,256 units. Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 6,035 units.

Mini-vehicles - under 660cc

Life was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of April 2010, with sales of 4,979 units. Zest was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of April 2010, with sales of 3,628 units.

Exports from Japan

Total exports from Japan in April 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since March 2010).

Source: http://world.honda.com/news/2010/c100528Automobile-Sales/?r=m

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Honda Generators Sponsor NHRA Drag Racing

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Calif- Honda Power Equipment today announced a new sponsorship agreement with the National Hot Rod Association, or NHRA. Honda’s Super Quiet Series of portable generators will provide durable, dependable power to the NHRA’s Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events. Additionally, Honda generators will be utilized at each of the organization’s seven geographic division offices and within all of its owned and operated racing facilities in the United States.

As an official sponsor, Honda Generators will be displaying its full line of generators for race fans at all NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series events. In addition, Honda representatives will be on hand to answer questions and provide support to the race teams and attendees who rely upon generator power at each race.

Honda generators are well suited for the drag racing circuit, offering the NHRA reliable and quiet power for a variety of applications,” said Scott Conner, vice president, Honda Power Equipment. “Honda Power Equipment is truly excited to be working with such a dynamic organization and drag racing series.”

Honda Power Equipment markets a complete line of generators for commercial and consumer applications. Lightweight, compact Honda generators produce between 1,000 and 6,500 watts of power, providing smooth, dependable power for recreation, construction, rental, and emergency use.

“We are thrilled to welcome Honda Power Equipment into the NHRA family of marketing partners,” said Gary Darcy, NHRA senior vice president of sales and marketing. “Honda generators will provide NHRA with the power to operate equipment at our events across the country.”

Source: http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=5464

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All-New Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe to Make E3 Expo Debut

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

The all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe will make its Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) debut on June 15th. Evocative of video games, the two-passenger CR-Z introduces a number of interactive features including a new three-mode drive system that allows the driver to select between Sport, Econ (Economy) and Normal driving modes. The CR-Z will go on-sale later this summer.

In addition to the car display, a new game featuring CR-Z will be available for demonstration along with the opportunity to download exclusive content. Additional news regarding Honda’s activities at the E3 Expo will be announced closer to the show.

The CR-Z and a component-revealing cut-body of the vehicle will be on display the Honda booth located in the West Hall Lobby (booth F7).

Source: http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=5462

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Guangqi Honda to Expand Automobile Production Capacity

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

GUANGZHOU, China,- Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, announced plans to expand its annual production capacity from the current 360,000 units to 480,000 units in order to meet continuously growing demand in the Chinese market.

Guangqi Honda’s current overall production capacity of 360,000 units includes 240,000 units at the HuangPu Plant and 120,000 units at the ZengCheng Plant. The company has decided to double the annual capacity of the ZengCheng Plant to 240,000 units by the latter-half of 2011.

To expand its production capacity, the ZengCheng Plant will add new equipment. In addition, Guangqi Honda aims to enhance the plant’s standing as a state-of-the-art environmentally-responsible plant through various improvements including further advancement of the “complete wastewater recycling system,” which was introduced to this plant in 2006 for the first time in the world for an automobile production plant.

The total investment for this expansion is expected to be approximately 930 million RMB. Guangqi Honda’s total employment is expected to be increased from the current 6,800 to 8,000 associates.

Guangqi Honda began production in March 1999 with Accord. Since then the company has been expanding its product lineup by adding Odyssey in 2002, Fit in 2004 and City in 2006. In addition, the Crosstour will be added to the lineup before the end of 2010, and sales of the LI NIAN brand vehicle, Guangqi Honda’s proprietary automobile brand, is scheduled to begin in 2011. By expanding its product lineup, Guangqi Honda will continue its effort to fulfill the increasingly diversifying needs of customers in the growing market of China.

Guangqi Honda’s 2009 sales reached 365,000 units (up 19% over 2008), achieving an all-time record for the 10th consecutive year. Year-to-date sales (January through April 2010) reached 134,000 units (up 36% compared to the same period a year ago) showing steady growth again this year.

Combining Guangqi Honda’s capacity expansion and the addition of Dongfeng Honda’s second plant, scheduled to begin operations in the latter half of 2012 with annual production capacity of 60,000 units, Honda’s overall annual automobile production capacity in China will be expanded from the current 650,000 units to 830,000 units by the latter half of 2012.

Source: http://world.honda.com/news/2010/c100525Guangqi-Honda/?r=m

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ASIMO Cheers On Finalists of Honda’s Romanian Green Car Challenge

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Bucharest, Romania, - Fresh from a recent trip to Turkey, ASIMO travelled to nearby Romania this weekend to attend a green driving challenge organized by Honda Trading Romania.

The three day event involved 18 finalists, in nine Honda cars, battling it out to travel 480km around the country using the least amount of fuel. ASIMO had never been to Romania before and during the event entertained the gathered crowds through six special performances.

The cars involved in the ‘GreenChallenge’ were Honda’s latest range of fuel efficient and low emission cars: the Honda Jazz 1.4, the Insight Hybrid and the Honda Accord i-DTEC. The challenge took the teams on a scenic tour of the country, starting and ending in Bucharest, Romania’s capital city.

The challenge attracted huge interest from Honda owners and enthusiasts in Romania and involved 15 local dealers. Over 60,000 people visited the competition website; 8,000 entered; 540 made it through to the semi-finals; and 18 were chosen to compete in the final.

ASIMO was invited to launch the challenge and waved a flag as each team left the start line. ASIMO also helped hand out the awards to the three winners, who had completed the challenge in the shortest time and with the best fuel consumption.

The ‘GreenChallenge’ was an initiative by Honda Trading Romania. Its aim was to highlight Honda’s range of fuel efficient and hybrid cars as well promote the company’s commitment to the environment.

Source: http://world.honda.com/ASIMO/event/2010/100517/?r=m

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Value To America

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Honda has a long history of contributions to the U.S. economy through investment in U.S. manufacturing, R&D, and its supplier base. The company also makes positive contributions to society and quality of life through its pioneering efforts to improve fuel efficiency, reduce emissions, and enhance vehicle and pedestrian safety, while providing a consistently high level of product quality and value to its customers.

Local Manufacturing
Honda has been manufacturing automobiles in America for more than 25 years1, beginning with production of the Honda Accord in Marysville, Ohio, in 1982. Today, Honda remains committed to enhancing its local manufacturing capabilities.

84 percent of Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the U.S. were manufactured in North America in 2009.
9 manufacturing plants in America, with two new plants under construction:
$100 million plant for production of the innovative HondaJet in Greensboro, North Carolina
$27 million jet engine plant in Burlington, North Carolina.
Approximately 25,000 associates in manufacturing, R&D, sales and other operations
$12.7 billion in capital investment
530 suppliers in 34 states provide the parts and materials to assemble Honda and Acura product in the U.S. In 2009 Honda spent $12 billion in parts and materials purchased from its U.S. suppliers.

Local Product Creation
Honda was the first international automaker with the capability to perform complete product creation in America and today has the most comprehensive U.S. R&D capabilities of any international auto manufacturer.

Honda’s U.S. R&D operations perform all aspects of new product creation from initial market research and concept creation to styling, design, and complete platform engineering.
One-third of all Honda and Acura models sold in America today and more than half of all light truck models, were researched, designed and developed in America. These include innovative and trend-setting models such as the Acura MDX, TL and ZDX, and the Honda Pilot, Element (with B pillar-less side), Ridgeline truck (with In-Bed Trunkâ„¢) and Civic Coupe/Coupe Si.

Safety and Environmental Leadership
Honda continually invests in original technology designed to balance customer demands for performance and safety with this environmental responsibility.

Honda has led all automakers in the introduction of virtually every low emissions vehicle technology requirement, including the first gasoline-powered LEV, ULEV, SULEV, and AT-PZEV vehicles introduced to U.S. consumers.
American Honda has topped the U.S. EPA’s fuel economy rankings in 21 of the past 34 years, including model year 2008, the most recent year for which final and complete production data is available.
99 percent of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2009 earned NHTSA’s top 5-star frontal crash safety rating.
Honda has exceeded regulations with the adoption of leading pedestrian injury mitigation designs and with its Advanced Compatibility Engineeringâ„¢ (ACEâ„¢) body structure that helps to address the issue of compatibility between vehicles of different sizes and ride heights in a frontal collision.

Source:http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=4043

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What is Hybrid Cars?

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Now a day Hybrid cars are very popular amongst the buyers because its fuel-efficient and most importantly it’s an eco friendly car. Hybrid cars are those cars, which uses two or more distinct power sources to move the car. It uses a mix of energy sources, typically electric motors with traditional internal combustion engines.

The term hybrid vehicle is mostly refers to a Hybrid electric vehicle. These encompass such vehicles as the AHS2 (Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, Chevrolet Silverado, Cadillac Escalade, and the Saturn Vue), Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, Ford Escape Hybrid, Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Toyota Camry Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid and others. A petroleum-electric hybrid most commonly uses internal combustion engines (generally gasoline or Diesel engines, powered by a variety of fuels) and electric batteries to power electric motors. There are many types of petroleum-electric hybrid drive trains, from Full hybrid to Mild hybrid, which offer varying advantages and disadvantages.

Why Hybrid cars getting famous?
Hybrid cars are famous because of the technology, which is giving the extra power to the buyers, in terms of fuel efficiency, mileage, eco friendly etc. By next few years almost every automobile manufacturer must be producing at least one hybrid car to complete in the automobile market. It is considered to be the future of the automobile industry. Below are some of the basic advantages of buying a Hybrid cars comparing with other conventional cars:

A hybrid car gives an extra mileage between 20-30 miles per gallon.
In many cases of hybrid cars they are also faster in performance that of the gasoline engines offered in the same car.
Hybrid cars demand less Oil changes. In conventional cars oil change was required after every 3,000 miles which in case of hybrid cars are after every 5,000-6,000 miles.
Hybrids cars help in reducing the dependency on fossil fuels which directly affects fuel prices.
A hybrid car uses less gasoline, so it generates less pollution, because most hybrid cars are running with two different types of energy to power the car, gasoline and electricity.
Hybrid car does not rely on gasoline engine because it uses the alternative power sources like electric motor and batteries of the car. It automatically turns off the gasoline engine during the time of using these alternative sources of power.
There are purchase incentives for Hybrid vehicle owners (varies by state).
Still after all these charges, hybrid cars can easily be repaired by all the automotive shops for their regular maintenance.
With the rapid developments in the technology of hybrid cars, the future of this technology looks brighter.
Batteries of the hybrid cars need not to be charged through external source because of the Regenerative Braking technology.
Special warranties are also provided with the battery pack.

List of some best known Japanese & other Maker’s Hybrid cars available in the market:
Toyota Prius, Camry Hybrid, Highlander Hybrid, Volta, Sienna Hybrid, Hybrid X, A-BAT Concept Hybrid Pickup Truck, Nissan Altima Hybrid, Mazda Tribute Hybrid, Honda Civic Hybrid, Insight, Fit Hybrid, CR-Z Hybrid, Accord Hybrid, Mercedes ML 450 Hybrid, Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid, BMW X6 Hybrid, BMW ActiveHybrid 7

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Honda Bodyweight Support Assist Device Selected for Innovation Exhibit at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Monday, May 17th, 2010

TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A., - Honda’s experimental Bodyweight Support Assist walking assist device will be showcased in the National Design Triennial “Why Design Now?” exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution in New York, NY, from May 14, 2010, through January 9, 2011. The exhibition of design innovation will showcase the work of designers from around the world that demonstrate the value of design in helping solve some of society’s most urgent human and environmental problems including sustainability, accessibility, universality, fair trade, conservation, health, education, creative capitalism, and underserved audiences. The designers are being recognized for enhancing human experience by inventing solutions that are as beautiful as they are just.

Honda Bodyweight Support Assist Device

Honda developed the Bodyweight Support Assist device to help support bodyweight to reduce the load on the user’s legs while walking, going up and down stairs and in a semi-crouching position. The device reduces the load on leg muscles and joints utilizing an easy-to-use structure consisting of a seat, frame and shoes. Unique Honda technologies include mechanisms that direct the assisting force toward the user’s center of gravity and control the assist force in concert with the movement of the legs - making it possible for the device to provide natural assistance in various postures and motions.

Demonstrating that “innovation has no limits” Honda began research into a walking device in 1999 at the Fundamental Research Center of Honda R&D Co., Ltd., which is also the home of Honda’s ASIMO advanced humanoid robot. The cumulative study of human walking, along with the research and development of technologies conducted for ASIMO, led to advances in cooperative control technology that made this device possible.

A second Honda device, Stride Management Assist (not in the Cooper-Hewitt exhibit), is designed for the elderly or people with weakened leg muscles, but who can still walk on their own. Honda has applied for more than 130 patents for its various walk assist devices, including Bodyweight Support Assist and Stride Management Assist, and is engaged testing to evaluate their full potential for real-world customer use.

Source:http://world.honda.com/news/2010/c100512Bodyweight-Support-Assist-Device/index.html

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How to know about Vehicle Identification Number ?

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

What VIN Number ?

A car’s vehicle identification number (VIN) is the automotive equivalent of human “DNA”.

It sets the vehicle apart from the millions of other vehicles out there. Since 1981, it has been consisted of 17 digit characters. It displays a vehicle’s uniqueness and heritage and provides a form of “factory to scrap yard” identification. It can be used to track recalls, registrations, guarantee, warranty claims, thefts and insurance coverage.

Each character or digit has a particular purpose. VIN number does not include the letters I (i), O (o), or Q (q) (to avoid confusion with numerals 1 and 0).

A Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, is stamped onto a small metal plate and usually fixed to the driver’s side of the dashboard so that it is visible through the windshield. It is used by police in case of theft, insurance companies in case of accident, manufacturing companies for recall, mechanics or anyone that has a need to identify the vehicle or its attributes.

However vehicle manufacturers can stamp the VIN anywhere they want; frequently the engine block will have the VIN number stamped on it.

How to understand vehicle’s VIN ?

A VIN is basically a serial number for your any car or truck . It is 17 characters long and is a mix of numbers and alphabets. It is divided into four parts :

World Manufacturer’s Identification (WMI - three numbers or letters)
Vehicle Description Section (VDS - five numbers or letters)
The VIN Accuracy Check Digit (one number)
Vehicle Identification Section (VIS - eight numbers or letters)

The first character identifies the manufacture’s country.
The second number or letter identifies the car manufacturer.
The third character is for vehicle type or manufacturing department,
While the fourth through eighth characters identify attributes of the vehicle, like body style (like sedan, hatchback, SUV) and engine type.
The ninth digit uniquely identifies the car, ensuring that no two cars within a 30 years period will have the same VIN number.
The 10th character is the model year,
The 11th is the assembly plant.
The 12th to 17th identifies the sequence of the vehicle rolling off the production line; the last four characters are always numeric.

Use of VIN’s while buying a used car :

There are many things a seller may not disclose to you, such as a salvage title, flood damage or an odometer rollback. Any of these and other issues can affects the safety, performance and even value of a second hand vehicle.

To make it more difficult for you to learn a vehicle’s history, crooked or cheater sellers may list the wrong VIN in an online vehicle advertisement or may not be willing to provide the VIN at all. A buyer should ask seller to provide VIN number. So in case seller hide or refuse to disclose the VIN, that could be a sign of that seller do not want you to learn vehicle’s history.

Buyer can get the VIN from seller and can get the car history from several online website or some agencies reports like CARFAX report. If VIN do not match, you may avoid the deal from seller.

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2011 Honda PCX Features

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Here is a uniquely stylish and decidedly sporty new mid-sized scooter that really delivers on routine errands, short commutes and even enjoyable little getaways—the 2011 PCX™. Its modern good looks combine with easy handling to create a practical yet fun riding companion. Thanks to its strong-running 125cc liquid-cooled, fuel-injected four-stroke engine and a capable chassis, the PCX serves well for getting around town and even for backroad weekend adventures. With comfortable seating to accommodate the rider plus a passenger and a surprisingly large under-seat storage area that’s big enough to swallow a full-face helmet and more, the PCX serves as an accommodating package that rolls economical transportation and a fun-filled ride all into one.

Features

Liquid-cooled fuel-injected four-stroke 125cc single-cylinder engine features a single overhead camshaft for spirited engine performance, excellent fuel economy and clean, efficient operation.
Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI) offers excellent throttle response over a wide range of riding conditions.
Electric starter system allows easy push-button starting.
Sophisticated Honda V-Matic automatic transmission provides seamless acceleration along with twist-and-go simplicity
Combined Braking System (CBS) with a 220mm front disc brake with hydraulic three-piston caliper plus a rear drum brake offers strong stopping power.
Large, lockable under-seat storage space can hold a full-face helmet and more.
Fuel tank located under floorboard for lower center of gravity and enhanced riding traits.

Source: http://www.honda.com/newsandviews/article.aspx?id=5457

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Archive for May, 2010

Honda Sets All-Time April Record for Auto Production in Asia and China

Honda Generators Sponsor NHRA Drag Racing

All-New Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe to Make E3 Expo Debut

Guangqi Honda to Expand Automobile Production Capacity

ASIMO Cheers On Finalists of Honda’s Romanian Green Car Challenge

Value To America

What is Hybrid Cars?

Honda Bodyweight Support Assist Device Selected for Innovation Exhibit at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

How to know about Vehicle Identification Number ?

2011 Honda PCX Features

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