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Honda stories: 44 news summaries

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 Japanese Mull 
 Noisier Hybrids 
 to Protect Blind 

Survey finds blind people are unnerved by silent vehicles

Sep 8, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Japanese automakers are looking into ways to make their super-quiet hybrid cars a lot louder after more than half of blind people surveyed said they were terrified of the vehicles, AP reports. The automakers are considering equipping the vehicles with radar to sense pedestrians and make sounds like engine noises... More »

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(Newser) - The "cash for clunkers" program might be a boon for car dealers, but for American automakers the news isn't so good—four of the five top-selling cars in the program are Japanese. While the Ford Focus is the No. 1 seller, Toyota and Honda occupy the next four spots.... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Ford • auto industry • car dealers • Ford Focus • Japanese auto industry • Cash for Clunkers

 US Automakers See 
 Sales Increase in May  

Ford, GM have best month of 2009

Jun 2, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some actual good news for the auto industry: All three US automakers saw sales of new cars jump from April to May, reports the New York Times. Granted, sales are still way down compared to last year, but the month-to-month leap offers a glimmer of hope among the bankruptcy headlines.... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • Honda • Nissan • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

AUTO REVIEW

 Honda Ready to 
 Take On the Prius 

Insight cheaper, simpler than Toyota's hybrid king

Apr 28, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honda is rolling out a fresh—and worthy—competitor to Toyota’s Prius, king of the hybrid market, writes Joseph P. White in the Wall Street Journal. The 2010 Insight will sell for just under $20,000, some $2,000 less than the most popular Prius model, and gets “... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Toyota Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • cars • Honda Insight • mileage

(Newser) - Honda today demonstrated new technology it hopes will make the Jetsons look old-fashioned. The company unveiled a special helmet that allows its wearer to control a robot by thought alone, the Guardian reports. The helmet scans brain activity and relays it to a computer, which then instructs the robot what... More »

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Price War
Heats Up
Hybrid Market

Toyota and Honda square off with dueling technologies, too

Mar 27, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Toyota and Honda have begun waging battle in the hybrid market, and a price war is bound to speed conversion by consumers—the Prius is expected to dip below $21,000 in order to compete with the $19,000 Insight in Japan. But the two aren't just versions of the... More »

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Toyota • fuel efficiency • Honda • Toyota Prius • hybrid car • Honda Insight

Honda's New Hybrid Will Sell for $20K

Prius rival Insight
will be cheapest
hybrid on market

Mar 11, 09 1:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honda's much-anticipated 2010 Insight hybrid car will sell for a base price of just $19,800, the Los Angeles Times reports. The recession-friendly price tag makes the Insight the cheapest hybrid in the country at $2,200 less expensive than the Toyota Prius. The company aims to lure buyers who... More »

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 Honda Hops on 
 Bailout Bandwagon 

Japanese automaker to seek government loans to pay for customer loans

Mar 4, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - With American credit markets dried up, Honda is seeking money from the Japanese government to help finance auto loans in the US, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Japanese government is planning to offer $5 billion through a semi-governmental organization, and Toyota is planning to seek funds as well. More »

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UPDATED

Auto Sales
Take a Drubbing in December

Chrysler off 53%; GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda all down more than 30%

Jan 5, 09 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Chrysler's sales were off 53% in December compared to the same time last year, the Wall Street Journal reports today, with Ford's off 32% and General Motors down 31%, further indicating a steep decline in US demand for cars. Foreign makers took an even harder hit last month: A 35%... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Ford • Volvo • auto industry • sales slump • supply and demand • financial crisis

ANALYSIS

Why Asian Automakers Don't Want Detroit to Fail

Big Three bankruptcy would disrupt supply chain, further sour US economy

Dec 16, 08 11:01 AM CST
(Newser) - As Detroit’s Big Three await word on the fate of their much-needed bailout, an unlikely group of supporters has assembled in their corner: foreign automakers. A collapse of General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler would devastate overseas manufacturers as well, CNNMoney reports, spreading bankruptcy to suppliers around the globe and... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • Honda • Nissan • Ford • auto industry • Big Three • Tata Motors • bailout • financial crisis

 Toyota Delays US Prius Factory 

A planned Mississippi plant is on hold as market for autos weakens

Dec 16, 08 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s not just the Big Three. Toyota has delayed indefinitely the opening of a Prius factory near Tupelo, Miss., the Wall Street Journal reports, in the wake of plummeting demand. The factory was originally intended to build the Highlander sport-utility vehicle; when gas prices hit a high last spring,... More »

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 US Ports Awash in Foreign Cars 

Masses of unsold imports back up in lots

Dec 8, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The new car market is so flat that massive numbers of imported vehicles are being warehoused at ports and other available space, Reuters reports. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, and other dealers can't take fresh deliveries because their sales lots are jammed with thousands of unsold vehicles. Demand for all... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Nissan • San Diego • Mercedes Benz • Mitsubishi • Volkswagen • auto sales • auto imports • Port of Long Beach • Port of Los Angeles • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

 Honda Cuts F1 Racing Team 

Attempting to cut costs, Japan's No. 2 carmaker axes racing program

Dec 5, 08 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Honda, facing economic drag as the financial crisis sharply curtails demand for automobiles, is withdrawing from Formula 1 racing, at least until global markets turn the corner, the Guardian reports. Honda's CEO once pledged to spend “a trillion yen” to secure an F1 title, but shareholders have pressured the... More »

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Honda • auto racing • Formula One • auto industry • Japanese auto industry • supply and demand • financial crisis

UPDATED

GM Sales Off 41%; Toyota, Ford, Honda All Down 30%

Bad times for autos of every stripe

Dec 2, 08 1:25 PM CST
(AP) - General Motors' November US sales plunged 41%, while Ford's dropped 31%, dashing hopes that the industry-wide drop in vehicle demand might be easing as Detroit's automakers prepare to state their second case for a federal bailout. Their overseas rivals posted abysmal results as well. Toyota's November sales tumbled 34%, and... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Honda • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

Foreign Automakers Could Fill Detroit Vacuum

But gov't risks big job losses if Big Three fail

Nov 17, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - If Detroit’s “Big Three” do collapse, foreign-owned automakers would be able to pick up the slack, industry experts tell the New York Times. These foreign giants have a big enough US presence to swiftly take over the industry and its supplier network, but the transition would likely... More »

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GM Sales Off 45% as US Auto Sales Hit 25-Year Low

Asian brands add market share amid sales freefall

Nov 3, 08 10:43 PM CST
(Newser) - US auto sales dived in October to levels not seen since 1983, Bloomberg reports.  GM, Ford, and Chrysler saw sales drop 45%, 30%, and 36% respectively as credit dried up and consumer confidence plummeted. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan all saw sales fall over 20%, but managed to gain market... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • imports • Honda • Nissan • automaker • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

Asia Markets Up,
Down (Again)

Indexes rise after Wall St. rally and rate cut hopes, but fall on weak earnings reports

Oct 29, 08 1:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Markets across Asia rebounded today following a huge Wall Street rally and hopes of a drop in interest rates, but failed to hold on to some of their biggest gains as investors hedged against weak earnings reports from heavy hitters such as Panasonic and Sony, MarketWatch reports. Meanwhile, the Japanese... More »

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Shanghai Composite Index • Honda • Asian markets • Nikkei 225 Stock Average • Panasonic • financial crisis • Hang Seng Index • Kospi • Topix • S&P/ASX 200

Insurance Guzzles Savings From Fuel-Efficient Cars

Trading down to save money on gas results in higher premiums

Oct 23, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think you’re saving money by driving that small, fuel-efficient car you traded in your SUV for? Maybe, but you’re probably paying more for your insurance—a lot more, reports the Wall Street Journal. In accidents, small cars tend to sustain more damage, and occupants more injures, than larger... More »

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fuel efficiency • Honda • gas prices • Honda Civic • auto insurance • insurance industry • Insurance Institute of Highway Safety • Honda CR-V

 Small Cars Carry Big Price Tags 

As public turns from SUVs, automakers jack up prices on compacts

Sep 3, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - With sales of SUVs and trucks dwindling, car companies have begun to push smaller, more fuel-efficient models—but not for the same small prices. Without the $10,000 profit that was typical on SUVs, automakers can no longer sell cars like the Ford Focus for an average profit of $100.... More »

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General Motors • Honda • Ford • SUV • gas prices • cars

earnings

Honda Profits Jump 8%
on Fuel-Efficient Lineup

The gas tank is half empty, as the company cuts global outlook

Jul 25, 08 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honda announced an 8.1% gain in net profit yesterday for the quarter ending June 30, riding demand for its fuel-efficient models and beating analysts’ estimates, the Wall Street Journal reports. Honda has been hurt less by falling demand than rivals Toyota and Nissan because it's the least invested in... More »

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Toyota • fuel efficiency • earnings reports • Honda • Nissan • auto industry • Japanese auto industry

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