Even with gas prices approaching record levels, there's good news for fuel-economy champions: Cars have never been more efficient than today. That's the conclusion of a new study by the University of Michigan, which finds that more ...
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Fuel cell electric vehicles in Japan and South Korea are expected to increase to 58,100 units in 2020 from 600 units in 2011, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The report finds that both Japanese and South Korean automakers ...
Auto parts manufacturer Denso Indonesia, a subsidiary of Japan's Denso, has started construction of its third plant in Indonesia with an investment of $110m. The new plant called PT. Denso Indonesia Fajar Plant will occupy 20ha of land ...
Tags: investment, auto part, new plant, air conditioners
General Motors is rushing a facelift for the mid-sized Chevrolet Malibu sedan on the back of slow early sales and unfavourable reviews from North American automotive media. GM CEO Dan Akerson told US industry journal Automotive News the ...
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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) is planning to invest $40m to increase its capacity by 50,000 units per year to a total of 250,000 units. The investment will also lead to the addition of Civic Hybrid production in early 2013, ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is planning to recall 5,200 Element SUVs and 17 Ridgeline vehicles in the US. The carmaker's Element vehicles are being recalled to repair trailer hitch wire harnesses as they are expected to be improperly ...
Japanese carmaker Honda's automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, Honda Automoveis do Brasil (HAB), is planning to invest BRL100m ($49.29m) its automobile R&D division through the next two years. The investment, aimed at ...
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P T Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), Honda's joint venture firm in Indonesia, has started construction of its new IDR3.1 trillion ($328m) automobile production plant in Karawang Industrial Park in a suburb of Jakarta. The new automobile plant, ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is recalling over 820,000 Civic compact cars and Pilot sport utility vehicles (SUVs) due to a headlight problem across the US. The new recall, which marks the third recall since 2004, affects 2002-2003 ...
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Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
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The Toyota Corolla has issued an ominous warning to its rivals, with the all-new 11th-generation small car soaring to the top of the national sales charts in its first full month in showrooms. The Toyota Corolla, which recorded 4190 sales ...
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Toyota has again dominated the November sales charts, with three models in the top four for the second consecutive month. The Toyota Corolla was the best selling car of the month, with 4190 units delivered across the country, while the ...
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The Mazda CX-5 has won Japan's prestigious Car of the Year award. The SUV beat the likes of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ sports car twins to become the first Mazda to win its domestic Car of the Year since the MX-5 in 2005. The CX-5,the ...
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Acura, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor, has updated its ZDX crossover vehicle with extra styling and technology enhancements for the 2013 model year. The 2013 ZDX crossover will be equipped with a 3.7-liter ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda will start selling the revamped version of 2013 Honda Crosstour from 20 November, 2012 with a starting price of $27,230. The company said it will be offered $525 less than the 2012 model year and will be available ...
Tags: Honda, four-cylinder models, 16-valve DOHC i-VTEC engine, 2.4-litre