WRAPUP 2-Honda cuts more production, Nissan ratings lowered ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:43:56 +0100) * Honda reduces production in three continents * Fitch cuts Nissan ratings, outlook negative * Honda shares up 2.3 pct, Nissan up 6.1 pct before news Read more
Honda to cut output in Japan, UK as sales slow ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:37:59 +0100) TOKYO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Friday it would cut car output in Japan and Europe by a further 61,000 vehicles, including closing its Read more
WRAPUP 3-Democrats demand U.S. Big 3 offer survival plan ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:22:24 +0100) * Bailout prospects kept alive but automakers criticized * Senate compromise could pave the way to help * Honda announces cuts in planned U.S. production Read more Honda to Cut More North American Production ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:16:16 +0100) Including earlier reductions, Honda will have cut its production slate a total of 50,000 units by the end of the fiscal year. Read more
Honda Shows Off Fuel Cell-Powered Supercar Concept ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:13:14 +0100) The FC Sport features a mid-engine layout, with brightly colored hydrogen-fuel storage tanks exposed under the cars transparent rear hatch. Read more
Honda slashes more production units from annual plan ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:10:00 +0100) Honda Motor Co. will shave another 18,000 units from its North American production plan by the end of its fiscal year on March 31.The cuts will come from assembly plants in Lincoln, Ala., and East Liberty and Marysville, Ohio. Read more
TABLE-Honda Oct China vehicle sales up 2.4 pct ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:43:59 +0100) SHANGHAI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Honda Motor's China vehicle sales climbed 2.4 percent in October from a year earlier to 35,680 units, underperforming an Read more
Mini, XB, Fit take top residual awards ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100) The 2009 Mini Cooper, Scion XB and Honda Fit are especially likely to hold their value three years from now, according to the company that sets residual values for the auto industry. Read more Honda unveils new fuel cell concept: ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:45:00 +0100) Honda has rolled out a new fuel cell-powered design study that shows what a fuel cell sports car could look like in the future. Read more
RE-FUSION: Ford won't take yes for an answer: ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:53:00 +0100) The Ford Fusion family sedan introduced for 2006 has done well, garnering awards for quality and topping the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry in the Consumer Reports reliability index. Read more
Ford Attempts to Leapfrog Competition With 10 Fusion, Milan ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:28:07 +0100) Ford hopes the two models will help it reclaim market share lost to the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord in the ultra-competitive midsize-car segment. Read more
Honda opens new US plant as Detroit seeks bailout ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:20:58 +0100) By Andrea Hopkins GREENSBURG, Indiana, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The rest of the country may have been debating the possible bankruptcy of America's iconic automakers Read more Congressman at Honda plant: Detroit 3 bankruptcy better than bailout ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:48:00 +0100) Speaking on the sidelines of the dedication of a new Honda Motor Co. assembly plant here, a U.S. congressman said reorganization in U.S. Bankruptcy Court would be preferable to a federal bailout of the Detroit 3. U.S. Rep. Read more
Honda says supports aid for U.S. auto industry ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:06:54 +0100) GREENSBURG, Indiana, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd supports measures to help the U.S. auto industry but cannot say specifically what the U.S. Read more
TEXT-Fitch revises Honda's outlook to stable ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 04:28:09 +0100) (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Nov 17 - Fitch Ratings has today revised the Outlook on Honda Motor Co., Ltd's (Honda) Long-term Read more
Honda, once turmoil subsides, seen as a winner-Barron's ( Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:14:21 +0100) NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Automakers worldwide are suffering, but when fortunes improve, Japan's Honda Motor Co and its investors will drive away as Read more As U.S. sales slump, Honda plans inventory cuts ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:56:00 +0100) To cope with slow sales in the United States, Honda Motor Co. is following a familiar script: reduce inventory. Read more UPDATE 1-Honda, others want Fed to buy their paper-report ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:11:57 +0100) (Adds Honda's denial of the report) DETROIT, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A group of companies including Honda Motor Co , Textron Inc and Home Depot Inc is pressing Read more Honda, others want Fed to buy their paper - report ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:47:10 +0100) Nov 14 (Reuters) - A group of companies including Honda Motor Co , Textron Inc and Home Depot Inc are pressing the U.S. Federal Reserve to expand purchases Read more Honda seat open: ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:39:00 +0100) F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello might have raced in his last Grand Prix. Read more WRAPUP 1-Toyota hacks profits, other carmakers seek help ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:07:54 +0100) * Toyota slashes outlook, sees net profit at 9-yr low * Analysts "stunned" by scale of forecast cut * Honda calls for intervention to contain yen * U.S. Read more Honda CEO: govt should intervene to stem fx swings ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:54:07 +0100) TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said on Thursday Japanese authorities should intervene in the currency market to prevent Read more
Nikkei up 3.2 pct led by exporters, U.S. vote eyed ( Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:23:08 +0100) (Updates to midmorning) TOKYO, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average gained 3.2 percent on Wednesday, buoyed by exporters such as Honda Motor Co on a softer Read more
TABLE-Honda Oct U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 28.0 pct ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:15:55 +0100) Nov 3 (Reuters) - Following are Honda Motor Co Ltd U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in October 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the Read more
UPDATE 1-Honda US Oct. auto sales fall adjusted 28 percent ( Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:16:15 +0100) DETROIT, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd posted an adjusted 28 percent drop in U.S. light vehicle sales in October amid the downturn in the U.S. Read more