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Jul 23, 2011

Honda Jazz EV electric car featured at Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2011 (Photo)

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Updated: July 23, 2011 10:29 p.m. Read 2012 Sedan Peugeot 508 featured at Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2011 (Photo) The Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2011 started on Friday, July 22, 2011 at the Jakarta International Expo, wherein electric car Honda Jazz EV is among the green cars being featured, as shown in the [...]


Jul 3, 2011

MotoGP 2011 Results: Jorge Lorenzo Wins Italian Grand Prix

By in Europe, Racing, Sports, World No comments

Jorge Lorenzo Image Credit: MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha beats Andrea Dovizioso of Honda and current MotoGP 2011 World Championship leader, Casey Stoner on Sunday’s Gran Premio d’Italia TIM race at Mugello, according to a report at MotoGP.com on July 3, 2011. Lorenzo takes his second victory of the season while Dovizioso finishes second after [...]


Apr 27, 2011

2011 FIRST Championship: Honda ASIMO Humanoid Robot To Debut In St. Louis’ FIRST Championship

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Honda, ASIMO Image Credit: Businesswire.com ASIMO, the world’s most advanced humanoid robot by Honda, will make its debut at the 2011 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Championship, according to a report by Businesswire.com today, April 27, 2011. This year’s FIRST Championship will be held at the Edward Jones Dome, in St. Louis, Missouri. [...]


Apr 1, 2011

Japan auto sales drops by 37% in March 2011 after the earthquake-tsunami

By in Asia, Automobile, Business 2 comments

Automobile sales in Japan dropped by about 37% as compared the same month last year, after the country was badly hit by the earthquake and tsunami last March 11, 2011. According to the report from Japan Automobile Dealers Association released on Thursday, March 31, Japan automobile industry suffered a 37% drop on March 2011, as [...]


Mar 19, 2011

Honda recalls 33,341 Odyssey minivans 2011 model due to possible faulty front wiper linkage rod

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Honda announced on Thursday, March 17, 2011 its voluntary recall for the newly redesigned Odyssey minivan 2011 model due to a potentially faulty front wiper linkage rod. According to a press release issued by Honda America, with the knowledge of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), around 33,341 units of the 2011 Odyssey minivan [...]


Mar 14, 2011

Tokyo Stocks Affected by Earthquake

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Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2011 – Stock market in Japan had felt the effect of Japan’s biggest ever earthquake, and nuclear energy emergency. Stock owners for carmakers, banks and electronics firms are now panic selling. Mr. Masumi Yamamoto, equity market analyst with Daiwa Securities Capital Markets, said that there were panic selling in Monday morning [...]


Mar 12, 2011

Toyota, Nissan and Honda Close Quake-Hit Plants

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Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2011 – The earthquake that triggered Sendai Japan East, and the continued aftershocks being experienced by Japan had made three top automakers to halt their operations. Toyota informs through their website that their plants have started their production except for their subsidiary plants. Toyota subsidiary plants are those that produces parts [...]