Move Over Prius, A New Top Gun is Coming to Town

Honda Motor Co. may begin to assemble hybrid vehicles at Honda’s new plant in Indiana, President Takeo Fukui told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.

The new factory, slated to begin operation in 2008 with annual output capacity of 200,000 units, will produce mainly small models, Fukui said. The Civic and the Fit may be made at the new plant, and Honda is considering building its small hybrid-only model—due out in 2009—there.





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99gs400 - 12/27/2006 11:10:35 AM

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MDalle :Honda should stay away from using american labor for making their cars! Japanese people take pride in their work and that it is done properly, american factory workers couldn't care less as long as they get payed.

i cant agree with u more bud !!

DieselRules - 1/2/2007 11:46:45 PM

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That was the reason that VW cited for pulling out of the US 20 years ago. But a friend who worked at Saturn when they started production said the environment was very different there compared to "typical" US plants.

XYZZ - 12/27/2006 12:33:15 AM

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title engineering, headline hype, 009 has it to the nines!

new top gun? more like johnny come lately!

i do admire Honda engineering myself, but they are still chasing Toyota.

(and before anyone claims honda had hybrids first, they were MERELY first to MARKET. and ONLY here. in japan prius was first to production, first to market. and first FULL hybrid.)

Bill - 12/26/2006 6:07:28 PM

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What kind of BS are you talking about? I didn't understand your post one bit.

silverarrow2 - 12/27/2006 4:25:30 PM

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Sometime you got to ignor stupid comments.

M53R - 12/27/2006 10:27:07 AM

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So what if Europe needs N.America!! N.America needs Iraq/M.E!!!!!

carguy1980 - 12/28/2006 2:22:26 AM

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IF MDalle feels this way maybe you should leave the US if you live there take some pride in things it seems the americans have invented a lot more things than the japanese they have merely made them somewhat better or more reliable they never take the risk and come out with new technology

XYZZ - 12/28/2006 5:22:30 AM

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more new patents are applied for and granted in japan than in the u.s.

this, from a country with HALF the population of the u.s. (but with proportionately more scientists and engineers)