Report: Honda won’t try to make profit from Toyota’s recall

Unlike its major competitors, Honda has decided not to exploit Toyota’s customers who are in a quandary right now in light of the massive recall. Recently, General Motors and Ford have announced that they were offering incentives for Toyota owners to trade in their vehicles.

Honda chose to abstain from these sales tactics because it “will not react in a predatory way towards either Toyota or Toyota customers,” according to a letter issued to Honda and Acura dealers last week. John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, also asked its dealers to avoid commenting on the matter.
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kpaxx - 2/2/2010 3:09:05 PM

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Is it honda making this decision or is it the Japanese government?

thstone - 2/2/2010 4:06:16 PM

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I worry that this is more protectionism than altruism.

upwards - 2/2/2010 6:29:12 PM

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it's clear to see that it is in deed protectionism.

EL34 - 2/2/2010 7:41:51 PM

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Honda is smart.

GM, Ford and Hyundai is off my list of cars I will own!

chris357 - 2/2/2010 8:57:22 PM

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Honda also doesnt do fleet sales which hurts their over all sales and bottom line but is what helps their customers with resale value. I think it shows they sell from strength not weakness.

LACMAN - 2/3/2010 2:21:57 PM

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Is "Badgewhore" from here? (America)

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On a side note:
Wouldnt it be great if our little Avatar was linked to the webcam every now and then? I just want to see the person behind Badgewhore. I wonder if they are a kid, adult, or someone else on this site with another name that just uses that alias to stir up a bunch of sh*t.