Honda mid-year CEO speech

[dloop]

Some mention of hybrid, diesel and fcx plans:

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-honda-mo ... 653758.htm

[ericbecky]

Here's a link to Honda's press release about the speech.

http://world.honda.com/news/2006/c06051 ... CEOSpeech/

Interesting comment about hybrids

<Product strategy >
New Dedicated Hybrid Vehicle
· Honda is now developing a new dedicated hybrid vehicle suitable for family use in major automobile markets in the world. With this new dedicated hybrid vehicle Honda will achieve further advancement of fuel efficient technologies and a major cost reduction, which will enable Honda to offer this vehicle in 2009 at a price level lower than the Civic Hybrid.


· Production of all-new, more-affordable, dedicated hybrid vehicle, including the hybrid unit, will be produced at Suzuka Factory. The worldwide sales plan is approximately 200,000 units per year that includes projected North American sales volume 100,000 units.