Date: October 15, 2007 08:59
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Honda EU PR
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1. Honda Achieves Record Monthly Worldwide Auto Production
and Record Growth Across Europe
For the month of August, Honda announced that worldwide
production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 25th consecutive month
(since August 2005). Production in Europe increased 28.1% for the month of
August to 13,898 units. For the period of January to August 2007,
production in Europe increased by 18.4% to 149,442 units, compared with the same
period last year.
According to the ACEA, Honda has achieved the highest growth
in Europe of all car manufacturers operating in this market for the period of
January to August 2007, with an increase of 15.4% to a record 211, 852 cars
compared with the same period in 2006. Honda's market share has increased from
1.7% in 2006 to 2.0% in 2007.
2. Honda at the Frankfurt Motor Show
The Accord Tourer Concept and the new generation of Honda
diesel engines, i-DTEC made their world debuts at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show
in September. The Honda Accord Tourer Concept provides a strong indication
of the design direction of the forthcoming, all-new generation Accord range, set
to debut in mid-2008. The all-new Accord range will boast one of the first
all-Euro 5-compliant engine line-ups, including a newly developed 2.2-litre i-DTEC
next-generation diesel engine. Compared to the current Accord engine
line-up, power output will be boosted and emissions and fuel economy
significantly improved.
The twin themes of Honda's stand at this year's event were
"Sports" and "Environment". On display were the Small Hybrid Sports
Concept, Honda's next-generation clean diesel engine, the production Civic
Hybrid and the FCX Concept to demonstrate Honda's advanced environmental
technologies. The "Sports" area of the stand included Honda's current F1
racing car, the RA107, alongside Civic Type R and Honda S2000 production models.
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3. Civic Hybrid Tops VCD Environmental Car Ratings for
Second Consecutive Year
The Civic Hybrid has been named Germany's most ecological car
by the respected Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD: a major transport and
environment organisation in Germany) in its Environmental Car Ratings for
2007-2008. As part of its rating process the VCD sought out the quietest
vehicles with the lowest fuel consumption and the lowest level of emissions. The
Civic Hybrid met all the organisation's requirements for environmental
compatibility and comfortable driving, and it was highly rated for its
outstanding quietness. This is the second year running that the VCD has
chosen the Civic Hybrid as its environmental winner.
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Honda European CAR SALES - August 07
By COUNTRY
|
Aug 07
|
Aug 06
|
07/06%
|
Jan-Aug 07
|
Jan-Aug 06
|
07/06%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria
|
326
|
344
|
-5.2%
|
3,202
|
2,952
|
8.5%
|
Belgium (inc.Lxbg)
|
373
|
330
|
13.0%
|
4,177
|
3,928
|
6.3%
|
Denmark
|
276
|
269
|
2.6%
|
2,870
|
1,788
|
60.5%
|
Finland
|
556
|
481
|
15.6%
|
5,301
|
4,301
|
23.3%
|
France
|
845
|
722
|
17.0%
|
10,424
|
7,838
|
33.0%
|
Germany
|
3,539
|
4,174
|
-15.2%
|
29,247
|
30,799
|
-5.0%
|
Greece
|
675
|
465
|
45.2%
|
4,572
|
3,511
|
30.2%
|
Ireland
|
307
|
211
|
45.5%
|
3,655
|
3,231
|
13.1%
|
Italy
|
1,090
|
1,050
|
3.8%
|
19,095
|
16,611
|
15.0%
|
Netherlands
|
482
|
396
|
21.7%
|
4,519
|
3,270
|
38.2%
|
Portugal
|
481
|
450
|
6.9%
|
4,414
|
3,539
|
24.7%
|
Spain
|
973
|
1,199
|
-18.8%
|
15,901
|
11,748
|
35.4%
|
Sweden
|
573
|
319
|
79.6%
|
4,433
|
2,661
|
66.6%
|
UK
|
3,028
|
4,084
|
-25.9%
|
66,962
|
63,184
|
6.0%
|
EU - 15
|
13,524
|
14,494
|
-6.7%
|
178,772
|
159,361
|
12.2%
|
Iceland
|
102
|
52
|
96.2%
|
762
|
715
|
6.6%
|
Norway
|
296
|
264
|
12.1%
|
3,475
|
2,214
|
57.0%
|
Switzerland
|
716
|
647
|
10.7%
|
6,013
|
5,890
|
2.1%
|
EFTA
|
1,114
|
963
|
15.7%
|
10,250
|
8,819
|
16.2%
|
EU - 15 + EFTA
|
14,638
|
15,457
|
-5.3%
|
189,022
|
168,180
|
12.4%
|
Bulgaria
|
37
|
28
|
32.1%
|
279
|
173
|
61.3%
|
Cyprus
|
235
|
175
|
34.3%
|
1,759
|
1,753
|
0.3%
|
Czech Rep
|
178
|
171
|
4.1%
|
2,074
|
1,661
|
24.9%
|
Estonia
|
327
|
251
|
30.3%
|
2,560
|
1,415
|
80.9%
|
Hungary
|
366
|
340
|
7.6%
|
3,240
|
2,577
|
25.7%
|
Latvia
|
283
|
147
|
92.5%
|
1,915
|
875
|
118.9%
|
Lithuania
|
130
|
62
|
109.7%
|
859
|
471
|
82.4%
|
Malta
|
29
|
13
|
123.1%
|
151
|
121
|
24.8%
|
Poland
|
1,119
|
847
|
32.1%
|
8,763
|
6,200
|
41.3%
|
Romania
|
236
|
28
|
742.9%
|
1,155
|
317
|
264.4%
|
Slovakia
|
101
|
89
|
13.5%
|
1,099
|
969
|
13.4%
|
Slovenia
|
120
|
88
|
36.4%
|
886
|
804
|
10.2%
|
EU 10 New Members
|
3,161
|
2,239
|
41.2%
|
24,740
|
17,336
|
42.7%
|
European Union
|
16,685
|
16,733
|
-0.3%
|
203,512
|
176,697
|
15.2%
|
Total EU(EU+EFTA)
|
17,799
|
17,696
|
0.6%
|
213,762
|
185,516
|
15.2%
|
Croatia
|
99
|
79
|
25.3%
|
927
|
655
|
41.5%
|
Israel
|
563
|
407
|
38.3%
|
6,194
|
3,582
|
72.9%
|
Russia
|
3,103
|
1,639
|
89.3%
|
19,770
|
9,479
|
108.6%
|
Turkey
|
1,486
|
1,713
|
-13.3%
|
12,708
|
11,034
|
15.2%
|
Ukraine
|
691
|
217
|
218.4%
|
4,131
|
1,873
|
120.6%
|
Others
|
356
|
203
|
75.4%
|
2,128
|
1,405
|
51.5%
|
Total EU Others
|
6,298
|
4,258
|
47.9%
|
45,858
|
28,028
|
63.6%
|
TOTAL EUROPE
|
24,097
|
21,954
|
9.8%
|
259,620
|
213,544
|
21.6%
|
By MODEL
|
Aug 07
|
Aug 06
|
07/06%
|
Jan-Aug 07
|
Jan-Aug 06
|
07/06%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jazz
|
4,362
|
6,067
|
-28.1%
|
50,182
|
56,857
|
-11.7%
|
Civic - All Models
|
9,769
|
7,713
|
26.7%
|
100,848
|
72,185
|
39.7% |
Diesel
|
1,599
|
1,571
|
1.8%
|
21,458
|
20,449
|
4.9%
|
Hybrid
|
776
|
328
|
136.6%
|
6,796
|
2,428
|
179.9%
|
Accord - All Models
|
3,057
|
3,461
|
-11.7%
|
32,062
|
30,029
|
6.8%
|
Diesel
|
569
|
1,099
|
-48.2%
|
10,472
|
11,206
|
-6.6%
|
CR-V
|
5,279
|
2,536
|
108.2%
|
59,295
|
32,266
|
83.8%
|
Diesel
|
2,162
|
1,148
|
88.3%
|
29,906
|
16,579
|
80.4%
|
FR-V
|
832
|
1,160
|
-28.3%
|
10,210
|
12,806
|
-20.3%
|
Diesel
|
333
|
564
|
-41.0%
|
4,702
|
6,786
|
-30.7%
|
S2000
|
27
|
52
|
-48.1%
|
849
|
1,091
|
-22.2%
|
City
|
627
|
619
|
1.3%
|
4,586
|
6,569
|
-30.2%
|
Legend
|
138
|
280
|
-50.7%
|
1,296
|
348
|
272.4%
|
Other models
|
6
|
66
|
-90.9%
|
292
|
1,393
|
-79.0%
|
TOTAL EUROPE
|
24,097
|
21,954
|
9.8%
|
259,620
|
213,544
|
21.6%
|
Diesel
|
4,663
|
4,382
|
6.4%
|
66,538
|
55,020
|
20.9%
|
Diesel Ratio
|
19.4%
|
20.0%
|
|
25.6%
|
25.8%
|
|
EU produced
|
13,261
|
10,074
|
31.6%
|
145,331
|
103,084
|
41.0%
|
EU Ratio
|
55.0%
|
45.9%
|
|
56.0%
|
48.3%
|
|
NB: Source Honda
Last edited by JeffX on
October 15, 2007 11:02
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