Japan’s top three automakers said global production in July rose to records for that month, highlighting solid growth riding on their reputation for fuel-efficient models amid soaring gasoline prices.

Toyota Motor Corp. - close to passing up General Motors Corp. to become the world’s biggest automaker - said Wednesday that worldwide output rose 10.2 per cent in July from a year ago to 812,147 vehicles.

Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second-biggest automaker, reported July production jumped 17.7 per cent to 342,152 vehicles. Demand for its Fit subcompact, the best-selling car in Japan for the ninth month in a row, has benefited the company.

Nissan Motor Co. also racked up record production for July at 315,975 vehicles, up 26.8 per cent on year, on strong sales of its Maxima and Altima sedans in the U.S. and the Teana and other models in China.

The robust growth for the Japanese comes at a time when soaring gas prices have hurt the world’s auto industry.

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Even US 2009 Honda civic was unveild last weak ago but still go to plan changing looking update for Civic japanese/asia version,It will be taken change its.

-New front frille more sporty looking

-New Fabric texture seat

-Stop rear indicator to change to 8 Polygon form instead of circle lamp.

-Launch in October 2008

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2009 Honda Civic Lineup Receives New Exterior Styling; Available Technology Features Now Include Bluetooth HandsFreeLink and USB Audio Interface

New LX-S and VP sedans expand variety

The Honda Civic is enhanced inside and out for 2009 with new exterior styling, colors and available tech-friendly features like Bluetooth® HandsFreeLink® and a USB Audio Interface 1. An exclusively-equipped Civic LX-S Sedan debuts with alloy wheels and sportier interior styling. A new Civic DX Value Package (DX-VP) Sedan builds on the Civic DX Sedan’s standard features by adding air conditioning and an audio system.

“The Civic lineup uniquely embraces traditional gasoline, hybrid, high performance and natural gas technologies like no other vehicle in the world,” said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “The exterior styling enhancements and newly-available features help strengthen Civic’s position as one of the best-selling vehicles in a market that’s embracing small cars more than ever.”

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The all new Honda city was taken while testing in thailand

This is the really hot of B-segment sedan in the world when you see Honda city 2008 looks sporty reflective to fight competitve coming soon.

credit:www.pantip.com/cafe

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Guangzhou Honda Accord were sale 17,191 units in july 2008

While China’s passenger vehicle market began to slide in July, Guangzhou Honda, a joint venture between Guangzhou Auto and Honda Motor, bucked the trend by selling 30,148 vehicles, up 57.09% over the previous month, said xinhuanet.com today.

Of the top 15 Chinese makers of passenger vehicles by sales in July, only Guangzhou Honda sold more vehicles over June, and the nearly 57.1% growth rate shows the company is gathering strong sales momentum. Industry experts said that this extraordinary achievement is mostly attributed to the good sales of the 8th-generation Accord sedan and the all-new Fit sedan.

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Honda Motor Co., Japan’s second- biggest carmaker, led a rise in domestic auto sales in July, after its new models spurred demand.

Sales of cars, trucks and buses rose 5.4 percent to 302,568 from a year earlier, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said in a statement today. The total excludes minicars.

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Honda will follow-up one of the most successful models in supermini history when its all-new Jazz goes on sale this Autumn. At a time of rising fuel prices and financial instability, a range of low emission, high economy petrol engines makes the new model an attractive option for the increasing number of motorists looking to downsize.

By enhancing its strongest qualities, Honda engineers have taken the innovative design and versatility of the current Jazz to the next stage. Greater flexibility, more interior space and lively, but economical engines raise the bar even further in a class that’s struggled to match the Honda Jazz for customer satisfaction and reliability.

The hugely-popular Jazz was always going to be a hard act to follow – simply because of the resounding success of the current car. As well as attracting consistently strong demand from customers in every year since its 2002 launch, the Honda Jazz europe 2008 has also won over 30 industry awards, making it one of the most celebrated models ever.

The sequel builds on this success, with a more stylish, contemporary exterior design to appeal to a broader audience. A slightly larger body style brings better visibility and means Jazz is even more spacious.
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Japanese auto giants Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have joined with Toray Industries Inc. to develop a new carbon-fiber material for use in auto bodies, aiming to mass produce cars that are lighter by as much as 40% than steel-built vehicles, according to a report Thursday.

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Honda’s low-emission sportscar study model has been revealed at the British International Motor Show, at ExCeL, London.

The lightweight roadster design study displays one of Honda’s core engineering principles – to design stylish and exciting cars that are also environmentally responsible.

Named the OSM (for Open Study Model), the two-seater joins the confirmed-for-production CR-Z sports hybrid and FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car on the Honda stand at the show.

“We’re trying to show that low emission cars can be attractive,” says Andreas Sittel, Project Leader for OSM. “There is no reason why a car that’s more environmentally friendly can’t look great too – and be sporty and fun to drive.”

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