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Another Dismal Sales Year, Honda Insight to be Axed

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:19:05 +0000

In the Unites States, at least, the Honda Insight just hasn’t been that popular, in spite of the fact it actually had a head-start ahead of its main rival, Toyota Prius. Toyota Prius started production in 1997, in Japan, but wasn’t introduced in the United States until a couple of years later. Honda Insight was […]

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Honda's New Hybrid Car to be the Cheapest in Japan

Mike Sandru — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:29:56 +0000

The Nikkei business daily said the car will cost about 200,000 yen more than Honda's popular gasoline-powered Fit compact car and about 400,000 yen less than the Insight. "Lower prices are good for consumers but not for shareholders," said Yoshihiko Tabei, an analyst at Kazaka Securities.

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GM Cancels the 53mpg Hybrid Chevrolet and Proceeds to PHEVs

Cristi — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:53:04 +0000

Even though electric vehicles seem to be the future, some car manufacturers do not rush into changing to green, alternative energy sources. There is some incertitude when it comes to changing so fast from fossil fuels and some automakers just take their time to see what is best for the market.

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Toyota Preparing to Launch a Cheap Hybrid Vehicle

Mike Sandru — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:06:31 +0000

Toyota has announced that plans to develop a cheaper hybrid vehicle, a competitor for the Insight model which just entered the U.S. market. Toyota officials have revealed that their hybrid will be developed on the current Yaris platform.

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Honda Presents Its Low-Cost Hybrid at Paris Auto Show

Mike Sandru — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:10:36 +0000

Honda Motor Corp. will introduce its long expected low-cost hybrid model at the Auto Show from Paris next month. The Japanese auto maker announced that the car will be launched on the market at the beginning of next year.

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