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...On Friday, Honda also doubled its full-year profit guidance and raised its annual dividend forecast, citing strong demand for its Vezel and XR-V models in China....
...Honda unsuccessfully tried to sue Chinese group Shuanghuan Auto in 2004 for allegedly copying its CR-V vehicle....
...He joined Honda in 1982 straight from university as an engineer, and made his name after overseeing the development of the second-generation CR-V, a popular compact SUV....
...also lost production of the CR-V SUV....
...Honda is in talks with the Thai government to begin manufacturing hybrids in the country. Leading candidates include its Jazz hatchback, HR-V SUV and City sedan....
...However, the producers — led by Toyota, Isuzu, and Honda — are foreign, and about half of what the industry makes goes to export....
...The use of margin-eroding sales incentives is on the rise, although new versions of the Civic and CR-V may limit Honda’s need for them....
...The company is expected to update its CR-V sport utility vehicle this year and to launch a new version of its Civic hatchback....
...Honda has also tapped rising demand for SUVs (sports utility vehicles) with its Honda BR-V, which is the most popular vehicle in the category....
...The next-generation CR-V would be made in Canada and exported to Europe, he added....
...The company is hoping to narrow the gap with rivals with the planned rollout of HR-V, a compact SUV, light truck Pilot, and the new Civic in the coming months....
...He added that losing the CR-V to Honda’s plant in Canada was “disappointing”....
...He earned fame after supervising development of Honda’s second-generation CR-V, a popular compact sport utility vehicle....
...“We do expect faster growth, but it is not a sharp recovery or a ‘V’-shaped recovery....
...Honda already produces the CR-V crossover at a plant in El Salto, Jalisco....
...The Wiltshire site, which makes the Civic, Jazz and CR-V models, produced 151,000 cars in 2012, down on its 250,000 capacity....
...A new version of its CR-V small SUV begins production in September, and it plans to renew its small Jazz at a later date....
...Manufacturers such as Volkswagen and Honda are developing microvehicles for big cities, including scooters, bicycles and electric carts....
...It said that its planned December date to launch sales of its new CR-V crossover vehicle would potentially be delayed by several weeks....
...In addition to the Civic and Jazz small car, the plant will next year begin mass production of a new version of its CR-V compact sport utility vehicle....
...V. Rao Aiyagari may be a scientist but he knows a thing or two about banking....
...The recall covers the 2005-2010 model year of Honda’s Accord compact, its 2007-2010 CR-V small SUV, 2005-2008 Element small SUV, 2005-2009 Odyssey people-carrier, and 2010 Spirior, the Chinese version of...
...V Sridhar, head of the operations at the Manesar plant, explains that rising input and energy costs have put pressure on the company’s margins....
...CR-V....
...The plant employs about 3,000 people and makes its CR-V, Civic, and Jazz models. Honda is due to reach a decision shortly....
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