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					  <title><![CDATA[American Honda Reports Record Sales in June]]></title>
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Fuel-efficient Fit sets all-time record; Civic and Acura TSX set June records07/01/2008 - TORRANCE, Calif. -
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced total June sales of 142,539, up 13.8 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), setting a new record for the month. Reflecting a shifting automotive marketplace, total car sales set a new June record for the first time since 1990 at 97,639, up 34.2 percent versus last year. Year-to-date American Honda sales are up 4.8 percent to 798,358.
&#34;Staying true to our core values is allowing Honda to weather the storm of rising gas prices and help consumers find shelter in our products,&#34; said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. &#34;Our factories are doing everything they can to produce the fuel-efficient models consumers are desperately in need of.&#34;
Honda Division sales rose 17.9 percent over last year to a new June record of 130,083, driven by record car sales which increased 41.4 percent to 89,947. The fuel-efficient Fit posted its best month ever with sales of 10,003, up 100.5 percent, while Civic hit a new June record, up 23.1 percent to 39,967, and Accord rose 54.5 percent to 39,704. Honda Division light-truck sales of 40,136 reflect a decrease of 14.2 percent. Honda Division sales are up 7.4 percent to 720,444, year-to-date.
Acura Division sales totaled 12,456. Sales of the completely redesigned 2009 TSX sports sedan increased 27.5 percent and set a new June record of 3,869.
(1) All percentages in this release reflect the daily selling rate as calculated with 24 days for June 2008, versus 27 for 2007. Year to date, the daily selling rate is calculated with 153 days for 2008, versus 154 for 2007.
For more information about Honda vehicles, please visit www.honda.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.hondanews.com. For more information about Acura vehicles, please visit www.acura.com. For media inquiries, please go to www.acuranews.com.]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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					  <title><![CDATA[Honda Demonstrates the FCX Concept Vehicle in United States]]></title>
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Fully functional Next-Generation Fuel Cell makes its U.S. driving debut&#160;
MONTEREY, Calif. 11/14/2006 --&#160; 
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today held a demonstration drive of the next-generation FCX Concept fuel cell vehicle at the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California. The FCX Concept features a newly developed compact, high-efficiency Honda FC Stack as well as a low-floor, low-riding, short-nose body. It offers a comfortably large cabin and futuristic styling along with significant improvements in power output and environmental performance. Limited marketing of a totally new fuel cell vehicle based on this concept model is to begin in 2008 in Japan and the U.S.
To meet Honda objectives for significant gains in both environmental and driving performance, the FCX Concept is equipped with a V Flow fuel cell platform (1) consisting of a compact, high-efficiency fuel cell stack arranged in an innovative center-tunnel layout. This has allowed designers to create an elegant, low-riding, sedan form that would have been difficult to achieve in a conventional fuel cell vehicle. This new fuel cell stack is 20 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than the current FCX FC Stack, yet its power output is 14kW greater. The drive motor has been positioned coaxially with the gearbox for a more compact design, with output increased by 15kW. Overall, the power plant is about 180kg lighter than that of the current FCX and about 40 percent smaller in volume. The result is improved energy efficiency and performance along with a more spacious interior.
While with previous fuel cell stacks the hydrogen and the water formed in electricity generation flowed horizontally, the new FCX Concept features vertical-flow design. This allows gravity to assist in discharging the water that is produced, resulting in a major improvement in water drainage, key to high-efficiency fuel stack performance. The result is stable power generation under a broad range of conditions, and higher output from a smaller package. Low-temperature startup has also been significantly improved, enabling cold-weather starts at temperatures 10 degrees C lower than the current FCX- as low as minus 30 degrees C.'As an auxiliary power source, the FCX Concept carries a compact, high-efficiency lithium ion battery, contributing to increased power output and a more compact power plant. These efficiency improvements to major power plant components give the vehicle a travel range approximately 30 percent greater than the current FCX. The vehicle is also highly efficient, with an energy efficiency of around 60 percent -approximately three times that of a gasoline-engine vehicle, twice that of a hybrid vehicle, and 10 percent better than the current FCX.Other features include seat upholstery and door linings made from Honda Bio-Fabric, a plant-based material that offers outstanding durability and resistance to sunlight damage. Other improvements such as Shift-by-Wire and a newly designed instrument panel with easy-to-read display of hydrogen fuel consumption facilitate improved ease of operation.The new fuel cell vehicle currently under development for release in 2008, will feature the principle technologies of the FCX Concept to achieve a new dimension in environmentally friendly driving pleasure not found with gasoline-engine vehicles.
Specifications





Number of passengers 

4


Motor 

Max. Output

95kW (129PS, 127 horsepower)


Max. Torque

256N-m (26.1kg-m, 188.8 lb-ft.)


Type

AC synchronous motor (Honda mfg.)


Fuel Cell Stack

Type

PEFC(proton exchange membrane fuel cell, Honda Mfg.)




Output

100kW


Fuel&#160;

Type&#160;

Compressed hydrogen




Storage

High-pressure hydrogen tank (350atm)




Tank Capacity

171 liters


Dimensions (L x W x H)

4,760 x 1,865 x 1,445mm(187.4 x 73.4 x 56.9 inches)


Max. Speed

160km/h (100 mph)


Energy Storage

Lithium Ion Battery


Vehicle Range*

570km (354 miles)]]></description>
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					  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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