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Japanese car makes Honda Motors recently launched its newest line of sports utility vehicle (SUV), the third generation Honda CRV.


During Friday night’s launch at The Fort, Honda Cars Philippines president and general manager Takashi Sekiguchi said the new CRV is expected to outperform the older model in terms of sales.


In 2006, Honda Philippines was able to sell 180 units of CRV per month. For the new model, Sekiguchi said they expect to sell 250 SUVs each month.


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                    [Title] => Honda unveils full-size SUV Pilot
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Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) finally unveiled yesterday  its full-size sports utility vehicle Honda Pilot which will retail at P2.6 million.


During the same launch, Honda also presented its redesigned Honda Sports Accord sedan which will be available in two variants and cost P1.47 million for the 2.4 liter iVTEC model and P1.69 million for the 3 liter V6 model.


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During last Friday’s presentation of Honda’s 2006 Jazz model, Sekiguchi expressed confidence that HCPI would likely hit its 20 percent sales growth target this year, selling 12,000 units.


Last year, HCPI sold a total of 9,797 units.


As of end-May this year, Sekiguchi reported, HCPI has already sold 5,016 units, just 1,000 units short of its half year target.


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                    [Title] => Honda Cars vows to regain market share
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To spearhead Honda’s renewed and more aggressive attempt to regain market share, the current No. 3 Japanese car company publicly unveiled its 2006 redesigned  Civic model.


According to HCPI deputy head of marketing division Arnel Doria, Honda is banking on the new Civic model to help boost HCPI’s sales this year.


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                    [Title] => Honda Phils eyes importation of completely built up hybrid cars
                    [Summary] => Japanese-owned Honda Philippines Inc. is interested in importing completely built  up units of hybrid vehicles. 


Honda president and general manager Takashi Sekiguchi admitted  that Honda had expressed interest to the Board of Investments (BOI) in importing completely built up units of hybrid vehicles.


At the same time, Honda  is  gearing up for increased competition with the introduction yesterday of its redesigned compact City model.


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                    [Title] => Honda to strengthen market share with Jazz hatchback
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Likewise, Honda will also develop the still unappreciated five-door hatchback model.


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During the same launch, Honda also presented its redesigned Honda Sports Accord sedan which will be available in two variants and cost P1.47 million for the 2.4 liter iVTEC model and P1.69 million for the 3 liter V6 model.


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Last year, HCPI sold a total of 9,797 units.


As of end-May this year, Sekiguchi reported, HCPI has already sold 5,016 units, just 1,000 units short of its half year target.


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Likewise, Honda will also develop the still unappreciated five-door hatchback model.


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Honda launche 3rd generation CRV

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | March 26, 2007 - 12:00am

Japanese car makes Honda Motors recently launched its newest line of sports utility vehicle (SUV), the third generation Honda CRV. During Friday night’s...

Business

Honda unveils full-size SUV Pilot

By Marianne V. Go | August 3, 2006 - 12:00am

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) finally unveiled yesterday its full-size sports utility vehicle Honda Pilot which will retail at P2.6 million. During the same launch, Honda also presented its redesigned...

Business

Honda confident of hitting target

By Marianne V. Go | June 27, 2006 - 12:00am

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) will try its best to hold on to the No. 2 spot in overall automotive sales this year, according to Takashi Sekiguchi, president and general manager of HCPI. During last Friday’s...

Business

Honda Cars vows to regain market share

By Marianne V. Go | April 5, 2006 - 12:00am

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) has vowed to regain market share by undergoing an organizational, marketing and production retraining to take advantage of the expected upturn in the automotive industry this year. To...

Business

Honda Phils eyes importation of completely built up hybrid cars

By Marianne V. Go | September 20, 2005 - 12:00am

Japanese-owned Honda Philippines Inc. is interested in importing completely built up units of hybrid vehicles. Honda president and general manager Takashi Sekiguchi admitted that Honda had expressed interest...

Business

Honda to strengthen market share with Jazz hatchback

By Marianne V. Go | July 26, 2005 - 12:00am

Honda Cars Philippines Inc. is set to strengthen its market share with a new addition to its model line-up. According to Honda Philippines’ current president and general manager Takashi Sekiguchi, Honda intends...

Business