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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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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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This was disclosed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila upon his return from New York where he accompanied President Arroyo in a series of meetings with American businessmen and investors.


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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.


Sekiguchi noted that the Philippine market equates value with size and thus tends to favor the much larger American vehicles which, however, are not fuel efficient.

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


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


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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

This Civic’s for Real

By Dong Magsajo | April 5, 2006 - 12:00am

The long wait is finally over. When members of the Philippine motoring media arrived from the Tokyo Motor Show late last year, those among us who were with the Honda contingent were ceaselessly bugged by questions...

Motoring

Ford urges RP to renegotiate automotive tariffs under JPEPA

By Marianne V. Go | September 21, 2005 - 12:00am

Ford Motor Co. is urging the government to renegotiate automotive tariffs under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) so that it does not adversely affect local automotive production in the...

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