FOLLOWING the news that 2010 will see the launch of both the Honda CR-Z hybrid and a hybrid version of the company’s popular Jazz small car, Honda’s newly-appointed CEO Takanobu Ito has said that he wants hybrid technology to become a primary focus for Japan’s number-two carmaker.

Speaking to a media gathering at Honda’s Japanese [...]

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HONDA IS SET to up the ante in its hybrid rivalry with Toyota next year, today announcing its intent to bring two new petrol-electric models to market before the end of 2010.

The first will be the Honda CR-Z, the spiritual successor to the CRX of the 1990s and the first production hybrid sports car from [...]

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THE TOYOTA PRIUS may be the iconic hybrid of the last decade, but Japan’s number two carmaker isn’t about to let that deter it.

With the 2010 Insight joining the Civic Hybrid in Honda’s global line-up (and expected here later next year), Honda is tackling Toyota’s head-start in the hybrid market front-on.

Now, Japan’s leading business paper [...]

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