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Honda to Begin Sales of Legend with New Honda SENSING Elite

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TOKYO, Mar 4, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will begin lease sales in Japan, on March 5, 2021, of the all-new Legend equipped with Honda SENSING Elite.Legend Hybrid EX - Honda SENSING EliteStriving to realize a collision-free society based on its global safety slogan, "Safety for Everyone," Honda has long been at the forefront globally in researching and developing safety technologies. With a vision to encourage people to explore their curiosity and to realize a joyous future where everyone can go anywhere freely with total peace of mind, Honda is introducing this Legend model equipped with the Honda SENSING Elite which represents the new step forward in the area of advanced safety technology.Honda SENSING Elite is a variation of Honda SENSING, a suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies currently available for Honda vehicles around the world. The name "Elite" represents the outstanding and "elite" technologies included in this latest variation.One of the "elite" technologies is the "Traffic Jam Pilot" function, an advanced technology qualifying for Level 3 automated driving (conditional automated driving in limited area), for whic...

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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Announces New President & CEO

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TOKYO, Feb 19, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that at a meeting of the company's Board of Directors held today, Toshihiro Mibe, currently the company's Senior Managing Director, was named the next President and Representative Director, effective April 1, 2021. Mibe will succeed Takahiro Hachigo, the current President and Representative Director, who will become a Director, effective April 1, 2021.Mibe is scheduled to become Director, President and Representative Executive Officer* (CEO) with the resolution of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held in June 2021, at which time Hachigo will retire from the company.During the approximately six years since he ascended to the presidency in 2015, in the face of a period of great transformation of the company's business environment, Hachigo took the initiative and formulated Honda's 2030 Vision to enable Honda to become "a company society wants to exist" into the future. For the fulfilment of the company's 2030 Vision statement - "to serve people worldwide with the joy of expanding their life's potential" -- Hachigo led Team Honda on a course to "solidify existing businesses" and "prepare...

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Honda Reaches 100,000-Unit Cumulative Automobile Production Milestone in Vietnam

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TOKYO, Jan 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Honda in Vietnam, announced that it has reached a cumulative automobile production milestone of 100,000 units.The 100,000th unit was a City, representing not only a significant milestone for Honda's automobile operations in Vietnam, but attests to the achievements of Honda?s business activities over many years in the country. Heading towards its next milestone, Honda Vietnam will continue to provide high quality products that exceed customer expectations, and continue being "a company that society wants to exist" in Vietnam.Honda Vietnam was established in 1996 as a motorcycle manufacturing and sales company, and begun automobile production in 2006. In order to better meet domestic customer demand, six models, of which, two domestically produced models: City and CR-V, and four imported models: Accord, Civic, HR-V and Brio, are distributed through 42 dealers. Copyright 2021 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.com

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Honda, Cruise and GM Take Next Steps Toward Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Service Business in Japan

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TOKYO, Jan 20, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda has announced that it will collaborate with Cruise and General Motors on self-driving vehicles for its autonomous vehicle mobility service (MaaS) business in Japan, based on the development and commercial agreements signed in October 2018.Cruise will be sending the first of its self-driving test vehicles to Japan and start development for testing this year.Further ahead, Honda aims to launch its MaaS business using the Cruise Origin, a vehicle the three companies are jointly developing exclusively for autonomous vehicle mobility service businesses. Honda Mobility Solutions Co., Ltd., established in February 2020, will be the operator of such MaaS business in Japan.Comments by Dan Ammann, CEO of Cruise:"Cruise's mission to provide safer, cleaner and more accessible transportation is not limited to the US. These are major changes that are needed almost everywhere in the world, and this is a small, but symbolic step with Honda on our global journey."Comments by Takahiro Hachigo, President & Representative Director, Honda Motor Co, Ltd.:"This collaboration with Cruise will enable the creation of new value for mobility and people's daily ...

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Honda Added to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

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TOKYO, Nov 27, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the company was selected for the fourth consecutive year as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) serve as one of the key benchmarks for socially responsible investing*.The DJSI are the investment indices run by the U.S.-based S&P Global Inc. who evaluate sustainability of the world's leading companies in terms of economic, environmental and social criteria and select companies that demonstrate overall excellence for the indices.Based on their annual DJSI review, S&P Global Inc. published the components list and Honda was selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific Index for six consecutive years. In the review, Honda was also ranked in the top 4 for the global Automobile sector and added to the DJSI World.Honda issued the "Honda SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020" summarizing Honda's approach and initiatives to sustainability. For more information, please visit https://global.honda/about/sustainability.html.Through unique creations and challenges as a mobility company, Honda will continue providing appe...

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Honda e Becomes First Japanese Vehicle to Win ‘German Car of the Year’; Adds to Growing Tally of Global Accolades

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TOKYO, Nov 18, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda's first battery-electric vehicle for Europe, the Honda e, has been named 'German Car of the Year 2021' in the country's prestigious annual Car of the Year Awards, becoming the first vehicle from a Japanese brand to do so. The car also won in the "New Energy" category.This is the latest in a series of prestigious accolades to be given to the Honda e since its launch in Spring 2020, including the top honour in the Red Dot Design Awards.The German Car of the Year awards are decided by a jury of leading German car journalists. The panel tests and reviews the latest cars, ranking them according to their usability, driving characteristics, market relevance and level of innovation. The winners of five categories - Compact, Premium, Luxury, New Energy and Performance - then go head-to-head to decide an overall winner."For Honda e to be the first Japanese car to be awarded German Car of the Year is a great honor and one we are incredibly proud to receive," added Katsuhisa Okuda, CO & President of Honda Motor Europe. "Customer and media response to the Honda e since it was first unveiled has been overwhelmingly positive. The Honda e is a perfe...