Honda says studying shift overseas to avoid yen effect

* Working under assumption of 80 yen to dollar over next 3 years* Exports from Japan unsustainable at current dollar-yen rate -CFO* Discussion of shifting output to continue until last minute -CFO* Not optimistic that yen will weaken -CFO* Honda move could put pressure on Toyota, Nissan (Adds details)By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondentTOKYO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co is studying

Honda's new Home Power Generation

The New Honda: Cars, Bikes and …. Home Power GenerationPosted by Stephen On Friday, July 15th, 2011The idea of what they are calling “co-generation” doe not get as much publicity as the latest Honda bike or car launch, but on July 14th Honda’s Yamada made it clear that company leaders want to see electricity co-generation technology products become a third pillar for Honda’s business, on par with

MotorTrend: First Drive: Honda Fit Shuttle Hybrid

Not for our market....yet?....Super-Sized Honda Is a Better Fit for FamiliesJuly 21, 2011By Peter LyonPhotography by Holiday Auto MagazineLike much of Japan's industry, Honda's operations were massively disrupted after the March earthquake and tsunami, and new model launches were delayed. The super-sized Fit's debut was knocked back three months, and production temporarily relocated from the