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Honda Delivers FCX Clarity Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle to 2010 Canadian Olympic Hockey Team Captain Scott Niedermayer

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

ANAHEIM, Calif., U.S.A., January 6, 2010 – American Honda Motor Co., Inc., delivered a zero emissions hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle to its latest customer, 2010 Canadian Olympic hockey team captain, Scott Niedermayer. Also a team captain for the Anaheim Ducks National Hockey League team, Niedermayer is a leader both on and off the ice, promoting an environmentally responsible lifestyle and the protection of natural resources.

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Anaheim Ducks Captain Scott Niedermayer Drives Honda FCX Clarity

“My love for nature and the outdoors developed while growing up in Canada and I hope the generations after me get to experience nature as I have,” said Scott Niedermayer. “Everyday actions, like driving the zero-emissions Honda FCX Clarity, will help to make this dream a reality.”

Honda’s FCX Clarity produces electricity onboard from hydrogen via Honda’s innovative V Flow fuel cell stack with water vapor as its only emission. Significant advances include exhilarating performance, futuristic sedan packaging and a driving range of up to 240 miles*. FCX Clarity’s fuel efficiency is three times that of a comparable, modern gasoline-powered automobile.

“The FCX Clarity demonstrates Honda’s commitment to developing zero-emissions vehicles, and we believe that having drivers like Scott Niedermayer behind the wheel of a Honda FCX Clarity is a great way to reach out to a new audience of drivers,” said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. “We hope that Scott’s example of driving the FCX Clarity will inspire fans and other athletes to consider more environmentally responsible products.”

Niedermayer and his wife, Lisa, reside in Orange County, California, with their four sons. The family enjoys the outdoors together by camping and mountain biking. Their love of nature has inspired the family to seek a greener lifestyle that includes changes such as adding insulation around the family home and installing a radiant barrier on the roof to conserve energy. Niedermayer already carpools to games with his fellow teammates and promotes a recycling program around his team’s dressing room.

Honda’s advanced fuel cell electric vehicles have been tested and proven through a series of successful partnerships over the last seven years with various fleet users and retail customers. A small but growing network of hydrogen fuel stations in Southern California allow for vehicle refueling in about five minutes and offer a clean, domestic energy supply for transportation. Honda has gained extensive experience from the deployment of several generations of its fuel cell electric vehicle technology with the ultimate goal of achieving the mass-market commercialization of zero-emissions fuel cell vehicles.

http://world.honda.com/news/2010/c100106FCX-Clarity

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Workers in America urge import duties on 46 million Chinese tires

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

America recently presented a comprehensive overview before the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) of tire Section 421 trade of 46 million passenger and light tire truck tires from China valued at $1.7 billion in 2008.

The hearing is the final public step to determine recommendations on a tariff remedy before president Obama decides how to enforce American trade laws. The USTR remedy recommendation will be delivered to the president by Sept.2, 2009.

The president’s decision on how to respond to surging tire imports from China that have resulted in massive job losses and factory closures is due on Sept. 17.

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Japan speeds up efforts to promote bullet trains in America, Brazil

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

The Japanese government is getting on board with the private sector in promoting the sale of bullet trains in America and Brazil, believing that global warming is spurring a boom of interest in environmentally friendly high-speed railway systems. In the short-term, the government is expected to devote itself to public relations activities on behalf of Japanese businesses with America and Brazil. The Foreign Ministry believes the government’s promotion of the speedy trains will become a drawing card in its diplomacy efforts to brand Japan as an eco-friendly nation. Obama in April announced a sweeping environment-oriented stimulus package and said, “I’m announcing my administration’s efforts to transform travel in America with an historic investment in high speed rail.”
The measures included a grandiose super express network linking major American cities, including a rail line between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, Brazil is believed to be ahead of the United States in starting the construction of a high-speed rail system as it is scheduled to host the World Cup finals in Rio de Janeiro in 2014. The country is gearing toward opening a fast rail line measuring about 550 kilometers, including between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populated city.

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China auto sales surpass American for 3rd month

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Preliminary figures show auto sales in China reached about 1.03 million in March, exceeding sales in America for the third month in a row, state media reports said recently.
Data from 14 major auto makers, accounting for roughly 90 percent of total sales, totaled 1.026 million, according to media reports on the Internet.

Full industry data due to be released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers in coming days could push March auto sales in China, the world’s second largest auto market, to a monthly record, the reports said. Americans bought 857,735 new vehicles in March, down 37 percent from the 1.36 million sold in the same month a year earlier, according to Autodata Corp. But a 25 percent jump in U.S. sales from February raised hopes that the worst may be over for an industry battered by global economic malaise and financial catastrophe.

China is bound to eventually overtake America as the world’s largest auto market, and recent developments have accelerated that trend, with Chinese vehicle sales in January and February exceeding U.S. monthly sales for the first time ever.

With sales slumping elsewhere, China is one of the few bright spots for the ailing industry.
But China’s promise is also a curse for automakers facing ever intensifying competition among both domestic and foreign manufacturers.

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Michelin to shut tire factory in America, cutting 1,000 jobs

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

The American subsidiary of French tire maker Michelin said it will shut a US plant in Alabama, where it employs 1,000 people, due to an “unprecedented” slump in demand. Michelin North America said the closure of the plant in Opelika, Alabama, by October31 was part of a restructuring plan for its manufacturing operations “in response to the unprecedented drop in market demand.”

“The decision comes in the wake of the continuing economic crisis as consumers are driving fewer miles, purchasing fewer vehicles and delaying tire replacement purchases,” the company said in a statement.

The company said it would provide separation pay and other benefits to the laid-off workers.

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