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...Diversify Japan Inc. Japan must finally abandon the script it followed to become an industrial superpower. The global economic crisis has exposed the country's overdependence on its manufacturing-for-export model. GDP in the first quarter plunged a staggering 15.2% as demand evaporated for cars from Toyota, Honda and Nissan and for high-end electronics from Sony and Panasonic. Japan can no longer expect economic growth to be generated almost exclusively by a handful of powerful multinational manufacturers. Increased domestic consumption as well as investment in small- and medium-sized enterprises are needed to help drive economic growth. This...
...never think of training consumers on how to fill up a gasoline-powered car," says Honda's Ellis. "But it's the very first thing we show them...
...contrast to Nissan, Honda has passed up pure electrics, preferring instead to bank on lower-cost hybrids (Civic and Insight) and hydrogen fuel cells. Ellis, however, claims no distinction should be made between "FCs" and electrics, since a fuel-cell car is basically an electric car powered by hydrogen-created electricity...
Then again, as Honda's Ellis says, "It all depends on the price...
Chrysler's performance last month was weak compared to that of the competition, as Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Ford Motor Co. all posted healthy sales increases, thanks to the Cash for Clunkers program, which boosted industry-wide sales to the highest level in more than a year. (See the most exciting cars...