AFP (Enlarge photo)

15/08/2008 04:17. Aug 14, 2008 (Detroit Free Press - McClatchy-Tribune News Service via COMTEX) -- HMC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Aug. 14--TRAVERSE CITY -- Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that sales of a new hybrid vehicle it plans to launch in April will eventually reach more than 100,000 a year in North America and 200,000 globally.

Honda has not yet revealed the name or pricing of the vehicle, but has said it will be a five-door, five-passenger vehicle with its own name.

Honda plans to build the vehicle in Japan and launch it globally on April 22 -- Earth Day -- said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of Honda's U.S. sales arm.

"We believe our hybrid system is best suited for smaller vehicles where the fuel-efficiency gains are the greatest," Colliver said during a speech at the... // Trading Markets

Total: 10 news articles, 2 photos
First News Article: AFP, 14/08/2008 09:30