Honda's R&D chief Mibe Toshihiro has confirmed to Autocar that work is underway to produce a new sportscar in the mould of the iconic Honda NSX - and separate reports suggest it could be on sale as early as next year.

Responding to comments made by Honda president Takanobu Ito about the new NSX, Toshihiro said that Honda was ready to start work on the next generation of its electric and hybrid vehicles, and suggested that a new sportscar would be evaluated as part of that project.

"We are now at a point where we can consider the next generation of electric and hybrid vehicles," said Toshihiro while speaking at the Global Automotive Forum in Chengdu, China. "President Ito has already mentioned a new NSX, and we have looked at that in the R&D department. It would be an interesting project - electric or hybrid vehicles can be fun as well as economical. More than that I cannot say."

Ito previously suggested that the new NSX would be a different vehicle to the original NSX, which weighed 1350kg and had 290bhp.

Reports have suggested that a concept car hinting at the new Honda NSX could be shown at next month's Tokyo motor show, with a production car being shown early in 2012, ahead sales beginning later next year. However, timescales for the project are said to be flexible, as Japan continues to recover from disruption following the earthquake earlier this year.

Honda has also confirmed it will put its first full electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid on sale in limited numbers in Japan, China and the US next year.

For the full story on the next Honda NSX, including Honda president Ito's thoughts on the car and its possible powertrain, buy Autocar magazine or download the digital edition, available today.

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http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Honda-NSX/259530/

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Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (ダイハツ工業株式会社, Daihatsu Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha ?, TYO: 7262, OSE: 7262) is the oldest Japanese manufacturer of cars, known mostly for its smaller models and off-road vehicles. Many of its models are also known as kei jidōsha (or kei cars) in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture.

The name "Daihatsu" is a combination of the first kanji for Osaka (大) and the first of the word "engine manufacture" (発動機製造, hatsudōki seizō ?) ; when put together they are pronounced "dai hatsu."

Daihatsu was formed in 1951 as successor organisation to Hatsudoki and, by the 1960s, had started exporting cars to Europe, although it did not enjoy any major sales success until well into the 1980s.

Since February 1992 in North America, it has been common for Toyota to distribute Daihatsu models.

In January 2011, Daihatsu announced it would pull out of Europe by 2013, citing the persistently strong yen which makes it difficult to turn a profit from its export business. Daihatsu's sales in Europe had plummeted from 58,000 in 2007 before the financial crisis, to 19,000 in 2010.

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* 1 Company history

* 2 Recent market withdrawals

* 3 Electrics and Hybrids

* 4 Passenger car models

* 5 Plants

* 6 References

* 7 External links

Company history

Daihatsu Midget Model DKA, 1957

* 1907 – Hatsudoki Seizo Co., Ltd. founded

* 1951 – Company renamed: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.

* 1967 – Signed an agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation

* 1988 – Daihatsu USA launched with the Charade and Rocky

* 1992 – Daihatsu USA shuts down in February

* 1999 – Toyota gains a controlling interest (51%) in Daihatsu Motor Ltd.

* 2011 – Daihatsu states that sales of Daihatsu motor cars will cease across Europe on 31 January 2013.

* 2011 – Daihatsu will invest 20 billion yen ($238.9 million) in Indonesia to build a factory that produces low-cost cars smaller than Etios which has been launched in India in December 2010.[3] The construction has been initialized on 70,000 square meters in May 27, 2011 and will start operation at the end of 2012 for producing 100,000 cars per year.



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The drive-train layout, with a rise in line front engine and rear-wheel drive, unique in the compact segment. This improves the handling of the new BMW 1 series, and is also reflected in his style, with its typical BMW proportions: a long hood, wide stance and a cell passenger behind. The new BMW 1 Series is the epitome of elegance and innovative response in a compact car with a young, dynamic design and high quality features add to the excitement.








Compared to its predecessor, the new BMW 1 Series is a car that is growing, and this is reflected in its diameter increases. Now is 8.5 cents and 1.7 cents for larger. However, the height remains unchanged, and the result is an elegant, elongated profile. Front and rear, strong position, this close immediately all eyes.
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Front of the car is dominated by a large BMW kidney-shaped grille, headlights and boldly shaped three-piece air intake. The grid is bent forward, the emphasis given to this position, challenging the more sporty and compact models, while the areas surrounding the light and create a strong sense of three dimensions, where there are four contour lines forming the hood is a V , which is directed towards the grid.

"Rolls" redirects here. For other uses of "rolls" or "roll", see Roll.
Rolls-Royce is a British brand; it may refer to:
* Rolls-Royce Limited, the original company founded in 1906, and split into Rolls-Royce plc and Rolls-Royce Motors in 1973
* Rolls-Royce plc, the aerospace, power systems and defense company.
o Rolls-Royce Deutschland
o Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd
o Rolls-Royce North America
o Rolls-Royce Corporation
o Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Ltd.
o Rolls-Royce AB, KaMeWa AB, then a part of Vickers plc
* Rolls-Royce Motors, the car division comprising the Rolls-Royce and Bentley brands, separated from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. The company (now called Bentley Motors Limited) was acquired by Volkswagen in 1998, with the Rolls-Royce brand separately licensed (by Rolls-Royce plc) to BMW to establish a new car company (Rolls-Royce Motor Cars)
* Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, manufacturer of Rolls-Royce automobiles since 1999, a BMW subsidiary
* List of Rolls-Royce motor cars a list of cars manufactured by Rolls-Royce Limited, Rolls-Royce Motors and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

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Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co., Japan’s third- largest carmaker, will start selling a hybrid version of its Freed minivan tomorrow as it seeks to boost sales among domestic consumers looking for more fuel-efficient cars.

The hybrid Freed will start from 2.18 million yen ($28,700), according to a statement by the Tokyo-based company today. The new gas-electric version has a fuel-economy rating of 24 kilometers per liter, compared with 17 kilometers per liter for the conventional gasoline model, according to Honda.

“With the new Freed, we hope to attract the increasing number of ‘downsizers’ in the Japanese market,” Sho Minekawa, a managing officer at Honda, said today at a press conference in Tokyo. “We expect to get half of our sales from hybrid models by the end of March next year.”

The company aims to sell 10,000 units of the Freed hybrid minivan a month, Minekawa said. Honda will begin selling a revamped Insight hybrid starting Nov. 11 from 1.9 million yen and a new minicar from mid-December called the “N Box.”

Honda shares rose 2.75 percent to 2,393 yen at the close of trading in Tokyo. The stock has slid 26 percent this year, compared with a 15 percent drop for the broader Topix index.

--Editors: Chua Kong Ho, Frank Longid

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