Japan's Honda Motor to start selling hybrid cars in China
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Honda Motor Co will start selling hybrid cars in China, where there is growing interest in energy-efficient vehicles to help combat severe pollution, the company said Thursday.
Dongfeng Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Automobile, a joint venture between Honda Motor and Dongfeng Motor Group Co of China, will start selling Honda Civic hybrid cars in China by the end of 2007, a Honda Motor spokeswoman said.
'We will initially export hybrid Civics from Japan to China. Local production is one option for the future, but there is no specific plan for it yet,' she said.
Toyota Motor Corp (nyse: TM - news - people ) was the first foreign car maker to produce hybrid autos in China, in late 2005, with its Prius model.
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Dongfeng Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Automobile, a joint venture between Honda Motor and Dongfeng Motor Group Co of China, will start selling Honda Civic hybrid cars in China by the end of 2007, a Honda Motor spokeswoman said.
'We will initially export hybrid Civics from Japan to China. Local production is one option for the future, but there is no specific plan for it yet,' she said.
Toyota Motor Corp (nyse: TM - news - people ) was the first foreign car maker to produce hybrid autos in China, in late 2005, with its Prius model.
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