BOSS Article Part 5

Part 5 of the BOSS article on Honda's current state is after the jump. The TOV forum thread for this part is at TOV forum Part 5 thread.  In this part, the author diverted and took a look at Honda's motorcycle business.


"Honda Abandons” the Domestic Market: Asked to Show Its Responsibility as a Leading Global Company

Global motorcycle sales are said to have exceeded 50 million units
and be

New Honda Corporate TV Advertisement

Honda has released a new TV advertisement with what seems to be a corporate message. The advert features many vehicles (cars, bikes, even a lorry/truck) which seems to be selected on the basis that they represent the product with which Honda ventured to a new area. The advertisement is also narrated with a japanese poem. TOV regulars DanielGr, CR-V9 and Chocs did a translation of that poem and

BOSS Article Part Four

Following after the jump is part four of the seven part BOSS article on Honda and its current problem. The link to the TOV forum discussion thread is BOSS article Part 4 TOV thread



Unable to Gain “Control” in “Treasure Chest” Emerging Markets

The Disappointing New Civic

Until the 1990s Japan, Europe and the U.S. were called the big three
auto markets in the world, but as these markets

BOSS Article Part Three

Here's the 3rd segment of the article about Honda in the Japanese Business Journal "BOSS". The TOV forum thread for discussions related to this part is at TOV Boss thread Part 3.


Golden Days” under Kume and “Major Reforms” by Kawamoto Administration

10 Years after the Release of the “Fit”

Honda was on a strong march 10 years ago from 2001 to 2002. The
“Fit” launched in June 2001 became a

Result of case action regarding IMA battery of HCH

Below is an extract of an email sent to me by the PR agency for Honda. This is in relation to the email that you may have received regarding a claim about the fault IMA battery of the Honda Civic Hybrid. 


Dear Members of the Media,



Good afternoon. 



Recently
in the past few months, there has been an email circulating to you all
by Ms. Latifah Emir regarding our Civic Hybrid which she

BOSS Article, Part Two

Part two of the BOSS article about the current state of Honda appears after the jump. In total there will be 7 parts. The TOV forum thread related to this part is at TOV Forum BOSS thread Part 2.



Demand for President Ito



Two and a half years have passed since Takanobu Ito became the
seventh president of Honda in June 2009, not so long after the infamous
collapse of Lehman Brothers.

Recently, the Japanese Business Journal 'BOSS' published a very long article discussing about some of the problems it sees as Honda is currently facing. While the article features the viewpoint of one specific magazine only, its uniqueness is that it features numerous quotes from what seems to be Honda insiders. A TOV member published the articles in parts on our TOV forums and I thought I will

Artist Impression of 3G Fit/Jazz

Autointrends, an automobile website from Europe has put up a scan of the japanese car-scoop magazine 'Mag-X' artist rendering of the next, 3rd generation Honda Fit/Jazz. They also claims that this next gen Fit/Jazz will debut in Japan on June of next year (2013). The picture above was taken from the intrends.com website.




Bearing in mind that the picture above was taken from the Mag-X

Latest Honda dealer Tiong Nam Motor

Honda Malaysia's newest dealer, Tiong Nam Motors opened their doors for business yesterday. They are located at a prime commercial location in Setia Alam, Shah Alam. This is Honda's 60th dealer in Malaysia with an investment of RM7.3 million by Tiong Nam.




For Honda enthusiasts, Tiong Nam may not be a totally unknown name. They first started out as a VW workshop at the Tiong Nam settlement