August 3, 2008

• The crimes, they are a-changin' (Kingston Daily Freeman)

  Tom Gordon talks about gas that was drained from one of the 2008 Frontier pickup trucks at Kingston Nissan. Purchase a copy of this photo.

August 2, 2008

• Nissan Bucks U.S. Slump as Asians Gain Record Share (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. 's U.S. sales gain in July propelled Asia-based automakers to a record market share as declining demand for trucks from American competitors pushed the industry toward its worst year since 1993.

• Nissan Bucks U.S. Slump as Asians Gain Record Share (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. 's U.S. sales gain in July propelled Asia-based automakers to a record market share as declining demand for trucks from American competitors pushed the industry toward its worst year since 1993.

• Nissan Bucks U.S. Slump as Asians Gain Record Share (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. 's U.S. sales gain in July propelled Asia-based automakers to a market-share record as declining demand for fuel-thirsty trucks from U.S.-based competitors pushes the industry toward its worst year since 1993.

August 1, 2008

• Nissan Bucks U.S. Slump as Asians Gain Record Share (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Nissan Motor Co. 's U.S. sales gain in July propelled Asia-based automakers to a market-share record as declining demand for fuel-thirsty trucks from U.S.-based competitors pushes the industry toward its worst year since 1993.

• U.S. Auto Sales Tumble 13%, Led by GM, Ford, Toyota (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — U.S. auto sales tumbled 13 percent in July, pushing the industry toward its worst year since 1993, as General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co.

• U.S. July Auto Sales Tumble on Trucks, Led by GM, Ford, Toyota (Bloomberg.com)

  Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — U.S. auto sales tumbled in July, pushing the industry toward its worst year since 1993, as General Motors Corp. , Ford Motor Co.

• American Honda Reports July 2008 Sales - Down (The Auto Channel)

  TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 1 — American Honda Motor Co., Inc. posted July total vehicle sales of 138,744, a daily-selling-rate basis* decline of 9.2 percent compared to July 2007 results.

• HONDA: Fit sales up 93.3% (Detroit Free Press)

  For most of the year, Honda's sales have been increasing while all other automakers have suffered declines.

• July Auto Sales: Honda (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

  American Honda Motor Co. said Friday its July U.S. sales declined as a rise in car volumes was unable to outpace the Japanese automaker's dramatic decline in truck sales.

• Honda Canada reports July sales results (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

  Honda Canada Inc. reported combined record July sales of 15,996 units by its Honda and Acura divisions, a 17% increase over last July. The Honda Automobile Division reported record July sales of 14,465 units, up 19%.

July 31, 2008

• Honda Consolidates Motorcycle Business Structure in Malaysia

  Penang, Malaysia - Honda announced it has signed a joint venture agreement with Oriental Holdings Bhd. (OH) in Malaysia to establish a 50/50 joint venture company, Boon Siew Honda Sdn. Bhd., in September 2008.

• W. Va. police arrest 3 in P.V. car theft (Today's Sunbeam)

  PENNSVILLE TWP. -ÊA car reported stolen from the Pennsville Towers apartments on Tuesday morning was recovered in West Virginia the next day, police here said, and its three occupants were arrested.

July 30, 2008

• Revenge Designs Inc Progress Update (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

  Revenge Designs Inc, a specialty car designer and production assembler, provides a corporate update to its shareholders.

• Car stolen in Pennsville (Today's Sunbeam)

  PENNSVILLE TWP. - A second vehicle was stolen in as many weeks here early Tuesday morning, police said, capping off a string of burglaries that has reached about 40 this month.

July 29, 2008

• Tampa Traffic Stop Yields Father-Son Cocaine Arrests (The Tampa Tribune)

  Early this morning, police pulled over a 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup at Waters and Armenia avenues because, they say, it had a broken left brake light. When the driver consented to a search, police found a baggie of cocaine that was purchased by a father for his son, police say.

• A house, a truck, a dream (Rocky Mount Telegram)

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Michael Beck doesn't believe in regret. Or at least he does his best to ignore it. Lying in a motorized hospital bed more than 230 miles from home, the Rocky Mount native explained recently that he has too much ahead of him to spend hours thinking, "What if?"

• 10 Millionth Honda Transmission Produced in Ohio (The Auto Channel)

  RUSSELLS POINT, Ohio, U.S.A., July 23, 2008–Honda’s large transmission plant in west-central Ohio reached a major milestone when associates built their 10 millionth automatic transmission.

July 28, 2008

• Honda Sets 10th Straight All-Time Record for Worldwide Auto Production

  TOKYO, Japan - Honda announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June and the first six months of 2008, including an all-time record for worldwide auto production for the first half of the calendar year.

• Honda Vietnam’s Cumulative Production Hits 5 Million

  Vietnam - Honda Vietnam Company celebrates the 5th million motorcycle to be produced in the first Motorcycle plant. The 5th million unit marked HVN’s continuous effort for more than 12 years to meet the increasing demand of Vietnamese customers.