Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report said Sunday.

As Honda's sales in China have long been sluggish, it aims to achieve a turnaround by aggressively pushing its hybrid vehicle technologies, the Japanese business daily Nikkei reported.

"We hope that other automakers will use our IMA technologies," one Honda executive told the business daily, referring to Honda's hybrid system.

MUMBAI: Europe's largest two-wheeler maker Piaggio, which will relaunch its iconic Vespa scooter in March, may drive in other brands such as Piaggio scooters and Moto Guzzi motorcycles to India in the long run. "We are doing a comprehensive and exhaustive research in India as to what could be the product line for the next few years," Piaggio Vehicles India MD Ravi Chopra told ET. "We will be clear about what should be the road map for Piaggio in India in the next few months," he said. The findings of the study are likely to be completed by March.

New Delhi: It’s just less than a year since the split of Hero Honda, but the Munjals are moving firmly to develop a technology expertise to make up for the vacuum created after the exit of the Japanese partner. Hero Motocorp, the Munjals-controlled entity formed after Honda moved out, is set to unveil India's first hybrid two-wheeler, a scooter, at the Delhi Auto Expo, giving a clear signal to stakeholders that the Honda void will gradually be filled.

Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co is focussing on development of diesel engines and small compact cars in order to meet specific demands from the Indian market. "We’re aware of the petrol price increase in India but we consider that as a sign of growth in the Indian market... definitely we are currently developing diesel engine cars," Honda R&D Co (automobile R&D center) managing officer, chief officer (development operations) Yasuhisa Arai told PTI.

Thailand's auto exporters are being hit by supply-chain disruptions following the worst flooding the country has seen in nearly half a century.

BEIJING—Honda Motor Co. plans a new push to make and sell hybrid cars in China as the Japanese auto maker looks for ways to revitalize its brands here and as the overall industry faces tough new fuel-economy requirements.

Honda Motor Co. plans a new push to make and sell fuel-efficient hybrid cars in China, as the Japanese auto maker looks for ways to revitalize its brands there and as the overall industry faces tough new fuel-economy requirements.

Honda will likely start producing electric-gasoline hybrid cars in China in "two to three years" if its sales push succeeds, said Seiji Kuraishi, chief of Honda's China operations. Honda plans to launch five hybrid models next year: the Insight, the CR-Z, a hybrid version of the Fit, a significantly redesigned hybrid version of the Civic

After years of being outgunned by Japanese rivals, the American auto industry has made small cars a central part of its strategy, seeking to capitalize on a fundamental shift in the preferences of consumers in an era of fast-rising gas prices.

By refocusing on small cars and de-emphasizing the gas-guzzlers that had long sustained the industry, General Motors and Ford in particular are preservin

Just months after exiting its successful two-wheeler joint venture with the Hero Group, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) announced on Thursday expansion plans with the setting up of a third factory in Karnataka.

This will take its production capacity to four million units by early 2013.

Vehicle sales rose 18 percent in April, automakers said Tuesday, as consumers flocked to smaller cars in response to higher fuel prices and improved models from surging American companies.

General Motors led the Detroit automakers last month with a 27 percent gain in American sales, led by strong demand for its Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and smaller, more fuel-efficient sport utility vehic