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April 19, 2006
Diesel update
Via Autoblogger comes word that Honda is getting ready to being production in the UK of diesel engines for its cars.
In order to support high demand for diesel vehicles in Europe, Honda Motor Co. Ltd. has announced that it will start building oil-burning engines at its plant in Britain. Currently, its UK plant gets diesel powerplants from Japan, and will initially get the parts for the engines from Japan. Ultimately, however, the company plans to produce the parts in Blighty and assemble 20,000-30,000 engines annually.
The company will also increase output of diesels at its two Japanese facilities, which currently produce over 70,000 engines.
Business Times has the full story.
When will we get to know the joys of diesel-powered Hondas – better mileage than hybrids with half the sanctimonious thin-lipped preachifying.
Posted by Mike Lief at April 19, 2006 06:41 PM
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