Honda Motor Company Ltd. is a Japanese multinational company mainly known for its cars and motorcycles. It’s the sixth largest car maker in the world. The company was started by a mechanic Soichiro Honda. He made small motorbikes after WWII and by 1964 had become the world’s largest manufacturer of motorbikes. Honda also manufactures garden equipment, boat engines, power generators and jet engines. Since 1986, the company has been involved with robotics research. It developed what is today the world’s best-known robot - the ASIMO - in 2000. Honda is also heavily involved in motorsports and has racing teams in both Formula 1 and motorbike events. Honda’s slogan is “The Power of Dreams”. Its website says: “Dreams inspire us to create innovative products that enhance mobility and benefit society.”


One month of sales.

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http://www.indopost.com/.a/6a01053648ae5c970b016306109b44970d-pi


Exercise:  Fill in the correct tense.

Honda Motor Company Ltd. .......... (be) a Japanese multinational company mainly .......... (know) for its cars and motorcycles. It’s the sixth largest car maker in the world. The company was .......... (start) by a mechanic Soichiro Honda. He .......... (make) small motorbikes after WWII and by 1964 had .......... (become) the world’s largest manufacturer of motorbikes. Honda also .......... (manufacture) garden equipment, boat engines, power generators and jet engines. Since 1986, the company has been .......... (involve) with robotics research. It .......... (develop) what is today the world’s best-known robot - the ASIMO - in 2000. Honda is also heavily .......... (involve) in motorsports and has racing teams in both Formula 1 and motorbike events. Honda’s slogan is “The Power of Dreams”. Its website .......... (say): “Dreams inspire us to .......... (create) innovative products that enhance mobility and benefit society.


Comparison of Honda vs Toyota eco-friendly vehicles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87UmsDvHBU


Honda Hybrids.

http://corporate.honda.com/environment/hybridization.aspx?id=hybridization_overview


1.  Describe the Honda hybrid.


2.  Which vehicle do you prefer the Honda or the Toyota?


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