Buyers of the new Honda CR-V will be given letters and stickers intended to be used against anti-SUV campaigners.

Hero Honda today reported a 20%% increase in October sales at 3.63 lakh units as against 3.02 lakh units sold in the same month last year.

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average lost 0.41 percent on Wednesday morning as Toyota Tsusho Corp. slid on dilution concerns, while Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and other exporters fell due to a stronger yen.

MUMBAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - India's top motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd. , said on Wednesday it sold 363,480 units in October, up 20.4 percent from 302,012 in the same month last year.

Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks fell after U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly declined and the yen gained to a five-week high against the dollar. Companies that do business in the U.S., such as Honda Motor Co., dropped.

What things have gone wrong with the car? The only major fault was a VTEC system failure, which left me with no car for a month. Had to return to dealer 3 times, before they managed to find what was wrong. The parts took two weeks to come. Very poor Honda and Citroen dealership in Lithuania.

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average fell 0.2 percent on Wednesday as Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and other exporters dropped on a stronger yen and Toyota Tsusho Corp. slid on dilution concerns.

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average fell 0.37 percent on Wednesday as shares of Canon Inc. , Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and other exporters declined on a rise in the yen. The Nikkei was down 68.91 points at 16,330.48 as of 0005 GMT. The broader TOPIX index was down 0.17 percent at 1,614.60.

TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average fell 0.37 percent on Wednesday as shares of Canon Inc. , Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and other exporters declined on a rise in the yen.

Honda have officially launched their 2007 Moto GP challenger at Valencia in Spain.