WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2006 -- XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than seven million subscribers, today announced that American Honda Motor Co., Inc., one of the world's most successful automotive brands, will factory- install XM in more than 650,000 of its 2007 model year vehicles.

A fully functional Honda FCX Concept vehicle will be on display for the first time to the general public at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Limited marketing of a new fuel cell vehicle based on this concept model is to begin in 2008 in Japan and the US.

American Honda Motor Co., a unit of Japanese carmaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (7267.T) will install XM Satellite Radio in more than 650,000 of its 2007 model year vehicles, XM said on Thursday.

Honda Motor Co. plans to offer a limited number of hydrogen-powered fuel cell sedans in Japan and the U.S. in 2008, the company announced Wednesday.

Honda del Peru S.A. (HDP announced plans to establish a wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Honda Selva del Peru S.A. (HSP), which will begin construction of a new plant in Iquitos, Loreto, in December. HSP will begin production of motorcycles in 2007, in order to meet growing demand in Peru. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com]

A US company providing information on new and used vehicles has picked the 2007 Acura passenger car brand of Honda Motor Co as the potentially most valuable used car five years ahead in the US auto market.

A US company claims the 2007 Honda Acura is likely to be the most valuable used car in five years time.

TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose to its highest in nearly two weeks on Thursday, gaining 0.8 percent as investors bought Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and other exporters on upbeat U.S. growth data and a weaker yen.

Honda today unveiled the Honda REMIX concept at the LA Motor show, a car which is a sport coupe/hatchback. Honda says the Honda REMIX concept focuses on a sports car with daily-use real-word practicality.

LOS ANGELES — Honda Motor Company isn't known for flights of fancy. But two Honda vehicles making their debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show , described by the Japanese automaker as "purely design concepts," push the boundaries of conventional thinking in the auto industry.