Honda's FY 2008 auto sales to exceed target on brisk Insight orders

Honda's FY 2008 auto sales to exceed target on brisk Insight orders

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Honda Motor Co.'s new Insight hybrid car. Honda is anticipating that its auto sales in Japan in fiscal 2008 ending next month will exceed an earlier-estimated 554,000 units, hitting a range of 570,000 to 580,000 units, due to the growing popularity of the hybrid, company officials said. Orders for the new Insight, launched on Feb. 6, are now projected to top 15,000 units this week, more than triple an earlier monthly sales target of 5,000 units.

China's largest land port handles 15,000 China-Europe freight trains

STORY: China's largest land port handles 15,000 China-Europe freight trains DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe freight trains 2. various of China's land port of Manzhouli 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CUI TIANLIANG, Manzhouli Station Transfer Office STORYLINE: Manzhouli, China's largest land port, has seen over 15,000 China-Europe freight train trips since operations started in 2013 here, according to the China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd. 　　 By Thursday, a total of 15,051 cross-border freight train trips have been handled at the port, in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, involving nearly 1.39 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo. The imported and exported goods mainly include daily necessities and industrial machinery. So far, 19 China-Europe freight train routes pass through the port, linking more than 10 European countries with 60 Chinese cities including Guangzhou and Suzhou. 　　 In order to ensur

China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI

STORY: China-Europe freight trains see constant growth, show bright prospects of BRI DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Warsaw CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Shanghai-Express" reaching the DUSS terminal in Hamburg 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): CHEN CHEN, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of China-europe Railway Express STORYLINE: Freight trains transporting goods between China and Europe have seen constant growth in recent years, showing bright prospects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). STANDUP 1 (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Germany is an important node country for the China-Europe freight train routes. German cities like Duisburg, Hamburg and Mannheim have witnessed the continuous growth in the number of China-Europe freight trains." In 2021, the number of two-way freight train trips between China and Europe reached 15,000, carrying 1.46 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), up 22 percent and 29 percen

Honda's FY 2008 auto sales to beat target on brisk Insight sales

Honda's FY 2008 auto sales to beat target on brisk Insight sales

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Honda Motor Co.'s new Insight hybrid car. Honda is anticipating that its auto sales in Japan in fiscal 2008 ending next month will exceed an earlier-estimated 554,000 units, hitting a range of 570,000 to 580,000 units, due to the growing popularity of the hybrid, company officials said. Orders for the new Insight, launched on Feb. 6, are now projected to top 15,000 units this week, more than triple an earlier monthly sales target of 5,000 units. (Kyodo)