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TOKYO (AP) - Honda expects its global sales will rise 6 percent this year to a record 3.76 million vehicles on booming demand in the U.S., Europe and Asia, the automaker’s president said Wednesday.

The company also plans to invest aggressively in research for hybrids and other new technology in Japan, said Takeo Fukui, president of Japan’s No. 2 automaker.

«The competition in hybrids has just begun,» he said, a clear reference to Toyota, which makes the Prius, the top-selling hybrid.

Fukui said Honda will introduce a new hybrid model, which runs on gas and electricity, with an affordable price tag in 2009, targeting sales of 200,000 vehicles a year. The company will focus more on hybrid offerings so that overall hybrid sales will make up about 10 percent of Honda’s sales by about 2010, he said.

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WASHINGTON — Soon, you won’t find those old-fashioned 100-watt incandescent light bulbs in stores. You will be able to buy more energy-efficient appliances. And you will see labels on TVs and computers that tell you how much energy they consume.

You will see stickers on new cars that specify not only how many miles they get per gallon but how much greenhouse gas emissions they produce. And when you pull up to the pump, you will fill your car with a mixture of gasoline and made-in-the-USA biofuel.

Those are some of the ways that the new energy bill will affect everyday life.

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With the advancement in terms of science and technology, automotive industry has also evolved into a more dynamic and more creative in terms of car production. Because of the involvement of the technological advancement in car manufacturing, car tuning has become more accurate and precise.

Now, manufacturers of different types of cars can now build a car with less error because of the use of the 3D designs prior to construction of the vehicle. There are some cars that have been junked in the junkyard but they can still be restored and turn it into maybe like exotic cars, muscle cars, or even like the American racing cars.

This idea is not impossible anymore because we already have the equipment, gadgets, tools and most of all, we already have the modern technology to give us a hand in restoring the junked car.

We do not have to waste these junked cars because they can still be useful even if they are not capable of restoring them. Some of the parts could still be used in other cars which are just about to restore. There are possibilities to become more creative and have your old car turn into more attractive and beautiful restored car.

Corvette is one of the best sports car ever invented for the road aside from Ferraris, and other sports car in the market today. Corvette is a sports car manufactured by a well known and reputable car manufacturer, Chevrolet since 1953. It is built today at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, but in the past it was built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri. It was the first all-American sports car built by an American car manufacturer.

Today, corvettes are still loved by most of sports car enthusiasts and still adore by many. It was known because of its power and performance which has been improved for much better performance. If you own a corvette and you are looking for some modifications such as installation of corvette scoops in the hood, the best place for you to go and buy one is at www.corvetteguys.com.

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I would like to welcome everyone in my new automotive website in which I am aiming to show and have a little discussion on the different modern cars and also at the same time the different vintage cars including those historical cars which have helped and contributed in the development and improvement of the modern vehicles we have today.

Feel free to visit and browse my site and you have something that you can pick up and use as a reference, you can have all the privilege to copy the article for your own use.

Jules