Tetsuo Iwamura

Japan’s New Loans for Investment Climb 7.1% in First Quarter

Japan’s new loans for fixed investment rose 7.1 percent in the first three months of the year, the sixth straight quarterly gain, helped by increased borrowing from non-manufacturing, logistics and welfare companies.

Honda Plans to Build Transmission Plant in Mexico

Honda Motor Co., the first Japanese automaker to build cars in the U.S., plans to build a $470 million transmission factory in Mexico at the same site as an auto plant opening in 2014.

Honda Says Reworking Civic Is Part of Plan to Lift Sales 24%

Honda Motor Co. is sprucing up its Civic sedan, which received poor reviews, after less than a year on the market as part of a plan to boost U.S. sales by 24 percent in 2012 for its namesake brand.

Honda Prays for End to Natural Disasters, U.S. Rebound Led by New Models

Honda Motor Co. says replenished vehicle inventory and new Honda and Acura models planned for the next 24 months will spur a U.S. sales rebound next year after natural disasters dashed its 2011 goals.

Ohio Grabs Acura From Japan as Yen Fuels Exodus to U.S.: Cars

Honda Motor Co.’s choice to build what it calls a racing-oriented “supercar” in Ohio highlights confidence in its U.S. engineers and plants. It also shows the difficulty of producing autos in Japan as the yen rises.

Honda Promotes American Managers in Push for U.S. Revival

Honda Motor Co. was the first Asian carmaker to build autos in the U.S. and is the most dependent on the market. Now it’s also putting more non-Japanese in key roles.

Honda Targets U.S. Sales Record With Redesigned Accord, Civic

Honda Motor Co. is targeting record sales for the U.S. this year, supported by revamped Accord and Civic models and building on a 24 percent rebound in 2012.

Honda’s North American Corporate Unit Shifting to Ohio

Honda Motor Co., the first Japanese automaker to build cars in the U.S., is consolidating corporate operations for North America in Ohio and setting up a regional support services unit there to boost efficiency.

Honda Plans to Build Its Acura NSX Hybrid ‘Super Car’ in Ohio

Honda Motor Co., which gets the highest portion of autos sold in the U.S. from North American plants among Asian and European automakers, will produce its Acura NSX sports car in Ohio, President Takanobu Ito said.

Honda Suffering Reputation Loss Taps American’s Retooling

Erik Berkman’s iPhone wallpaper isn’t of his wife, children or dog. When Honda Motor Co.’s new North American development chief gets a text message, he sees a background picture of the automaker’s V-6 IndyCar racing engine.

"This will establish an efficient production structure that will maximize our Mexican and North American content."

- Tetsuo Iwamura on May 02, 2013

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Senate Votes to Scale Back Farmers’ Safety Net