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Vehicles Manufacture at Honda

Honda Aviator Honda launched this gearless scooter in Feb/March 2008.The slogan for this is "Live your style". The specifications are : Type:4 Stroke, Cylinder: Single Cylinder Cooling mechanism: Air-cooled, OHC, Displacement :102cc Max Power: 7 bhp (5.2 kW) @7000 rpm Max Torque:0.8 kgm @5500 rpm Transmission: V-Matic Honda Activa The Honda Activa is the first scooter model released by HMSI for the Indian market. It was marketed as a family vehicle. Honda Activa is recommended for its more practical and consrvative styling, ease of use, better ride quality and the excellent 150 cc engine. The scooter is also known as a family two-wheeler for its higher load carrying capacity. The vehicle has the option of kick- and self-start. The chassis is of high rigidity under bone type and the body panels are moulded steel sheet. Activa incorporates better rider comfort and includes the puncture-resistant "tuff-up" tyre and tube combination. It has low riding height and low no

Hydraulic clutch

It shows hydraulic operated clutch used in connector type of automatic transmission. The clutch action is applied by hydraulic pressure, while it is released by the spring action. It consists of 4 or 5 set of clutch plates splined to the clutch hub driver by the input shaft. The plates attached to the drum are fitted alternately between the driving disc To form an apply chamber between the hub and the drum back. a piston is fitted between the drum hub and inside of drum. From openings in the drum hub, the oil enters the apply chamber. When the clutch is released the oil apply pressure is cut off and the piston is pushed back by the release spring. The movement of the pistons forces both ses of plates into contact due to the oil pressure on the clutch, producing a direct drive.

Current market position of Honda

With high fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy in June 2008, Honda reported a 1% sales increase while its rivals, including the   Detroit Big Three   and   Toyota , have reported double-digit losses. Honda's sales were up almost 20 percent from the same month last year. The   Civic   and the   Accord   were in the top five list of sales.   Analysts have attributed this to two main factors. First, Honda's product lineup consists of mostly small to mid-size, highly fuel-efficient vehicles. Secondly, over the last ten years, Honda has designed its factories to be flexible, in that they can be easily retooled to produce any Honda model that may be in-demand at the moment. Nonetheless, Honda,   Nissan , and   Toyota , were still not immune to the   global financial crisis of 2008 , as these companies reduced their profitability forecasts. The economic crisis has been spreading to other important players in the vehicle related industries as well   In November 2009 the   Nihon Keizai