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In October 2007, consolidated subsidiary Honda Soltec Co., Ltd., began the pro-
duction of thin-film solar cells for household use and entered the public-sector
and industrial markets for these products in October 2008. Currently, Honda
Soltec is strengthening its capabilities for expanding sales.
In 2008, subsidiary Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., built a new international head-
quarters facility at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North
Carolina, in the United States. The move into the new headquarters was complet-
ed in May. Honda Aircraft has begun to take orders in the United States as well as
Canada, Mexico, and Europe for its HondaJet aircraft. R&D is currently in progress
with a target date for beginning deliveries in 2011.
Also, Honda Aero, Inc., which is responsible for Honda’s aircraft engine busi-
ness, has built a plant and headquarters facility near the airport in Burlington,
North Carolina and moved to the new headquarters in July 2008. This company is
scheduled to begin production of Honda’s HF120 turbofan engines in 2011 and
aims to expand production to 200 units annually.
SOLAR CELL BUSINESS
AVIATION BUSINESS
COGENERATION UNITS
HondaJet
Thin-film solar cells
Cogeneration units
Honda Soltec Co., Ltd.
HF120 compact turbofan engine (aircraft engine)
An original Honda design, the HF120 has low emissions that
are ahead of regulatory standards plus top-class fuel economy
and quiet operation.
OTHER REGIONS
In Other Regions, unit sales rose 3.7% over the previous fiscal year, to 502,000
units, as a result of higher unit sales in the Middle East of GX390 general-purpose
engines for OEM use in construction machinery and generators and increased
sales of GX series general-purpose engines in South America.
Honda began to sell its household-use cogeneration unit equipped with the
ECOWILL system in Japan in March 2003 through gas companies. In addition,
Honda began to sell cogeneration units in the United States in March 2007.
Looking ahead, Honda will aim for an expansion in sales of cogeneration units.
Moreover, Honda is now developing its original core unit with the aim of mak-
ing it more compact and more efficient, and has plans to launch a new type of
cogeneration unit within the next two to three years featuring smaller size, higher
efficiency, and a high level of eco-compatibility.
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