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An American-made hybrid Accord in 2015?

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Hans Greimel
Automotive News
October 15, 2012 - 12:01 am ET

TOKYO -- Honda is having another go at a hybrid Accord, but when the two-motor plug-in electric-gasoline sedan arrives in the United States early next year, volumes will be small.

The reason: The hybrid version of the Accord will be made in Japan -- and the yen's strength against the dollar takes a big bite out of export profits, chief engineer Chitoshi Yokota told Japan's Nikkei Sangyo business daily.

But Honda has a solution: start building the hybrid system in the United States. Yokota says that could be as early as 2015.

"We won't be able to expand the business unless we come to be able to procure and make the battery and the motor locally, maybe around 2015," Yokota told the newspaper.

You can reach Hans Greimel at hgreimel@crain.com. -- Follow Hans on Twitter

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