Tetsuo Iwamura

Honda N.A. chief adds global role

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Honda Motor Co. has given Tetsuo Iwamura, the head of its North American business, added responsibility for global auto operations. As COO of automobiles, Iwamura picks up duties currently handled by CEO Takanobu Ito.... Read More »

 

Honda adds clout to North America management, operations

7:23 am U.S. ET | Feb. 22, 2013
Honda is launching several organizational and management changes in Japan and the United States -- many of them intended to bolster its operations in North America as the region assumes a larger role in shaping Honda's global business.... Read More »

 

Honda targeting record 2013 sales in U.S.

1:13 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
American Honda is forecasting a record sales year in the United States for its combined Honda and Acura divisions, even as projections for the overall market waver under economic uncertainty. Honda is aiming at its 2007 sales record of 1.55 million sales for this year, American Honda CEO Tetsuo Iwamura said. Hitting that number would represent a 9 percent sales gain for the automaker, up from 1.42 million units in 2012.... Read More »

 

Honda says N.A. plants could grow

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 22, 2012
American Honda Motor Co. is prepared to boost production capacity in the United States, Canada or at its plant under construction in Mexico, depending on which vehicle segments have the most growth in the next few years.... Read More »

 

Honda banks on racing enthusiast to win back U.S. product 'praise'

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 16, 2012
When Erik Berkman, Honda's new chief for North America research and development, receives a text message, he sees a background image of the automaker's V-6 IndyCar racing engine. With a passion for motorsports, Honda's first American head of r&d is helping shape everything from a modified Civic and new Accord due this year to an overhaul of the Acura line that includes the NSX supercar.... Read More »