Editing Honda (section)

===Flexible-fuel===
Honda's Brazilian subsidiary launched [[flexible-fuel vehicle|flexible-fuel]] versions for the [[Honda Civic]] and [[Honda Fit]] in late 2006. As other Brazilian flex-fuel vehicles, these models run on any blend of [[hydrous]] ethanol ([[Neat alcohol fuel|E100]]) and [[E20 fuel|E20-E25 gasoline]].<ref name="HondaFlex">{{cite news |url=http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=noticias&ps=noticia&ps2=carros&id=1273 |first=Ricardo |last=Ghigonetto |publisher=Honda (Brazil) |title=Honda apresenta tecnologia Flex |date=2 November 2006 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20081116122534/http://www.honda.com.br/web/index.asp?pp=noticias&ps=noticia&ps2=carros&id=1273 |archive-date=16 November 2008 }}</ref><ref name="4Rodas">{{cite news |url=http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/carros/testes/conteudo_209972.shtml |first=Marcelo |last=Moura |publisher=Revista Quatro Rodas |title=Testes: Honda Civic EXS Flex x Honda Civic EXS |date=January 2007 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220054457/http://quatrorodas.abril.com.br/carros/testes/conteudo_209972.shtml |archive-date=20 February 2009  }}</ref> Initially, and in order to test the market preferences, the carmaker decided to produce a limited share of the vehicles with flex-fuel engines, 33 percent of the Civic production and 28 percent of the Fit models.<ref name="HondaFlex"/><ref name="4Rodas"/> Also, the sale price for the flex-fuel version was higher than the respective gasoline versions, around US$1,000 premium for the Civic, and US$650 for the Fit, despite the fact that all other flex-fuel vehicles sold in Brazil had the same tag price as their gasoline versions.<ref name="4Rodas"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.webmotors.com.br/wmpublicador/Testes_Conteudo.vxlpub?hnid=37317 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212104752/http://www.webmotors.com.br/wmpublicador/Testes_Conteudo.vxlpub?hnid=37317 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2007 |first=Luís |last=Felipe Figueiredo |publisher=WebMotors |title=Honda Fit LXL Flex, um japonês versátil |date=9 February 2009 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item15731.shl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214161600/http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item15731.shl |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2006 |first=Alberto |last=Polo (Jr) |publisher=Interpress Motor |title=Versão Flex do Honda Fit chega na sexta por R$46.340 |date=12 December 2006 |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }}</ref> In July 2009, Honda launched in the Brazilian market its third flexible-fuel car, the [[Honda City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/29/honda-starts-building-flex-fuel-city-sedan-in-brazil/|title=Honda starts building flex-fuel City sedan in Brazil|publisher=AutoblogGreen|date=29 July 2009|access-date=3 August 2009|archive-date=3 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803002237/http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/07/29/honda-starts-building-flex-fuel-city-sedan-in-brazil/|url-status=dead}}{{dubious|date=November 2010}}</ref>

During the last two months of 2006, both flex-fuel models sold 2,427 cars against 8,546 gasoline-powered automobiles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2006/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2006|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120104144/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2006/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08 for flex-fuel sales and Table 07 for gasoline sales''.</ref> jumping to 41,990 flex-fuel cars in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2007/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2007|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=20 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120041043/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2007/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08''.</ref> and reaching 93,361 in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2008/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|title=Tabela 08 – Vendas Atacado Mercado Interno por Tipo e Empresa – Combustível Flex Fuel – 2008|publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil)|access-date=16 April 2009|language=pt|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706150754/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas2008/autoveiculos/tabela08_vendas.pdf|url-status=dead}} ''See Table 08''.</ref> Due to the success of the flex versions, by early 2009 a hundred percent of Honda's automobile production for the Brazilian market is now flexible-fuel, and only a small percentage of gasoline version is produced in Brazil for exports.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813215230/http://www.anfavea.com.br/tabelas.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 August 2006 |title=Autoveículos – Produção em 2009 |publisher=ANFAVEA – Associação Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veículos Automotores (Brazil) |access-date=16 April 2009 |language=pt  }} ''Up to February 2009. See "Produção por Tipo, Empresa e Combustível " Tables 6 (gasoline) and 7 (flex-fuel). All gasoline vehicles were exported (see Table 01 Exportação de Autoveículos por Empresa, Tipo e Modelo – 2009)''.</ref>

In March 2009, Honda introduced the world's first flex-fuel motorcycle in the Brazilian market. Manufactured by its Brazilian subsidiary, Moto Honda da Amazônia, the CG 150 Titan Mix is priced at approximately US$2,700.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/0,,MRP1037219-9658,00.html |publisher=G1 Portal de Notícias da Globo |title=Honda lança primeira moto bicombustível do mundo |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=11 March 2003 |language=pt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041653/http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Carros/0%2C%2CMRP1037219-9658%2C00.html |archive-date=24 February 2012  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/dinheiro/ult91u532675.shtml |author=Agencia EFE |publisher=Folha Online |title=Honda lançará moto flex ainda neste mês no Brasil |date=11 March 2003|access-date=11 March 2003|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.unica.com.br/noticias/show.asp?nwsCode=%7b5D355E7B-40B1-4CF7-9C75-EDD4F85FFD30%7d |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629122624/http://www.unica.com.br/noticias/show.asp?nwsCode=%7B5D355E7B-40B1-4CF7-9C75-EDD4F85FFD30%7D |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2012 |publisher=UNICA |title=Honda lança no Brasil primeira moto flex do mundo |date=11 March 2003 |access-date=11 March 2003 |language=pt }}</ref>