The Honda Crosstour is on the verge of launching and will officially launch on September 1st following its unveiling in Beijing earlier this year. The Crosstour will first be launched with a 3.5L engine, but other smaller engines are due to launch at a later date.
Pricing is currently unknown, but it is likely to be in the 300,000rmb to 450,000rmb segment and is likely to take on the Toyota Highlander in the Chinese market.

From Reuters:
A top executive at Honda Motor Co (7267.T) said on Thursday the Japanese automaker expects no impact on earnings, including for the current quarter, from a string of labour disputes in China.
Japan’s No.2 automaker has been forced to suspend production on and off at its four Chinese car factories since late May as workers struck its local parts makers demanding higher wages, causing supply disruptions and an output loss of about 20,000 vehicles.
Because earnings made in China are booked one quarter later, the impact of the production loss was …

Black is the color of choice for the majority of salary men across China, they roll to work in black Audi’s, Regals, Passats, and even Santanas, now there will be something new (and black) for them to buy this year in the form of the SR-9:
The SR-9 may look like an Acura TSX with a slightly different nose job, but it was actually designed between Honda and Guangzhou Auto in an effort to make cars that are more suited to local tastes.
The SR-9 will be getting the choice of …

Honda recently announced plans to produce the Honda Tif for developing Asian countries, which included China. The Tif is expected to be a kei sized car, but with seating for 4 or possibly 5.
Information on the Honda Fit is thin on the ground, but Paul Tan appears to be quite excited by it.
Rumors of a Honda Civic hatchback produced by Dongfeng-Honda appear to be disappearing, but being replaced by rumors of a Honda Civic sedan in 1.6l guise. Dongfeng Honda are also hoping to sell around 200,000 cars in …

Is Honda going the way of Toyota in the USA and making a Scion like brand for the Chinese market? It seems so, according to latest reports that are coming out of Guangzhou Honda, the Chinese wonder factory that got its quality levels up to that of the Japanese made Honda to the point where the CEO of Honda couldnt tell the difference between a Chinese made and a Japanese made Honda Fit. Guangzhou Honda have been busy making Fits for the domestic and overseas European markets over the past …

In news that wont be shocking to anyone in China – The Chinese love their Hondas!
HONDA Motor Corp yesterday announced that sales of its Chinese venture, which makes vehicles exclusively for export, achieved 50,000 units, according to a company statement.
The Honda Automobile (China) Co Ltd, formed by the Japan’s second-largest car maker, Guangzhou Automobile Industry Co and Hong Kong-listed Dongfeng Motor Group Co, is the nation’s only venture for making vehicles that solely target overseas markets.
The company, located in Guangzhou with a registered capital of US$82 million, made 24,600 Jazz …

Chinese do love their Honda Accords, at least according to The Shanghai Daily:
HONDA Motor Co, Japan’s second-largest carmaker, sold 45 percent more vehicles in China last month, helped by demand for Accord sedans.
Honda sold 25,344 vehicles through its two joint ventures on the Chinese mainland in February, the company said in a statement yesterday, Bloomberg reported. The automaker sold 56,368 vehicles in the first two months, 50 percent more than a year earlier.
Honda is trying to improve quality to expand its foothold in the world’s second-largest auto market. The Tokyo-based …

Usually before Chinese New Year every Chinese person at least here in China goes nuts trying to make as much money as they can, pretty much the same with Christmas in the west – those gifts don’t come for free after all. When I say every person, I also mean every company as well, including Guangzhou Honda and Chery. Chery and Honda are about to engage in a price war with each other, Chery have massacred the $5,000USD Chery QQ6 price tag by $500USD and Honda followed suit with a …

Check out this Chinese TV commercial for Zhong Hua, via Youtube, here’s another.
Have to say, Zhong Hua’s cars are looking great – it must be the BMW input!