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Honda to sell new hybrid next year

YURI KAGEYAMA

Associated Press

TOKYO — Honda will sell a new, improved and affordable gas-electric hybrid in the U.S., Japan and Europe starting in early 2009, underlining the Japanese automaker's commitment to “green” technology, the company president said Wednesday. The new model — to be sold solely as a hybrid, and not as a traditional, gasoline-powered car — is a key part of Honda Motor Co.

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