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Honda says to launch hybrid models in China in 2012

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co will launch the hybrid versions of its popular CR-Z and Fit subcompact in China next year, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co will launch the hybrid versions of its popular CR-Z and Fit subcompact in China next year, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

Mibe Toshihiro, executive director of Honda, unveiled this in a speech to an industry forum in the southern Chinese city of Chengdu.

Honda plans to start sales of hybrid cars in China as early as 2012.

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