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Argentina authorizes Honda car plant
- 2007-10-25
BUENOS AIRES AFP — Argentina's government on Thursday gave the green light to Japanese automaker Honda to build a plant near Buenos Aires that will produce 30,000 cars a year, some for export to other Latin American countries. The economy ministry announced the authorization in a statement, saying that...
Japan's Honda recalls 63,000 cars
- 2007-09-06
TOKYO AFP — Japan's Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that it will recall more than 63,000 vehicles due to defects in their brake-light system and speedometers. In a report filed with the transport ministry, Japan's second largest automaker said it will recall the Civic and Civic Hybrid sedans as...
Honda nowhere near success: Button
- 2007-07-05
SILVERSTONE AFP — Britain's Jenson Button admits his Honda team is nowhere near achieving the success they crave ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix. Button claimed his first championship point of the season last weekend in France and while he welcomed the step forward he is realistic about his...
Button, Barrichello, urge Honda F1 shake-up
- 2007-04-06
SEPANG, Malaysia AFP — Honda drivers Briton Jenson Button and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello joined forces on Friday to urge struggling Honda to make dramatic changes to their car in a bid to rescue their season. After only one race, the famous Japanese team is in dire straits - struggling...
Formula One driver Button backs Honda's eco efforts
- 2007-03-16
MELBOURNE AFP — British driver Jenson Button has backed his Honda team's efforts to take a lead on environmental issues in Formula One with their new 'Earth' cars in this year's world championship. The Honda Racing F1 team have revealed a revolutionary new livery for their RA107 Formula One...
Formula One: Honda gearing up for success
- 2007-01-25
BARCELONA, Spain AFP — Honda drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button said they were looking forward to the new Formula One season as the team unveiled their new car. The team has spent the past two days putting the RA107 through its paces at the Circuit de Catalunya near...
Marco Andretti set for F1 test Friday in Spain
- 2006-12-12
INDIANAPOLIS, United States AFP — Marco Andretti, the 19-year-old grandson of former Formula One champion Mario Andretti, will test a Honda F1 car on Friday at Spain's Circuit Jerez. The newest driver from the famed family of American racers was this year's Indianapolis 500 runner-up and IndyCar Series Rookie of...
Honda to recall 270,000 vehicles
- 2006-10-05
TOKYO AFP — Honda Motor will recall about 270,000 of its vehicles, mostly sold in Japan, due to defects in electric circuits and engine-linked parts. Honda wil recall Odyssey minivans and Life small cars after receiving reports of two Odysseys catching fire and 104 cases in which Life engines shut...
Honda gives frightened parallel parkers a hand
- 2006-09-29
TOKYO AFP — Honda has developed an automatic steering system equipped with voice instructions to help insecure drivers overcome their fears of parallel parking. Some 60 percent of customers of the new technology are expected to be women, with beginner drivers also a target market, Honda Motor Co. said Friday....
British police force to introduce greener cars
- 2006-08-20
LONDON AFP — London's Metropolitan Police is planning to introduce environmentally-friendly, hydrogen-fuelled police cars to its fleet in the coming years, a spokesman for the force told AFP. The police force, Britain's largest, will take four of the vehicles in a delivery of 70 to the Greater London Authority...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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