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Honda's new CEO, Takanobu Ito; same as the old boss?

While not as exciting as Bob Lutz, Takeo Fukui - the soon-to-be-former president and CEO of Honda Motor Company - has provided us with a few attention-getting quotes over the years. With the news late last night that Fukui (pictured) will be stepping down in June, to be replaced by the current Senior Managing Director, Takanobu Ito, we thought it'd be good to look back at some of Fukui's more dramatic claims. For example: Plug-in hybrids are "unnecessary" and don't reduce emissions Electric cars? Meh. People will pay $84,000 for a ... Read more →

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