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"  Honda&amp;#039;s New Sub-Civic    Honda will begin selling an &amp;quot;entry-level car&amp;quot; in 2006 that will be priced lower than , which starts at about $13,000, the Associated Press reported, citing Honda&amp;#039;s chief executive Takeo Fukui.   The new car is a response to a growing demand for cheaper models, Fukui said, and will be targeted at young people in North American, a market which &amp;quot;remains crucial for Honda.&amp;quot;   He also said Honda will also introduce other models in the United States, including a remodeled this fall and the Honda SUT sport-utility pickup in spring 2005.   Honda Takes a Flier   In a flurry of Honda news, the company, which has always regarded itself first as a builder of engines, said in a news release that it has established a new U.S. subsidiary, Honda Aero, Inc., to focus on the aviation engine business in the U.S.   Its focus is a new engine for small jet aircraft. Development of the Honda HF118 engine, which fits in the smallest category of the business jet-engine class, began in 1999. Full-scale flight tests of the HF118 engine have been conducted aboard Honda&amp;#039;s prototype HondaJet aircraft since December 2003.   The HF118 engine is designed for light business jets. Honda said the category has an estimated annual market of 150 to 200 units and further growth is expected in the future.   BMW Confronts V-8 and V-12 Engine Problems   BMW said in a news release that, &amp;quot;due to a temporary production fault at one of our suppliers,&amp;quot; some with V-8 or V-12 engines may have received parts which may cause the vehicle to stop running without warning.   The affected vehicles include 5 , 6 and 7 Series cars as well as X5 SUVs equipped with V-8 or V-12 engines produced between May 12 and July 6 of 2004.   The cause of the potential engine stalling is defective hardware in the engine control unit. Should a vehicle stall, the driver will lose power steering assistance and power braking assistance as well. The vehicle may still be steered and braked but it will require much more effort.   In the United States approximately 2,000 vehicles with the affected control units have been delivered to customers. Every owner with an affected vehicle will receive a phone call from BMW of North America Customer Relations with instructions.   BMW said, &amp;quot;In the interest of the safety and security of our owners, we are calling all owners of affected vehicles and asking them to stop driving their vehicles immediately and offering alternate transportation.&amp;quot;   Any BMW owner who suspects that they may have an affected vehicle should contact BMW of North America Customer Relations at (800) 831-1117. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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