Honda's betting solar cells will sell; Green scene.(Final assembly) From: Automotive News | Date: December 26, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Crain Communications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Honda Motor Co., meanwhile, is taking a different approach to global warming. The company will start mass producing solar cells in 2007, it said last week.

Japan's third-biggest automaker said in a statement that it will build a factory for solar cells on the site of a car plant on the Japanese island of Kyushu, Reuters reported.

The company aims to generate annual sales of 5 billion to 8 billion yen (about $42.6 million to $68.2 mil...

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