Honda profit accelerates October 28, 2005 Japanese car and motorcycle maker Honda reported an industry-beating increase of just over 1 per cent in its first-half profits to 244.4bn yen (£1.2bn), buoyed by higher global vehicle sales. Turnover grew by 10 per cent to a record 4.6trn yen, as global vehicle sales rose 6.9 per cent to 1.6m units. The increase in [...]