Honda quarterly earnings rise 28%; profit forecast doubles

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Reuters

November 06, 2020 07:58 AM

TOKYO -- Honda on Friday more than doubled its full-year operating profit forecast as it reported second-quarter earnings grew 28 percent amid a rebound in China after auto sales were squeezed by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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