Rising China poised to call the shots at Honda now: Footprint expands as sales and profits challenge U.S.

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WUHAN, China - American customers and U.S. dealers long have been the tail that wags the dog at Honda Motor Co., despite Honda's roots as a Japanese company. When Honda rushed out a major midcycle update of its previous-generation Civic, the brand's most iconic global nameplate, it was the negative feedback from American drivers, not those in Japan or Europe, that ultimately swayed the top brass into making improvements.