A crucial product launch for Honda may be in jeopardy as the carmaker struggles in the wake of Japan's disaster. An updated version of the company's bestselling Civic range has just made its first appearance in America at the New York Auto Show-but it is unclear how quickly motorists impressed by its curves will be able to take delivery of one. Not only were Honda's Japanese plants shut for much of the past month but production has been sharply curtailed at its factories in America and elsewhere, because of shortages of Japanese-made electronic chips and other parts.
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