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HONDA MOTOR CO. LTD. ADRs $27 is a buy. The automaker (New York symbol HMC; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; ADRs outstanding: 1.7 billion; Market cap: $45.9 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; Divd. yield: 3.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.honda.com) sold 71,235 vehicles in the U.S. in July 2022, down 47.4% from 135,542 in July 2021. That drop is mainly because shortages of computer chips has hurt its production and supply of new vehicles. However, demand remains strong and supplies should improve as the chip shortages ease. In fact, Honda sees its global automobile sales improving 3.1% to 4.2 million units in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. It also expects motorcycle sales to rise 9.0% to 18.56 million units. Honda Motor is a buy. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP. $187 is still a buy. The company (New York symbol KWR; Income Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 17.9 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.8; Dividend yield: 0.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.quakerhoughton.com) acquired rival specialty chemicals…