Blogs Posts in Honda category; 95 blog posts

Japanese shares end slightly higher

Japanese stocks ended slightly higher Monday as investors were cautious ahead of earnings and financial data due out later in the week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index inched up 19.02 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 13,353.78, ending i [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

Honda launches Indias first hybrid car

First the good news for those caring for environment: Japanese auto giant Honda Motors Co. on Wednesday introduced India to the first hybrid vehicle-- the Civic Hybrid that runs on a petrol engine assisted by an electric motor. The bad new [...]

Posted On : Jun, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Asian cars dominate N.Y. auto show

Asian automakers probably got a bigger sales boost than their U.S. rivals from vehicles introduced at the annual New York auto show. New models from Asia included Nissan's latest Maxima, and the Fit small car and Acura TSX sports sedan f [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Honda Siel sales up 29%

New Delhi: Premium car maker Honda Siel Cars India reported a 29 per cent increase in sales at 7,767 units during January 2008, as against 6,013 units in the same month last year. Meanwhile, Tata Motors reported sales of 20,119 passenger v [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Japan's auto sales plunge to 35-year low in 2007

Japan's new auto sales plunged to a 35-year low in 2007, down for a fourth straight year with no recovery in sight amid a shrinking population and surging fuel prices, an industry survey showed Monday. Sales of passenger cars, trucks and b [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Five minutes and you'll love this Honda

The CR-V’s prominent, some say less than pretty new prow is the shape it is, to provide space between the engine and the bonnet’s skin in the event of a collision with a pedestrian.So score one for safety, Honda.Honda has decide [...]

Posted On : Dec, 08 2007 | Comments : 0

Honda's Revamped Fit Breaks Toyota Corolla's Winning Streak

Honda Motor Co.'s redesigned Fit compact car overtook Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla compact as Japan's best-selling car model in November, ending a 13-month streak for the Corolla.Honda more than doubled sales of the Fit to 18,138 cars, th [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Japan's Honda Motor to start selling hybrid cars in China

Japan's Honda Motor Co will start selling hybrid cars in China, where there is growing interest in energy-efficient vehicles to help combat severe pollution, the company said Thursday.Dongfeng Honda (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Automobile, [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Honda's newest hot hatchmay be too hot to handle

For men with a penchant for gold jewelry, heavily gelled hair and lightly razored beards, the long wait is finally over. Ever since Honda announced at the beginning of last year that they'd be updating their best-selling hot hatch [...]

Posted On : Jul, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Honda S2000 club racer ready for New York show

Next month at the New York Auto Show Honda will unveil an aggressively tuned variant of its S2000 roadster the present vehicle is pictured, dubbed the S2000 CR Though Honda did not provide any details on exactly what that entails. An even [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

California Forest Fire Causes Honda Civic

In the drought-stricken hills southeast of Los Angeles this past week's been a rough one. Damaging a few homes and buildings with the big 3-square-mile fire. Although it's now fully contained, it still managed to tear up a 1,005-acre swath [...]