Blogs Posts in Honda category; 86 blog posts

Honda Expands Touring Car Racing Program for 2012 Season

Honda Performance Development (HPD) provides components and support to teams ranging from amateur to professional levels. In the past the company supported teams in the Grand-Am Continental Tire Challenge Series, but will move into the Sp [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Ninth-generation Civic takes center stage

FOLLOWING the much-awaited launch of its City sedan last month, Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), sprang another surprise on the Philippine automotive market when it launched its all-new Civic yesterday at the Bonifacio Global Cit [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda Delivers 2013 Fit EV to Google and Stanford University

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda recently delivered 2013 Fit EV battery-electric vehicles to Google Inc. and Stanford University as a part of the Honda Electric Vehicle Demonstration Program. Along with the city [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

2012 Honda CR-V EX-L

“If we were in the market, I would trade for one of these tomorrow,” she said during our test drive. After years of helping test various cars and trucks, she stood ready to pull the plug on her much-loved, 9-year-old, 127,000- [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda Tops 800,000 Hybrids, Still Trails Toyota’s 3 Million ...

Honda announced today that, as of the end of 2011, its total count of hybrid-powered vehicles has now crested the 800,000 mark. Honda was one of the first automakers to sell a hybrid vehicle with its first-generation Insight in 1999. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 25 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda's CR-Z wins Wheels Car of the Year

The Honda CR-Z sports car took the gong from five other finalists including the latest Ford Focus, the Audi A6, the Skoda Yeti and the Volkswagen Scirocco. The magazine said the Honda was expertly engineered, impressively efficient and ha [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

New Honda NSX confirmed

If this week's Detroit motor show is anything to go by, then the Japanese are serious this time. Again. What you see here in official pictures is the all-new NSX in concept form wearing Acura, Honda's posh nameplate. Fans out [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda in Small Claims Court

On January 1, 2012, the compensatory limit in Small Claims Court in California was increased from $5,000 to $10,000. On January 3, 2012, Heather Peters, an owner of a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, will face down a non-attorney representa [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Car owner takes legal fight away from lawyers

Heather Peters is an angry consumer who knows she has little chance of winning a war with Honda Motor Co. and its army of high-priced lawyers. The Los Angeles resident is miffed that her 2006 Honda Civic hybrid doesn't get its cl [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Honda scrambles to revamp Civic

Honda is scrambling to revamp its Civic just eight months after a new version hit showrooms, and critics say it's an admission that the compact car fell short in quality and handling. The revamp, to come by the end of 2012, is rare be [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

2013 Honda Accord Coupe Concept to debut at Detroit Auto Sho...

The Japan-based automobile company, Honda Motor recently announced its plans for the upcoming Detroit International Motor Show. Honda has decided to introduce its 2013 Accord Coupe Concept, joining other new car concepts that are lined fo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Honda Australia outlines recovery plan

Struggling car maker Honda has revealed plans to restore its Australian market after a disastrous year. With manufacturing smashed by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and the floods in Thailand, Honda's Australian sales this year h [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Driven: Honda CR-Z

Who says hybrid cars can't be sexy? Why should they be denied head-turning looks and driving thrills just because they’re the buzzword for environmental friendliness? Honda believes you can have your cake and eat it, too, w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Honda natural gas car wins LA green prize

The 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas was named Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show on Thursday, beating finalists including European, US and other Asian carmakers. The Japanese automaker welcomed the award, announced on the second media [...]