Search Results for 'Honda'

HONDA: it's hybrid hijinx

IT IS a great looking little coupe and undoubtedly well-built, coming out of Honda’s main Japan factory. CR-Z cuts an athletic profile on the street with plenty of glances but the tiny fastback is impractical and the rear seats are [...]

Posted On : May, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

American Honda Reports April Auto Sales: CR-V Sets April Rec...

American Honda today reported April 2012 U.S. sales of 122,012 units, an increase of 10 percent based on the daily selling rate*. The Honda division posted April 2012 sales of 109,837, an increase of 9.2 percent compared to April 2011. Ac [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda kicks off 2013 Acura ILX production

Earlier this week, Honda kicked off production on the new 2013 Acura ILX. The first ILX, built exclusively in Indiana, rolled off the assembly line at 10:30 a.m. EST. “Acura has a sparkling reputation and we are thrilled to build th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda To Extract Rare Earths From Used Hybrid Batteries

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday that it has developed a technology with Japan Metals & Chemicals Co. that enables extraction of rare earth minerals from used nickel hydride storage batteries of hybrid vehicles. Honda will start bulk extra [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

American Honda CEO unsatisfied with Accord sales

NEW YORK (Reuters) – March sales of the flagship Honda Accord were “not satisfactory,” but the company is working through the inventory problems that led to an unexpected slump, executives said at the New York Auto Show [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Review: Honda CR-V

Honda's Comfortable Runabout Vehicle has become more and more car-like with each new model, with the latest CR-V coming closest to the Japanese carmaker's original concept of combining the utility of an MPV with the handling of a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Honda's Fit: Function over form

Now slapping on the Sport label is not going to make this monumentally functional hatchback racy and sexy and get your blood boiling. Not a bit. The Fit (or what’s called the Jazz in other markets) is all about function over form. A [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Hybrid Honda has looks to drive for

The Honda CR-Z is a car that has been a hot topic of conversation among car enthusiasts, especially since it won the 2011 Wheels Car of Year Award in January. Honda built the 2+2 coupe to show that you don't have to take the fun out o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Review: Honda Civic Hybrid

All one needs to understand why a Honda hybrid functions the way it does is to find out what the IMA abbreviation in the instrument cluster stands for. IMA is short for 'Integrated Motor Assist' and it reflects Honda's view th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

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

Buyers paying more for Hyundai Elantra than Honda Civic, Toy...

According to data compiled by Edmunds.com for USA Today, the Hyundai Elantra now commands a higher price than its Japanese competitor’s compact sedans. The analysis shows that buyers in 2011 paid an average of $19,711 for the Hyunda [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 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. [...]