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Honda slashes Fit EV lease price to $259/month

7:00 am U.S. ET | May 30, 2013
Responding to price-dropping offers from other automakers on their electric vehicles, Honda will slash the lease deal for its Fit EV starting in June.... Read More »

 

Honda recalls almost 46,000 Fits in U.S., Canada

11:04 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013
Honda is recalling almost 46,000 Fit small cars in the United States and Canada to fix a problem with the electronic stability control system software.... Read More »

 

Louder EVs may turn off drivers, automakers say

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 18, 2013
A plan to make electric cars louder in the name of safety could annoy drivers and inhibit adoption of electric vehicle technology, automakers say.... Read More »

 

Honda concept sets off small-crossover buzz

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
With plans for a crossover based on the Fit subcompact in mid-2014, Honda is primed to have the first entry in a segment with intriguing prospects. And if the small-crossover category takes off, Honda could dominate it for years, judging by the wait-and-see attitude adopted by other automakers.... Read More »

 

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Honda plans Fit-based subcompact crossover for U.S.

2:00 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Honda says it will be the first automaker to sell a subcompact crossover in the United States when its Fit-based vehicle arrives early next year. A concept version of the vehicle was unveiled at the auto show here.... Read More »

 

Honda plans 3 Fit variants in Mexico

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012
Honda Motor Co. plans to build three Fit compact variants at its Mexican plant now under construction: a sedan, crossover and standard hatchback, said an executive familiar with the plan.... Read More »

 

Honda plans 3 Fit variants, with sedan, from Mexico

12:38 pm U.S. ET | Dec. 7, 2012
Honda plans to build three variants of its Fit compact, including a sedan version, at its Mexican plant currently under construction. The two other variants are the standard hatchback and a Fit-based crossover, said an executive familiar with the plans.... Read More »

 

Ito predicts Fit will lead a surge in Honda sales

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 5, 2012
Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito expects the subcompact Fit hatchback to be Honda's fastest-growing nameplate in North America over the next four years.... Read More »

 

Honda to join fast-growing small SUV segment

Sept. 26, 2012 12:42 CET
Honda said it will strengthen its lineup with the introduction of a new SUV in Europe, where the automaker is looking to end a sales and profitability slump.... Read More »

 

Honda targets 50% sales jump

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 24, 2012
A new Fit-based crossover that could come to U.S. showrooms is one of several new models that will support Honda Motor Co.'s ambitious new growth plan. Others due in the next few years include a new Civic Type-R and an open-cockpit mini sporty car.... Read More »

 

Honda plans to double car sales to 6 million

Sept. 21, 2012 09:39 CET
Honda plans to double its global vehicle sales to 6 million in five years, driven by demand for small cars such as the Fit/Jazz compact and new models in emerging markets including China and India.... Read More »

 

Honda plans Fit-based crossover, report says

July 27, 2012 06:01 CET
Honda has a few tricks up its sleeve for the third-generation Fit/Jazz due to launch next year. Honda has said the Fit will pioneer an r&d strategy in which global nameplates will break from a one-size-fits-all approach and be developed and built regionally.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Report: Honda plans Fit-based crossover

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 23, 2012
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. has a few tricks up its sleeve for the third-generation Fit due next year.
Honda has said the Fit will pioneer an r&d strategy in which global nameplates will break from a one-size-fits-all approach and be developed and built regionally.
But Honda apparently plans a Fit-based crossover to help it sell more than 1 million vehicles off the new platform, Japan’s Nikkei business daily reports.... Read More »

 

HANS GREIMEL

Fit-based crossover? Honda could be eyeing new variant

1:29 pm U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
Honda has a few tricks up its sleeve for the next-generation Fit due next year. Honda already has said the Fit will pioneer a new regional r&d strategy -- in which global nameplates will break from a one-size-fits-all approach and be developed and built locally. But Honda apparently is planning a new Fit-based crossover to help it sell more than 1 million vehicles off the new platform, according to Japan's Nikkei business daily.... Read More »

 

Honda Fit EV: High mpg, low volume target

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012
With the Fit EV, Honda has taken a capable city car and turned it into an electric vehicle that might be the right choice for drivers in urban areas who have occasional freeway commutes in car-pool lanes.... Read More »

 

Honda leverages fuel-cell savvy to extend Fit EV's range

11:34 am U.S. ET | June 29, 2012
Honda, the first automaker to lease fuel-cell cars to retail customers, said advances in hydrogen-vehicle technology helped it create a battery-powered Fit that has the highest efficiency of any car in the United States.... Read More »

 

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