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Honda's new plant takes manufacturing to the next level

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2013
Honda's newest assembly plant was seven years in the making, twice delayed and may be the last greenfield car factory in Japan for a long time.... Read More »

 

Honda wants 2 battery suppliers for hybrids

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 23, 2013
To drive down costs and ensure steady delivery, Honda is in talks with a potential second supplier of lithium ion batteries for its new line of hybrid vehicles.... Read More »

 

Lag time at lights makes stop-start a nonstarter for redesigned Honda Fit

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 23, 2013
When the redesigned Honda Fit arrives in U.S. showrooms in the middle of next year, it won't have an engine stop-start system. One reason is that cars with stop-start can be a drag to drive.... Read More »

 

CEO calls redesigned Fit Honda's comeback car

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 9, 2013
Launching the third-generation Fit last week, Honda Motor CEO Takanobu Ito made his lofty expectations clear, calling the redesigned subcompact a key player in the company's comeback plan.... Read More »

 

Honda's Ito launches new Fit as company's 'most important' car

7:44 am U.S. ET | Sept. 5, 2013
Honda resident Takanobu Ito called the redesigned Fit the company's "most important" car and predicted the nameplate would see its biggest sales jump in North America. The third-generation of the small car, crucial to Honda's expansion plan in the United States, chalks big fuel efficiency gains over the outgoing model as well as a longer body and bigger interior.... Read More »

 

Tiny Fit signals big changes for Honda

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 22, 2013
No vehicle symbolizes Honda's wide-ranging efforts more than the redesigned Honda Fit.... Read More »

 

Honda wagers on new Fit hybrid variants for United States

10:00 pm U.S. ET | July 18, 2013
Honda plans to bring hybrid variants of its Fit subcompact to the United States with the car's redesign, as the Japanese automaker wagers that its new hybrid drivetrain will challenge Toyota's dominance in the field. The third generation of the Fit hatchback will hit American showrooms by next summer and will be the first Fit manufactured in North America.... Read More »

 

Honda, citing fire risk, recalls 2007-08 Fit in U.S. for second time

9:11 pm U.S. ET | June 28, 2013
Honda is recalling more than 143,000 subcompact cars in the United States to replace faulty window switches that pose a potential fire hazard.... Read More »

 

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 »

 

2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW

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 »

 


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