Honda BrandHonda minivans under investigation after complaints of airbag flaw 11:48 am U.S. ET | June 10, 2013  Federal auto safety regulators are investigating claims that the airbags in 2003-04 Honda Odyssey minivans can deploy without a crash. In a filing on its Web site, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it started a preliminary evaluation of the Odyssey on Thursday. The investigation affects an estimated 320,000 minivans.... Read More »
TSX could be squeezed out of Acura lineup 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013  The future of Acura's TSX appears uncertain as Honda Motor prepares to abandon the platform used for the compact sedan.... 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 »
Subaru Forester tops Honda CR-V in small SUV review 9:38 am U.S. ET | May 21, 2013  The Subaru Forester small SUV beat the Honda CR-V and other rivals in testing by Consumer Reports, which ranked the model as its top pick in that segment.... Read More »
Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off 5:11 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  For the third straight month, a different car has topped the giant mid-sized sedan market, a segment that has significantly slowed this year as competition intensifies. Sales declined in April for seven of the 10 top mid-sized cars. Overall, mid-sized car sales fell 1 percent in the month and are up just 2 percent so far this year.... Read More »
Crossovers lead Honda April gains 5:00 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013 Stoked by record April results for the Honda CR-V and Acura RDX compact crossovers, American Honda sales increased 7 percent to 130,999 units last month.... 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 »
Virtues of '13 Civic: Low spiffs, high sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  Honda has turned off the incentive spigot for the 2013 Civic that arrived in January -- and so far, so good. The revamped car is winning over consumers who are looking for more than just the deal of the week.... Read More »
Accavitti sees American Honda's U.S. sales rising 6% in April 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 25, 2013  Honda's sales in the United States should increase by more than 6 percent in April, a top executive said Wednesday. Separately, GM CEO Dan Akerson said he sees April sales rising at a similar rate as the previous month, when they increased 3 percent.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Is Acura's ILX a loser? Or doing its Civic duty? 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 22, 2013  American Honda's plant in Greensburg, Ind., built just 91 units of the Acura ILX entry-luxury sedan that debuted last summer. So does Honda have an out-and-out flop on its hands?... Read More »
Japan automakers' China sales continue to struggle 3:38 pm U.S. ET | April 3, 2013  Japanese car makers' sales in China in the first three months of the year have yet to recover fully from last year's slump, and foreign rivals are capitalizing in a market which expects 7 percent growth in 2013.... Read More »
U.S. sales climb again, reach volume last seen in '07 5:08 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013  In the highest-volume month since August 2007, automakers broadly advanced to sell 1.45 million light vehicles in March. That's only 3 percent higher than strong year-earlier results. But the seasonally adjusted annual selling rate of 15.3 million made March the fifth straight month above 15 million and signaled a continued industry rally.... Read More »
Accord fuels Honda gains in March 4:40 pm U.S. ET | April 2, 2013  Boosted by strong Accord sales and new Acura products, American Honda's March sales of 136,038 units rose 7 percent over last March's numbers.... Read More »
MARK RECHTIN Why the '14 Honda Odyssey won't be a crummy minivan 5:00 pm U.S. ET | March 26, 2013  Don't take this the wrong way, but the 2014 Honda Odyssey sucks. Literally. For its midcycle freshening, the Odyssey is including the "HondaVAC," which Honda claims is the first-ever in-vehicle vacuum system.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Show to star a cavalcade of crossovers and SUVs 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  A parade of new and redesigned crossovers and SUVs will headline the New York auto show this week. The list includes the Jeep Cherokee, which replaces the Liberty, and new renditions of the Acura MDX, Toyota Highlander and Range Rover Sport. Subaru will debut a hybrid version of its XV Crosstrek.... 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 recalls 250,000 vehicles for braking problems 8:14 am U.S. ET | March 14, 2013  Honda Motor Co. is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles globally, including some Acura MDX crossover SUVs, due to braking problems, the automaker said on Thursday.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS Side-by-side Civics: The chaotic Honda sell-off 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  A proper sell-down of an aging nameplate is almost seamless on the showroom floor. But reality gets in the way sometimes. Take the Honda Civic.... Read More »
Honda needs more time to turn around Europe businessMarch 8, 2013 14:15 CET  Honda will need more time to turn around its European business. “We want to be profitable within three years, by 2016,” Honda Europe President Manabu Nishimae said. Last year, Nishimae said Honda would be profitable in Europe starting in its 2013-2014 business year. The Japanese automaker has not made money in Europe since 2007.... Read More »
Honda, Volvo models get high marks in new overlap crash tests 4:05 pm U.S. ET | March 7, 2013  Safety enhancements helped Honda and Volvo earn top safety picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2013 Honda Civic, the first small car to achieve a “good” rating in the institute's new small overlap test, was fortified with the second generation of Honda's advanced compatibility body (ACE II) structure. The two- and four-door models both earned the rating.... Read More »
Toyota blinks on Camry deals after February sales fall 6:34 pm U.S. ET | March 5, 2013  To see the constant tension at automakers between sales volumes and profit margins, look no further than the current state of Toyota's Camry. A rare dip in U.S. sales for the Camry last month reflects rising competition for Toyota. In response, Toyota has begun offering no-interest financing on the 2013 Camry, excluding the hybrid version.... Read More »
DOE plans modest push for fuel cells 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013  The U.S. Department of Energy soon will launch a campaign to promote hydrogen cars, embracing a technology that was favored by the administration of President George W. Bush but initially shunned under Barack Obama.... Read More »
Strong Accord sales can't overcome Civic transition for Honda 4:17 pm U.S. ET | March 1, 2013 American Honda's February sales fell 2 percent, as rare slumps by such volume models as the Civic, CR-V and Odyssey offset a strong month for the redesigned Accord.... Read More »
MAKE MEETINGS -- HONDA Honda steps away from stair-steps 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 18, 2013 After a year in which the outgoing Accord and the Civic were subject to stair-step incentives, Honda executives told dealers they expect to avoid the controversial tactic in 2013. But never say never.... Read More »
Honda's Europe problems extend beyond market slump, analysts sayFeb. 11, 2013 06:01 CET  Honda is cutting jobs in the booming UK auto market because it says there are no signs that Europe's car sales slump will end soon. Analysts believe Honda's problems go beyond the slump, especially since rival Nissan continues to add workers and production at its UK factory.... Read More »
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