Honda Installing 120 EV Chargers at Torrance, California HQ
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced today that the company will be installing 120 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers on its Torrance, California, headquarter campus, including a publicly accessible 50kW DC fast charger for I-405 and I-110 freeway drivers. The chargers are meant to encourage Honda employees to use more alternative fuel vehicles, and are […]
Forgotten Vehicles of the 80s: The Chevrolet Tracker
As I continue searching for strangely named or oddly designed vehicles from the 80s, I’ve started to expand to variants of more popular models. One such model is the Chevrolet Tracker, which many people may recognize as the Geo Tracker. This vehicle made many appearances in TV shows and movies during the 80s and 90s, […]
Honda Reports Environmental Progress for 2019
In a new 46-page report, Honda has detailed the major environmental impact of its activities in North America and how these have changed compared to 2018. It’s the 15th annual report from Honda on this subject, and so you don’t have to sift through 46 pages to find the good stuff, we’ll summarize all the […]
Honda Renovates a Chevrolet Pickup Truck
Don’t let anyone tell you that companies loathe to put other brands forward. In honor of its American origins and to celebrate its 60th anniversary of U.S. operations, Honda renovated a 1961 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck it once used for motorcycle deliveries. When Honda’s American division first opened for business in 1959, the company purchased […]
2019 Honda Passport Named ‘Best New Car for 2019’
Honda has brought back the Passport SUV and already the all-new model is receiving glowing industry praise. The Passport was just named the “Best New Car for 2019” by Autotrader, one of just 12 new vehicles to receive the honor, and chosen by unanimous decision by the editors. “The Passport is one of the few […]
2019 Honda Passport Production Underway in Alabama
Honda is not wasting any time bringing its all-new Passport SUV to the people. Earlier this month, 2019 Honda Passport production kicked off at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in anticipation of the new SUV’s arrival next year. The 2019 Passport was revealed in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will slot between Honda’s […]
Honda Donates Two Africa Twin Adventure Bikes to Police
Yesterday Honda donated two Africa Twin adventure motorcycles to the Redondo Beach Police Department, as part of a ceremony at the automaker’s offices in Torrance, California. The gift was made in support of the new City of Redondo Beach Police Foundation, which funds new technologies to help advance the vision of the police department. American […]
Honda Celebrates 20 Years of Sponsoring Student’s Run LA [VIDEO]
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For the past twenty years, Honda has been supporting Students Run LA’s (SRLA) goal of helping underserved middle and high school students realize their potential by training for and completing in the 26.2-mile Los Angeles Marathon. Each year, more than 95% of the students who start the race are able to finish the full course, […]
2018 Acura TLX to Debut at New York Auto Show on April 11
Today Acura announced that it will reveal the refreshed and significantly enhanced 2018 TLX performance sedan on April 11th at the New York International Auto Show. In advance of the debut, the luxury brand also released a teaser image of the 2018 TLX, showing a more aggressive and sporty design inspired by the Acura Precision […]
“Great 48” HBCUs Gearing Up for 28th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge
For the 28th consecutive year, Honda is sponsoring a national quiz-bowl championship featuring students from 48 Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The “Great 48” distinguished themselves after months of preparation and competitions among 89 HBCUs, and will get a chance to vie for the National Championship of the 28th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, to […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation CEO Among First to Receive Honda Clarity FCV
Honda has begun delivering 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell Sedans to customers at select dealerships in Southern California. Among the first six customers to receive the third-generation FCV is Terry Tamminen, the CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. That’s pretty cool! I mean, that guy has to have met Leo at some point, right? I wonder […]
Honda and FCA Co-Host Second Safety Recall Summit
American Honda and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles joined forces recently to co-host the second installment of the “Automotive Safety Recall Best Practices Summit” at Honda’s Torrance, California campus on November 17-18. The summit was designed for global automakers to come together to share best practices for improving response rates in vehicle safety recall campaigns. The two-day […]
Honda Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Ride for Kids Support
Over 600 motorcycle riders and supporters showed up this year for the 25th annual Ride for Kids charity event in Los Angeles, raising more than $220,000 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF). Among the hundreds who turned out to support the fight against childhood brain tumors were many associates from Honda’s plant in Torrance, […]
Toyota Invests in US-Based Car-Sharing Company ‘Getaround’
Being an automobile manufacturer is quickly becoming about more than just building cars. Most of the major brands have now realized that they aren’t just selling a tool but a service. This is why you can now download official apps on your phone that monitor your car’s health or turn on the air conditioning before […]
Toyota Challenges Students to Build and Race Fuel Cell Vehicles
Toyota has announced a new partnership with Horizon Educational Group that will combine learning in STEM fields with racing and alternative fuels. Toyota will help the Horizon Education Group bring its unique Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge to 20 schools in California distributed evenly between the Los Angeles and Orange Counties, 18 of which have already […]
Toyota Enters Multi-Year Deal with Texas Rangers, Takes Over More Parking Lots
Already, Toyota serves as a multi-year sponsor for the Chicago Cubs and has since 2010. As part of this arrangement, Toyota recently named several parking lots at Wrigley Field. After what, you ask? Its own cars. That’s right, now you can park your Camry in Camry or your Corolla in Corolla, or, if you’re a […]
27th Annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Begins Monday
On April 2-6th in Torrance, California, nearly 200 top students from 48 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) will test their knowledge at the 27th annual Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament (NCT). If you’d like to tune in to the action, the 2016 NCT will be live-streamed noon on Monday, April 4th, […]
40th Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race Will Be the Last
This year marks the 40th for the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race in Long Beach, California. It also marks the last year for the racing event. The likely explanation behind the conclusion of such a charitable race series is Toyota’s exodus from Torrance, California, to Plano, Texas, where it is currently constructing its new headquarters. Although the […]