Honda Marine Wins 2016 Customer Satisfaction Index Award from the National Marine Manufacturers Association
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)—which, as you certainly know, is the leading association representing recreational boating in North America—has just named Honda Marine the recipient of its prestigious 2016 Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction for outboard engines. For those keeping count, this is the thirteenth straight year that NMMA has honored Honda […]
Honda Marine BF6 Engine Wins 2016 IBEX Innovation Award
The all-new Honda Marine BF6 portable engine has received the 2016 International Boat Builder’s Exhibition (IBEX) Innovation Award for outboard engine technology. The honor was bestowed upon the BF6 by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), as well as a judging panel composed of critics from Boating Writers International (BWI). BWI and the NMMA jointly […]
Honda Marine Debuts Three New Outboard Motors
Honda Marine announced today the debut of three new and redesigned portable engine models, the BF4, BF5, and BF6 4-stroke outboards. The three 127cc 4-stroke, single cylinder engines provide boaters with a choice between four horsepower (BF4), five horsepower (BF5), and six horsepower (BF6) outboard motors. All three are also available with either a short […]
Honda Marine Partnering with H2O Sports Manufacturing to Revive Trophy Brand Boat
Today Honda Marine and H2O Sports Manufacturing announced a new agreement to bring back the Trophy brand boat. Under the terms of the new agreement, H2O will manufacture a full new lineup of Trophy skiffs, which will be powered exclusively by Honda Marine engines. The Trophy lineup will initially consist of four, V-bottom skiffs—1800SVK, 2000SKV, […]
Honda Marine Reaches Agreement with BRIG USA
American Honda Motor Company’s Honda Marine division has announced a new OEM agreement with BRIG USA, a manufacturer of foldable and rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). The 25-year-old Ukrainian company recently announced its entrance into the US market with two dealers located in Annapolis, Maryland, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For over 50 years, Honda Marine’s comprehensive […]
Honda Unveils NSX-Inspired Marine Engine Concept in Miami
Honda Marine introduced a new concept engine at the 2017 Miami International Boat Show; one that took inspiration from products across Honda’s lineup—including its automotive, marine, and aeronautical divisions—to provide a glimpse into what the future of marine engines could look like. “The Honda Marine Design Concept Engine is a clear indicator that Honda is […]
Honda Launches Marine Science Foundation to Preserve Coasts
Today Honda announced the establishment the Honda Marine Science Foundation, its new initiative for restoring the marine ecosystem and addressing the impact of humans and climate change on oceans and intertidal areas. Based on the Japanese concept of “sato-umi”—the meeting of land and sea where human and aquatic life coexist peacefully—the foundation is committed to […]
Honda Announces $1 Million Donation to Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Today Honda announced the donation of a $1 million gift to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, pledged with the purpose of establishing the Honda Center for Gait Analysis and Mobility Enhancement, which is meant to improve pediatric mobility. The announcement took place at Nationwide Children’s Hospital during a recognition event featuring representatives of […]
Honda BF6 Outboard Motor Receives “Boating Industry” Award
If you have let your subscription to Boating Industry magazine lapse, you may not have seen the well-respected publication’s choices for the Top Products of 2017 awards. But please take note—one of the trophies did go to the all-new Honda Marine BF6 portable outboard motor. The Boating Industry awards recognize the best products for the marine industry, […]
Honda Environmental Film Spotlights Efforts to Save Sea Turtle Habitat in South Carolina
As part of Honda’s continuing efforts to support environmental initiatives in communities where its associates work and live, the Japanese automaker has released a new short film highlighting a program that protects endangered loggerhead sea turtles, “Generations: Sea Turtle Patrol of Edisto Beach State Park, SC.” You can watch the seven-minute video here: The film […]
Honda Engines, Fit for Land, in Ship-Shape for Sea
We all know there’s a clamoring contingent of Honda Fit fans who are dedicated to their engine. “Say,” they tell each other during their many meet-and-greets at which the subject invariably arises, “I wonder whether there’s a way to take the top-grade technology that powers my road warrior of a hatchback, and harness that for […]
USAA: F-150 Best-Selling Vehicle Among US Military
For nearly four decades, Ford’s F-Series has been the preferred choice of not just American truck shoppers, but all American vehicle shoppers in general. Given that the F-Series and its crowing jewel—the F-150—are readily-identifiable symbols of the American automotive industry, and that Ford is a quintessential American brand through and through, it comes as little […]