Honda Connect System Debuts in Paris
At this week’s Paris Motor Show, Honda officially debuted its Honda Connect system, the industry’s first embedded Android-based in-car infotainment center. The all-new Honda Connect system is set to launch next year in Europe, and will be coming to the 2015 Honda Civic, Civic Tourer, and CR-V. The new feature includes a 7-inch touchscreen, which can […]
Honda Accord Outsells Camry For Second Straight Month
Honda September Sales: Accord Outsells Camry and 2014 CR-V Finishes Strong Last week, we noted that the Honda Accord had pulled ahead in their never-ending battle with the Toyota Camry. Now that last month’s sales figures have been released, it appears that Accord has once again bested its undying foe, by selling 32,956 units in […]
Minivans Driving Honda and Chrysler’s Fall Sales
It’s hard to market a minivan as sexy. Or attractive, or fun, or hip, or any other adjective that car advertisements rely on so frequently. That’s because minivans are big, bulky vehicles that are closely associated with parenthood (something which is also difficult to market as sexy or fun). For that reason, many families have […]
All-New Honda XR-V Debuts in China
Honda has started launching new cars in China to compete with General Motors, which currently sells 40 models in the country. Honda’s latest offering is the Honda XR-V compact SUV crossover, which was unveiled at the Chengdu Motor Show. It’s really just a Chinese version of the Japanese Honda Vezel, which will be coming to […]
CR-V is Best-Selling SUV in America Through First Half of 2014
Today, coinciding with conference call wherein John Mendel reassured the world that Honda will not do “stupid things” that will benefit the company in the short term and ultimately hurt the customer and the industry in the long term, Honda released some information regarding retail sales through the first half of 2014. This information reaffirms […]
John Mendel: Honda Won’t Do Stupid Things
American Honda’s market share in the first seven months of the year have slipped from 9.7 percent to 9.1 percent, but John Mendel isn’t worried. Mendel, the executive vice president of sales for American Honda, says that the company will not resort to rash decisions in order to reclaim however much of the U.S. auto […]
IIHS Picks 7 Honda Pre-Owned Vehicles as Teen-Friendly
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has put together its first-ever list of safest used vehicles for teenagers, and a great many Honda pre-owned vehicles have been named as ideal choices for first-time drivers for their safety and reliability. Honda pre-owned vehicles named by the IIHS as some of the best choices below $20,000 […]
Honda Roadside Assistance Standard on All 2015 Models
Starting with the all-new 2015 Honda Pilot, which is on sale now, and the 2015 Honda Fit, which we think will be arriving sometime in our life time, all new Honda vehicles will benefit from a 24-hour roadside assistance program. Honda Roadside Assistance will come standard on everything from the Accord to the CR-V and […]
Top Family Cars of 2014 Includes Honda Accord and Odyssey
Experts at Edmunds.com and Parents Magazine have named the Honda Accord and Odyssey among their top family cars of 2014. This is the second straight year that the Accord has been recognized as a top family sedan out of hundreds of competing models. A spot on both annual lists is a guarantee to prospective customers […]
May Honda and Acura Sales Up 9 Percent
May Honda and Acura vehicle sales totaled 152,603, good for a 9.0 percent increase over May 2013. A major reason for Honda’s success can be attributed to a record-breaking May for both Honda Division and Acura light trucks. The Accord, Civic, and CR-V continued their 2014 roll by topping 30,000 units sold and helping push […]
American Honda Motor April Sales Up 1.1 Percent
American Honda Motor has announced that combined sales of Honda and Acura vehicles totaled 132,456 in April, resulting in a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase. Honda Division also posted a 1.1 percent increase with 118,334 units sold, thanks to the strength of their CR-V, Accord, and Civic models. “After a few truly chilling winter months, it’s […]
Honda HR-V Confirmed for US
Last week, we discussed the possibility of Honda’s all-new Fit-based crossover being named the Honda H-RV, as that’s what the rumor mill had been churning out. As it usually is in the automotive community, the rumor mill proved correct, as Honda officially introduced the all-new Honda HR-V at the New York International Auto Show yesterday. […]
Honda HR-V: The U.S. Fit-Based Crossover
Last year at the Detroit Auto Show, Honda unveiled the Urban SUV concept, a Fit-based crossover that sits below the CR-V in both size and price. More recently, the Japanese production version was uncovered at the 2014 Tokyo Motor Show and bore the name Vezel. That’s all well and good, but what American drivers want […]
March Honda Sales Show Company Growth
While many American carmakers are seeing a slight sales decrease due to the harshest winter we’ve had in many years, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. continues show a large sales growth after posting its March Honda sales report. With total Honda and Acura vehicle sales reaching 133,318 units, both Honda divisions are looking to continue […]
Honda Pilot History
Introduction The Honda Pilot is a mid-size crossover SUV featuring three-row seating, and is the largest SUV offered by Honda. The Pilot shares its powertrain with the Acura MDX, and a platform with the Odyssey minivan and Accord sedan. The Pilot’s unibody construction is designed to make it handle like a car, but still offers […]
Honda Accord is the Most-Produced Car in America in 2013
According to new vehicle registration data compiled by Polk, the Honda Accord was the best-selling car in America among individual buyers in 2013. What’s more, the Civic, CR-V, and Odyssey were all retail sales leaders in their segments. The Accord also earned the distinction of the most-produced car in America in 2013. There were 466,695 […]
Trademark for the HR-V May Mean America Gets a Honda Vezel Soon
Word on the street is that the Honda Vezel, the automaker’s compact SUV model sold exclusively in Japan, is coming to America. Not unlike Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda, the production version of Honda’s Urban SUV Concept will pass itself off under a different identity once it comes stateside. AutoGuide.com is reporting that Honda has […]
More U.S.-Made Hondas Make Japanese Automaker an American Exporter
It was announced today that Honda has the most top-safety rated vehicles in America, entrenching the native Japanese brand as an adopted American product. How deep does that connection go? Honda also announced just last week that 2013 marked the first time in company history that American Honda became a net exporter, meaning that it […]