Honda Enjoys March Sales Increase for Both Car & Trucks
In the current automobile market, it’s always a time for manufacturers to celebrate when they can sell more cars than they did last year, which is just what American Honda pulled off in March. The brand set a new sales record for the month, with 142,392 vehicles sold to mark an overall 3.8% increase compared […]
Eight Honda Models Earn ‘Editors’ Choice’ Awards from Car & Driver
After an explosive start to the year, the Honda award train has finally slowed a tad, but still shows no sign of coming to a stop. The latest recognition for the brand comes from Car & Driver magazine, which bestowed eight Honda models with its 2018 “Editors’ Choice” awards. Mid-Size Sedans: 2018 Honda Accord Compact […]
Chinese Twitter Forces Honda to Recall 350,000 Vehicles
Honda is recalling approximately 350,000 vehicles in China following a deluge of complaints on the microblogging website Sina Weibo, the country’s equivalent of Twitter. The recall involves the CR-V and Civic models equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, which have been accumulating unusually high amounts of un-combusted gasoline in the oil pan. Some accumulation is, […]
Honda Wins Four 2018 ‘Best Cars for the Money’ Awards
Four Honda vehicles were named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Cars for the Money” awards, more than any other brand can claim. The following Honda models were those to be recognized: 2018 Honda Fit: “Best Subcompact Car for the Money” 2018 Honda HR-V: “Best Subcompact SUV for the Money” 2018 Honda CR-V: […]
Honda to Revive Passport Badge on New Crossover
Honda has been revealed to have plans to revive the old Passport nameplate, and yes, it will be for a new crossover—what else? According to Automotive News, the vehicle would be slotted between the CR-V and the Pilot in the automaker’s lineup, two of the best-selling SUVs in the current market. It is expected to […]
Honda Earns Six Diversity Awards from Minority Auto Dealers Association
It seems that when Honda vehicles are taking a break from earning awards, it is Honda itself that subs in and receives the honors. Last week, the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) presented Honda with six awards at its 3rd Annual Diversity Volume Leadership Awards, held at the COBO Convention Center in Detroit. […]
Honda Takes Home 7 Awards in AutoWeb’s Buyers Choice Awards
Honda and awards. Name a more iconic duo. Honda vehicles topped five segment categories and earned seven total awards in the annual AutoWeb’s Buyers’ Choice Awards, adding yet more industry bling to the automaker’s impressive trophy room. The awards are based on the vehicle price quote requests of more than 120 million consumers who visited […]
Honda Accord Named ExtremeTech’s ‘Best Car of 2018’
ExtremeTech has named the 2018 Honda Accord the “Best Car of 2018” and recognized Honda as the brand with the “Best Automotive Lineup” in its Best Cars and Car Tech for 2018 awards. “There are virtually no bad cars anymore,” says Bill Howard, ExtremeTech editor. “Our choices for the best cars for 2018 are based […]
Honda Sets Third Straight Annual Sales Record
For the third year running, American Honda has set a new all-time annual sales record on sales of 1,641,429 Honda and Acura vehicles, marking a 0.2% increase over 2016. The numbers look even better without accounting for Acura. Honda Division reported sales of 1,486,827 units, up 0.7% for the year and setting its fourth consecutive […]
Honda Says It Can Be Proud of Its 2017 Season
Despite the difficulties it faced, Honda says it can be “proud” of the engine development rate it showed throughout the 2017 Formula One season. The season was off to a challenging start after Honda opted to change the concept behind its engine and then ran out of time to be sufficiently prepared. This led to […]
Honda Civic Type R is Digital Trends’ ‘Best Car of 2017’
Please, industry journalists, give it a rest. We get it—Honda makes nice cars. But this is getting silly. In less than a month, we’ve already written about Honda earning awards from major publications—including Consumer Guide Automotive, Kelley Blue Book, U.S. News & World Report, Motor Trend, and more—on seven occasions, and we’re fairly certain we […]
Honda Named ‘Best SUV Brand’ of 2018
U.S. News & World Report has named Honda the “Best SUV Brand” of 2018, adding to the already considerable number of awards the Japanese automaker has tallied in recent months. In an automotive world now ruled by SUVs and crossovers, it pays to know which brand makes the best ones: and according to U.S. News […]
2018 Honda Pilot Goes on Sale for Under $31,000
The 2018 Honda Pilot is now officially on sale at dealerships around the country with a starting MSRP of $30,900 (not counting the $975 destination and handling charge), representing only a $155 price increase over the 2017 model. At the very top of the line, a fully-loaded Pilot will cost you $47,470. For 2018, the […]
Honda Sets New Sales Record in November as Accord Racks Up All the Awards
American Honda reported an 8.2% increase on total sales of 120,440 vehicles for the Honda Division (excluding Acura), setting a new record for November. Though cars only rose a meager 0.9% on sales of 57,459 vehicles, it was once again Honda trucks (including SUVs) that made the biggest gains—they were up a whopping 15.8% on […]
Honda Sweeps Kelley Blue Book’s ‘Best Buy’ Awards
Honda models swept the Kelley Blue Book’s annual “Best Buy” competition, topping six of the 12 automotive categories featured: Small Car: 2018 Honda Civic Mid-Size Car: 2018 Honda Accord Electric/Hybrid Car: 2018 Honda Clarity Plug-In Hybrid Small SUV/Crossover: 2018 Honda CR-V Midsize SUV/Crossover: 2018 Honda Pilot Minivan: 2018 Honda Odyssey Additionally, the all-new 2018 Honda […]
Honda Cars Take the Lead in October Sales
In the automotive world, the past several months have been dominated by SUVs, crossovers, and pickup trucks. Everyone, it seems, is abandoning the sedan—or, in light of Honda’s latest sales report, everyone but Honda customers. Honda’s American division reported October sales of 114,655 vehicles, marking 1.2% increase compared to October 2016. If industry trends were […]
Alonso Could Get Latest Honda Engine in Mexico
Fernando Alonso was running inside the top 10 at the United States Grand Prix in Austin when he reported a loss of power and was forced to retire. Honda later found it had been an issue with the MGU-H, which converts heat energy from the exhaust system into electricity. The MGU-H is one of six […]
Honda Reports Record September Sales for Both Cars & Trucks
Honda’s United States division has reported total September 2017 sales for its cars and trucks, which were up 7.4% combined on sales of 129,776 units compared to last year. Cars and trucks both set new September records, with cars up 14.5% on sales of 69,407 units and trucks up 0.2% on sales of 60,369 units. […]