While some people may feel that the Happy Honda Days have become too crass and commercialized, it’s good to see that there are some folks out there who still hold dear the true spirit of generosity that defines this special time of year. Like this dude, who actually gifted his wife a brand new Honda…
The new Honda Pilot was redesigned and refreshed for the 2019 model year and so far it seems as though the company did a good job of it, as the popular SUV has just received the 2018 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+ overall safety rating, the highest honor in automotive safety. The…
The Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Welcome Center in Greensburg, Indiana, seen here during happier times Earlier this morning, it was reported that workers at the Greensburg Honda manufacturing plant had come across an unknown “powdery substance,” which was found next to a suspicious note. Production at the plant was halted, authorities were called, and citizens…
Tesla robots assembling cars in Fresno Photo: Tesla Motors Automakers are divided over the topic of whether people or robots are best used in the process of assembling cars. Tesla, for instance, is trying to automate as much as it can. “You really can’t have people in the production line itself,” said Elon Musk in…
Someone’s spotted another (well, probably the same) Honda Civic Type R in Ohio! Sometimes, it feels a little tough being based in Ohio, the state that The News Wheel calls home. It’s been 25 years since any of our five major league sports franchises have won a championship, our past glories are used to mock…
Photo: ©Honda The 2017 Honda Civic—including the Sedan, Coupe, and Si models—has been a great success for Honda. It was America’s best-selling car in 2016 and has so far been on track to keep that title in 2017, so Honda figured—why change anything? Ok, so there are a few changes. You don’t get to become…
Nick Thune drives a Honda Fit for Lyft, and shares some doughnuts with one of his passengers, in this hidden-camera video Honda is debuting a new video series in which Honda Fit spokesman and comedian Nick Thune portrays “Brad, the Overly Accommodating Lyft Driver.” In the first hidden-camera video (below), unwitting Lyft passengers who somehow…
Photo: Honda It may seem strange that a Japanese automaker could be credited for making the most American cars, yet the data doesn’t lie. According to the Cars.com 2021 American-Made Index, Honda has four models in the top 10 most American-made vehicles, more than any automaker — and one more than it had a year…
The Honda Ridgeline offers all the capabilities consumers expect from a pickup truck, but as it bears a Honda badge and shares some of its underpinnings with the Pilot crossover and Odyssey minivan, some have understandable apprehensions about what it can really do. To put that unease to rest, the Japanese automaker arrived at this…
Photo: Honda If your lease of a Honda or GM vehicle is coming to an end, you won’t be able to sell it to just anyone willing to buy the car, as was the case in the past. Both automakers now require you to sell the vehicle back to them and they may soon be…
Ford China Sales have been driven by Focus. It is understandable that an American automaker could struggle to gain a foothold in China, especially when competing with Asian carmakers like Toyota and Honda, but Ford has made some major strides in 2013, which have Japanese automakers watching their backs. “We should be able to sell more…
The 2019 Honda Accord is built at the Marysville plant Photo: Honda Honda is a pretty big deal in central Ohio, where its Marysville and East Liberty manufacturing plants are located. Currently, Honda employs more than 15,000 workers in Ohio alone, and more than 25,000 nationwide. When it comes to U.S. manufacturing for Honda, Marysville…
The 2019 Honda Fit remains the same small subcompact car that’s ready for big adventures. Its reputation was built on being a fuel-efficient hatchback that’s versatile and fun to drive, and that legacy lives on in the 2019 model. History Lesson: The history of the Honda Civic What’s new for the 2019 Honda Fit? For the…
According to a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Honda ranks as the most fuel-efficient full-line automaker in America, and second overall behind only Tesla. The 2019 EPA Automotive Trends Report showed that Honda’s U.S. fleet had an average real-world fuel economy of exactly 30 miles per gallon, with CO2 emissions averaging at…
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…
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