Outgoing Honda CEO Takanobu Ito Amid a series of recalls in Japan, Honda president and CEO Takanobu Ito took the first steps toward automotive seppuku when he accepted a voluntary pay cut for his transgressions back in October 2014. Now his long, ritualistic suicide is complete, as Honda announced today that Ito will be stepping…
Honda Accord Hybrid (Photo: Automotive Rhythms) Honda has recently announced that when the new Accord Hybrid hits the market, it will return an average of 49 miles per gallon in the city and 45 miles per gallon on the highway. This midsize sedan will be the most efficient in its class as the Accord Hybrid’s…
“That’ll do, Fit. That’ll do.” – The 2015 Honda Fit, seen here in one of those inescapable TV spots, was named the Yahoo Autos Value Car of the Year Although the Volkswagen Golf GTI took home the title of Best Car of the Year, it was the 2015 Honda Fit that had the distinction of…
2005 Honda S2000 – Image by RichN Fans of Honda-powered sports cars may remember that a long nine-year wait separated the original Acura NSX and the Honda S2000. Fortunately, the wait won’t be nearly as long this time around. According to Auto Express, the next Honda S2000 will come relatively shortly after the new and upcoming…
Photo: Joe McGowan Despite planning an all-new Formula One engine for 2019 and making promises to close the gap to Ferrari and Mercedes, Renault is looking over its shoulder at Honda with concern. One of the big talking points of the late 2018 season has been the rapidly improving performance of the Honda engine, which…
It’s getting increasingly difficult to earn the IIHS’s Top Safety Pick+ award, the most coveted safety recognition in the automotive industry, but the all-new 2019 Honda Insight managed it with remarkable ease, acing every test the institute threw at it. To qualify for the award, a vehicle must earn the highest possible rating of “good”…
Get ready to get Fit! No, we’re not talking about your abandoned New Year’s Resolution to cut the calories and get in the gym four days a week (hey, you remember that?). We’re talking about the impending release of the 2015 Honda Fit, which is scheduled to being arriving at dealerships across the country within…
When Skeletor stands by the quality of your product, not even Honda air bag recalls can dissuade customers The recent Honda air bag recalls certainly seem like bad press for the Japanese automaker, but so far, they haven’t had a particularly negative impact on sales. The recall of about 5 million early 2000s Honda vehicles…
Folks, it’s the end of an era. Remember back in December when reports starting rolling in saying that Honda was planning on dropping the ax on the Insight? Well, we now know for certain that the Honda Insight has reached the end of its road. Honda Insight production will come to a screeching halt this…
Photo: JD Hancock via CC Today, Honda surprised many by reporting a 20% increase in fiscal first quarter profits. Apparently, the costs of the Japanese automaker’s airbag recall were offset by the benefits of a cheap yen. Honda’s April-June net profit was 186 billion yen ($1.5 billion USD), representing a 155.6 billion yen year-over-year increase….
Issues with the 2005-2010 Honda Odyssey fuel strainer occurring when the strainer is exposed to acidic chemicals, like those in a car wash, have caused Honda to recall over 800,000 of these minivans. Pictured: 2014 Odyssey, not in recall This just in: every car ever made anywhere has been recalled for safety issues. Okay, not…
Before officially unveiling the new STR13 to the public on Monday, Toro Rosso took its new 2018 Formula One car for a shakedown session at the wet Misano circuit in Italy. A spy photographer managed to snap a picture of the car and uploaded it to the internet, which prompted Toro Rosso to follow up…
Max Verstappen has extended his contract with the Red Bull Racing team for an additional three years. Reportedly, he also managed to push his salary into the range of $25-35 million per year—a massive sum for a driver with only three wins under his belt. One of the major unknowns in the future of Formula…
Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly finished fourth at last weekend’s Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, giving Honda its best-ever result as an engine manufacturer since it returned to the sport in 2015, and Toro Rosso its joint second best-ever result. On his cooldown lap after the checkered flag, Gasly celebrated the fourth-place finish and thanked…
2017 Honda Pilot Elite Honda has announced that the 2017 Honda Pilot will become the latest vehicle in its lineup to receive Apple CarPlay and Android Auto functionality. Additional updates for the 2017 model year include a fingerprint-resistant touchscreen and additional interior color options. Also New from Honda: 2017 Civic Hatchback makes its way to…
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