Honda Reports Environmental Progress for 2019

Photo: Honda In a new 46-page report, Honda has detailed the major environmental impact of its activities in North America and how these have changed compared to 2018. It’s the 15th annual report from Honda on this subject, and so you don’t have to sift through 46 pages to find the good stuff, we’ll summarize…

Honda Begins Producing Tenth-Gen 2016 Honda Civic

The 2016 Honda Civic Sedan Touring trim Today the Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg began producing the all-new 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, which will hit dealerships nationwide next month. Hyped by Honda as the most ambitious remake in the Civic’s 43-year history, the new tenth-generation model seeks to continue the success of the…

Honda ‘Within 10 BHP’ of Top F1 Cars, Hamilton Says

Photo: Artes Max Five-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who trailed teammate Valtteri Bottas at the season-opening 2019 Australian Grand Prix, believes Honda has made great progress over the winter and has almost entirely caught up to its main rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. With Max Verstappen at the wheel, the Honda-powered Red Bull RB15 racing…

Honda Earns Three Top 10 Positions at 2019 Canadian GP

Photo: Honda After all four Honda-powered cars finished in the top 10 at the 2019 Monaco GP, the feat was almost repeated at the most recent race in Canada. While all eyes were on the dramatic battle between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, Honda raced to yet again another strong result, reinforcing the belief that…

Goodbye Asimo — Honda Retires Beloved Robot

Photo: Shay Sowden Honda’s ASIMO is likely the world’s most famous robot. Originally unveiled in 2000 after more than a decade of development, it was the first robot to walk on two legs. It can also interpret voice commands and human gestures, determine the distance and direction of multiple moving objects, and autonomously navigate using…

GM Set to Expand Partnership with Honda

GM and Honda’s partnership includes two new EVs built on the Ultium platform Photo: Steve Fecht for GM Over the past few years, General Motors and Honda have teamed up on self-driving technology, EV batteries, and other innovations. Now these two major automakers are preparing to establish a broader partnership in North America. Two Tough…

Honda Begins Rolling Out Level 3 Automated Driving

Photo: Honda The new Honda Legend EX, sold as the Acura RLX in North America, has rolled out with the Honda Sensing Elite system, a new and upgraded version of the automaker’s suite of active safety and driver-assistive technologies. Available for lease in Japan, the car is the first to feature Level 3 automated driving…

Honda Civic Tops Car Segment in Automotive Loyalty Awards

Photo: Honda What car is most likely to keep people coming back for more? According to IHS Markit, a company that specializes in business analytics, the answer is the Honda Civic. For the last 24 years, IHS Markit has annually released the Automotive Loyalty Awards, which recognize the cars that most prompt customer loyalty. “Loyalty”…

Honda Civic Named One of the Best CPO Cars of 2019

Photo: Honda The Honda Civic has been named one of the best certified pre-owned cars of 2019 by Autotrader, which put together a list of the 10 must-shop CPO cars based on a number of valuable attributes. New cars just keeping getting more expensive, with even the most affordable models in a non-luxury automaker’s lineup…