Honda Will Stay In The UK For Now

The future of automakers in the UK is a controversial subject at the moment. The referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union was quite a shock for manufacturers who export and import from Europe, and some of them are making large waves with their temper tantrums. While other brands play games with the…

Honda Warns Brexit Could Force it Out of the UK

Honda has delivered a fresh warning to UK officials that thousands of British jobs could be lost if the nation leaves the EU’s customs union. Meeting with British members of the European Parliament, Honda representatives explained that the government’s plan to leave the union could hurt their profits so substantially that it would be forced…

Honda Releases #PhoneDownEyesUp Videos to Discourage Texting While Driving… or Doing Anything, Really

Honda’s marketing team has created a new anti-texting-and-driving campaign called #PhoneDownEyesUp, proving that they are as committed to automotive safety as they are to reminding us all of an old (NSFW) 2 Live Crew song. As part of the social media campaign, Honda has been releasing videos that compare the dangers of texting and driving…

Honda IndyCar That Won 100th Indy 500 Goes to Auction

Alexander Rossi at the wheel of his Honda-powered IndyCar at the 100th Indy 500 Photo: Doctorindy In 2016, Honda accomplished something historic: it won the 100th Indy 500 with Alexander Rossi, a 24-year-old rookie, at the wheel. He became only the ninth first-year driver in history to win the prestigious race, and now his car…

Honda Helps Repair Flood-Damaged Houston Little League Fields

Little Leaguers in Houston, Texas experienced the ultimate rain delay when consistent flooding throughout 2016 extensively damaged their baseball fields. Fortunately, Honda and its award-winning Ridgeline pickup are stepping up to the plate to provide some much needed run support. Through the Honda Little League Grant Program, the Japanese automaker donated $55,000 to the “Honda…

Honda Commits to F1 Till At Least 2021

Photo: Honda Following the publication of Formula 1’s new regulations for 2021, Honda has committed to staying in the sport for at least another two years after extending its engine deal with the Red Bull organization. Honda will continue to provide engines to Red Bull Racing and its junior team Scuderia Toro Rosso through 2021,…

Honda Celebrates 20 Years of Production in South Carolina

Honda is celebrating the 20th anniversary of production at Honda of South Carolina, where the automaker’s all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles are built for North American and global markets. When it was first established in 1998, HSC employed 200 people. Now it is up to 1,000 associates and the plant has quadrupled in size to…

Honda and Hitachi Partner to Create Electric Vehicle Motors

Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Motor Company today announced the February 3rd signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to establish a joint venture company for the development, manufacture and sales of motors for electric vehicles. The two companies now will now enter the stage of formal discussions as they work to establish the new…

Honda Celebrates 20 Millionth Vehicle Produced in Ohio

Photo: Honda Honda is celebrating the production of the company’s 20 millionth vehicle in Ohio, a state that is home to three Honda manufacturing plants, including the automaker’s first in America. The Marysville Auto Plant initially represented a $35 million investment in 1979 to build motorcycles. Three years later it began producing cars, and since…

Honda Hires Razorfish for Digital Marketing

Honda’s Fit for You campaign represents one of the automaker’s more recent digital marketing efforts As American Honda embarks on the biggest advertising campaign its ever undertaken (for the 2015 Acura TLX), it has opted to call upon Razorfish to act as its new digital marketing services agency. Razorfish will team with creative agencies RPA…