American Honda Motor April Sales Up 1.1 Percent

Sales of the 2014 Honda CR-V helped American Honda’s April sales climb 1.1 percent. American Honda Motor has announced that combined sales of Honda and Acura vehicles totaled 132,456 in April, resulting in a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase. Honda Division also posted a 1.1 percent increase with 118,334 units sold, thanks to the strength of…

John Mendel: Honda Won't Do Stupid Things

John Mendel: Honda will not do “stupid things…that damage the [consumer].” American Honda’s market share in the first seven months of the year have slipped from 9.7 percent to 9.1 percent, but John Mendel isn’t worried. Mendel, the executive vice president of sales for American Honda, says that the company will not resort to rash…

Honda, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Reward 16 Students

American Honda and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund announced 16 winners of $5,000 in scholarship assistance at the Scholar Awards Breakfast in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday. These sixteen Latino undergraduate students were selected for their exemplary academic performance, interest in pursuing a career in science and engineering, and a working knowledge of the automotive industry. All…

Honda Partners With IHI to Accelerate F1 Turbo Development

Honda has announced a strengthened partnership with IHI, a Japanese industrial company, which it hopes will provide “a notable step up in performance” for the 2019 Formula One season. The two companies have been working together since 2015 and have announced an updated two-year technical partnership regarding the developing and supply of turbocharger-related components. The…

Honda Sets New June Sales Record

After setting a new record for truck sales in May, Honda did itself one better in June with a new overall record for total vehicles and trucks. American Honda, including the Honda and Acura divisions, was up 4.8 percent over June of last year on sales of 146,563 units, and the Honda division alone was…

2016 Honda Civic Coupe On Sale March 15

Today Honda announced that the coupe variant of the new tenth-generation Honda Civic will hit US dealerships on March 15th, with a starting MSRP of $19,050 for the Civic LX Coupe with manual transmission. The highest trim level, the Civic Touring model, is priced at $26,125. The critical and commercial success of the 2016 Civic…

2015 Honda CR-V Overview

The new 2015 Honda CR-V The new 2015 Honda CR-V goes on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, 2014, and today the automaker is touting this most recent iteration of America’s best-selling SUV for the past decade as “the most significant mid-model cycle refresh in [the CR-V’s] history.” New for 2015, the CR-V is now boasting…

2015 Honda Civic Gets New Trim

The 2014 Honda Civic Sedan A new mid-range option has been added to the 2015 Honda Civic trims, called the Honda Civic SE (Special Edition). It will be slotted in between the base Civic LX and the Civic EX and will arrive at dealerships this fall with a $20,780 price tag. The Civic SE adds…

2014 Honda Odyssey Recall Due to Side Airbag Issue

2014 Honda Odyssey Recall stems from side airbag issue A 2014 Honda Odyssey recall was recently issued by Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall comes shortly after a recall for previous generation Odysseys, a whopping 86,000 of ‘em. This most recent recall of the 2014 Honda Odyssey affects nearly 25,000…

2020 Honda HR-V Arrives at $20,820

Photo: Honda The 2020 Honda HR-V began arriving in Honda showrooms around the country on Monday with a starting price of $20,820, excluding a destination and handling charge of $1,095. This represents just a $200 increase over the 2019 model. The new HR-V, one of many subcompact crossovers on the current car market, seats five…

2019 Honda Pilot Starts at $31,450

The 2019 Honda Pilot is finally going on sale at dealerships this week and comes with only a modest price bump over the 2018 model. It will start at $31,450, excluding a $995 destination charge, marking only a $550 increase over last year’s base LX trim. For that, customers get a good amount of new…

2017 Honda Odyssey Overview

Even though the current version of the Honda Odyssey is the best-selling minivan in North America, it’s scheduled to be discontinued following the 2017 model year and replaced with a new fifth-generation van. However, before the next-gen Odyssey makes it to US dealerships, you can still get the fourth-gen Odyssey before it’s gone forever. For…

2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Overview

First came the sedan, then came the coupe, and now we finally have the Honda Civic Hatchback. This new model is based on the tenth-generation Honda Civic Sedan, which was completely redesigned for the 2016 model year. The Civic Hatchback is a perfect example of Honda’s all-around approach to making its vehicles. The Civic Hatch…