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American Honda Motor Company’s Honda Marine division has announced a new OEM agreement with BRIG USA, a manufacturer of foldable and rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). The 25-year-old Ukrainian company recently announced its entrance into the US market with two dealers located in Annapolis, Maryland, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. For over 50 years, Honda Marine’s comprehensive…

Lordy, Lordy, look who’s forty: the Honda Accordy! That’s right, the Accord is officially over the hill. But Honda isn’t celebrating the popular midsize car’s birthday in the traditional way (which is to say, by giving it gag gifts like a walking cane or fake dentures). Instead, the automaker is paying homage to the vehicle’s…

This past week, the 2016 Honda Indy Toronto racing event raised a whopping $75,000 for Make-A-Wish Canada. Of the total raised, $30,000 of it came from the Ontario Honda Dealers Association (OHDA) and the Honda Canada Foundation (HCF), who matched contributions made by fans. The remaining $15,000 came from new partners Tim Hortons and Johnsonville…

After it was announced last year that Toro Rosso would switch from Renault to Honda engines for the 2018 Formula One season, the inevitable question followed: Will Red Bull, Toro Rosso’s parent team, do the same in 2019? Up until this point, Honda had been coy about whether it was negotiating with Red Bull, but…

This month over 20,000 volunteers participated in the second annual Team Honda Week of Service, “giving back” to their respective communities by engaging in several types of community support activities at charitable organizations across North America. From June 9th through the 18th, volunteers wearing red “Team Honda” shirts supported hundreds of organizations. Honda associates, dealership…

2018 Honda Accord Touring The Honda Accord is a favorite midsize car that doesn’t cease to amaze with its top-quality design, luxurious cabin, futuristic tech, and outstanding fuel economy. The 2018 model comes with some new tweaks that improve its practicality as well as its aesthetics. In this review, you’ll find information about its unique…

Scholarship recipient Xavier Leslie, studying mechanical engineering, is sure to spend some quality time in the historic Carnegie Library on the Alabama A&M University campus Photo: Chris Pruitt For the 2018-19 academic year, Honda, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, has awarded scholarships to five students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Honda…

Smith, left, is a six-year associate with the Honda manufacturing plant in Ohio Being a foster parent is no small task, but Jessica Smith and her wife Melissa have opened up their home in Ohio to more than 30 children since 2015. Smith, an associate in the Parts Quality Department of Honda Transmission Manufacturing of…

Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama celebrate the start of production of the all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey. Today, over 1,500 associates at the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) plant in Lincoln celebrated the start of mass production of the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan. The all-new model will launch nationwide this spring, with HMA acting as…

There’s still a few months left in “The Year of Honda,” and the Japanese automaker is looking to make the most of them. The company just announced its plans for next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, which include the world premiere of the 2016 Civic Coupe and the North American debut of the all-new Honda…

Jeff Tomko, president at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, speaks at the 33rd annual Honda Supplier Conference Last week at the 33rd annual Honda Supplier Conference, Honda recognized nearly 100 North American auto suppliers for achievements in supplying parts and materials to the Japanese manufacturer. The event, which was held May 4th through 5th in Birmingham,…