Honda’s July 2018 Truck Sales Up Over 8 Percent

While cars suffered throughout the month, Honda’s July 2018 truck sales were up more than eight percent, putting the automaker on track to sell more light trucks than passenger cars for the first time in its history. Because there was one less sales weekend in July, Honda’s overall monthly sales dipped a little, but customers…

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Honda Earns Five 2018 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards

Photo: ©Honda Another month, another slew of Honda awards. The automaker just can’t seem to stop. After Honda swept the Kelley Blue Book  “Best Buy” awards, five of its models have won in their category in the 2018 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards. Each year, Consumer Guide Automotive editors evaluate hundreds of vehicles to…

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Toyota Heads New Global ‘Hydrogen Council’ – Includes BMW, Honda, Hyundai

Photo: Maurizio Pesce Thirteen global industry leaders have joined together to form a new “Hydrogen Council” that will invest more than €1.4 billion ($1.5b) per year in hydrogen energy solutions and technologies. The council is comprised of Air Liquide, Alstom, Anglo American, BMW GROUP, Daimler, ENGIE, Honda, Hyundai Motor, Kawasaki, Royal Dutch Shell, The Linde…

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Honda Taps Children’s Imaginations for Cute “Storytime with the Accord” Videos

A shark, a dolphin, and Lisa uncover treasure in “Storytime with the Accord” episode two Back in December, Honda launched a free app for customers called Honda Road Readers, which allowed families to listen to children’s audiobooks in the car together. In keeping with the theme of kids and the power of storytelling, the automaker…

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Honda Civic Type R Sets World Record at Spa-Francorchamps

Just over a month ago, Honda announced its intent to break the front-wheel-drive (FWD) production record at several of the greatest European circuits with the Civic Type R. It already set the Nürburgring Nordschleife record in 2017 and started the 2018 run with France’s former F1 circuit in Magny-Cours. Now it has set a new…

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Honda is Europe's Fastest-Growing Mainstream Car Brand in First Half

Honda Jazz Honda’s sales in Europe through the first six months of the year were strong enough to earn it the title of the continent’s fastest-growing mainstream car brand. In the first half of 2016, Honda delivered a total of 88,242 vehicles to customers across Europe, reflecting a 33.5% year-over-year increase from sales through June…

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New 2019 Honda Civic Launches With Sport Trim

It’s finally time for the 10th-generation Honda Civic to get a makeover. For the 2019 model year, the compact Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe have been visually restyled from front to back for even higher curb appeal. The front bumper and apron, upper and lower grilles, headlights and even wheels have all gotten a touch-up….

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New Honda Sales Record Set in 2014

With 388,374 units sold in 2014, the Honda Accord led the way for last year’s Honda sales record Another holiday season has come to a close, and so too has another merry Happy Honda Days season. Very merry: In spite of bad press from recalled vehicles, Honda finished strong in December, selling 67,479 units that…

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Chinese Twitter Forces Honda to Recall 350,000 Vehicles

Honda is recalling approximately 350,000 vehicles in China following a deluge of complaints on the microblogging website Sina Weibo, the country’s equivalent of Twitter. The recall involves the CR-V and Civic models equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, which have been accumulating unusually high amounts of un-combusted gasoline in the oil pan. Some accumulation is,…

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