2016 Honda HR-V Debuts at LA Auto Show

Journalists come on stage to check out the all-new 2016 Honda HR-V crossover as it makes its American debut The 2016 Honda HR-V debuted yesterday at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, becoming the first all-new Honda model in years. Although essentially just an American version of the Japanese automaker’s Vezel, Honda’s latest offering in…

Honda Trucks Set New October Sales Record

Photo: Honda American Honda reported an eight percent surge in total vehicles sales for last month, marking a new October record for the brand among a period of slight decline for the overall auto industry. “The harvest moon shone brightly on Honda sales,” the Japanese automaker said in a press release, before highlighting the sales…

Toyota Yaris WRC Races to Victory in Sweden

Photo: Toyota Gazoo Racing The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team celebrated its first win of the 2019 World Rally Championship season after Ott Tänak drove to a well-deserved victory at Rally Sweden. The stage held special significance for the team, as it was in the same place that the Toyota Yaris WRC car scored…

Honda Adding 100 New Jobs and $52 Million to Indiana Plant

Fred Payne (left), business division manager at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, greets Indiana Governor Mike Pence at a news conference today announcing a million investment at the Greensburg plant. Honda announced today that the company is investing $52 million into its Greensburg, Indiana facility and creating 100 new jobs at the plant, in order to…

Honda Takes Home 7 Awards in AutoWeb’s Buyers Choice Awards

Honda and awards. Name a more iconic duo. Honda vehicles topped five segment categories and earned seven total awards in the annual AutoWeb’s Buyers’ Choice Awards, adding yet more industry bling to the automaker’s impressive trophy room. The awards are based on the vehicle price quote requests of more than 120 million consumers who visited…

All-New Acura MDX Platform Will Be Used by Honda

Photo: Honda In December 2020, Acura revealed the fourth-generation MDX crossover, which will be based on an all-new architecture dubbed Global Light Truck Platform. This is the third time the automaker has touted the creation of a new, exclusive-to-Acura platform after announcing one for the new 2021 TLX and the redesigned 2019 RDX. Related: Take…

2017 Honda HR-V Overview

Honda introduced its updated HR-V subcompact crossover for the 2016 model year and it instantly became a hit, moving 82,041 units in the US last year alone. While this model may look similar to the larger Honda CR-V, the new HR-V actually shares its underpinnings with the Honda Fit. As you might have guessed, the…

2018 Honda Pilot Goes on Sale for Under $31,000

Photo: ©Honda The 2018 Honda Pilot is now officially on sale at dealerships around the country with a starting MSRP of $30,900 (not counting the $975 destination and handling charge), representing only a $155 price increase over the 2017 model. At the very top of the line, a fully-loaded Pilot will cost you $47,470. For…

Honda Receives Four NAMAD Diversity Awards

The National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD) and IHS Automotive have teamed up to create the Diversity Volume Leadership Awards, which took place at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit. And in the first-ever installment of the new diversity awards, Honda was well-represented, being honored with four awards at the event….