#Skeletakeover: Skeletor Has Taken Over Honda’s Twitter Account
In Honda’s latest batch of holiday-themed ads, a host of classic toys ranging from Stretch Armstrong to Strawberry Shortcake shill for the Japanese automaker’s new Accords, Odysseys, and CR-Vs. Today it seems that the ad campaign’s most malicious action figure has seized control of the car company’s social media platforms, as now Skeletor has taken […]
Honda Air Bag Recalls Not Hurting Sales
The recent Honda air bag recalls certainly seem like bad press for the Japanese automaker, but so far, they haven’t had a particularly negative impact on sales. The recall of about 5 million early 2000s Honda vehicles that were built with faulty Takata airbags does not seem to have upset car customers, who helped Honda’s […]
Hyundai Showcases Awards over Unveilings at the LA Auto Show
Hyundai was too busy having fun at SEMA to prepare much for the LA Auto Show. But having revealed its newest models earlier in 2014, what is there left for Hyundai to do but enjoy the fruits of its labor? While other automakers are busy trying to impress Los Angeles with flashy unveilings of new nameplates that ultimately disappoint (who […]
Honda Accord Makes 10Best Cars in America List A Record 29 Times
Car and Driver magazine has chosen the Honda Accord as one of its 2015 10Best Cars in America, marking the 29th time the Accord has been recognized as such in the 31-year history of the award. That is, not surprisingly, a record number of appearances. “Once again, the Honda Accord is traveling down a road […]
2016 Honda HR-V Debuts at LA Auto Show
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 the entry crossover market will act as a little brother to the brand’s larger CR-V SUV. Built in the […]
Classic Toys Shill For Accords in Nostalgic Honda Car Commercials
It seems like the Christmas car commercial season keeps coming earlier and earlier each year. The latest batch are arriving in the form of Honda’s new holiday-themed “A Gift to Remember” campaign, which has already launched six new television ads that feature classic toys promoting the brand’s vehicles. Although Honda has been dealing with quite […]
Tjin Edition 2015 Honda Fit Wins the Honda Fit SEMA Project
Over the past couple months, six build teams have been competing with one another in the Honda Fit SEMA Project; each group customizing their own 2015 Honda Fits as they see fit (pun intended). Their progress was tracked on Honda’s Tumblr account, with the hashtag #ProjectFit, and users voted for their favorite modified Fit by liking and […]
Get Free Candy from the Honda Trick-or-Treating Event on Twitter
Even if you’re too old to go door-to-door this evening, you can still score some free Mike and Ike’s today by taking part in the Honda trick-or-treating event on Twitter. Just take a picture of yourself in your costume and tweet it @Honda with the hashtag #TreatPromo. In response, the Japanese automaker will send you […]
NHTSA Adds 1.4 Million More Vehicles to Takata Airbag Recall
Yesterday, we reported that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was recalling 4.7 million cars that were fitted with faulty (and potentially life-threatening) airbags. Late last night, that recall expanded to bring the total number of affected vehicles up to a whopping 6.1 million. The Takata airbag recall isn’t something new (automakers have been […]
4.7 Million Cars Affected by Latest Airbag Defect Recall
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced yesterday an airbag defect recall of epic proportions, but in this, the year of the recall, is anyone really surprised? In total, 4.7 million vehicles are affected, and NHTSA is reporting that at least four people have died as a result of this defect. Drivers whose cars […]
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2015 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe Goes On Sale
The new 2015 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe goes on sale today, carrying with it a starting Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price of $20,145. For that base price, the CR-Z’s 1.5-liter VTEC engine and Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) electric motor will be paired with a short-throw six-speed transmission. That combination nets the driver 31 mpg in […]
Honda Connect System Debuts in Paris
At this week’s Paris Motor Show, Honda officially debuted its Honda Connect system, the industry’s first embedded Android-based in-car infotainment center. The all-new Honda Connect system is set to launch next year in Europe, and will be coming to the 2015 Honda Civic, Civic Tourer, and CR-V. The new feature includes a 7-inch touchscreen, which can […]
Honda Accord Outsells Camry For Second Straight Month
Honda September Sales: Accord Outsells Camry and 2014 CR-V Finishes Strong Last week, we noted that the Honda Accord had pulled ahead in their never-ending battle with the Toyota Camry. Now that last month’s sales figures have been released, it appears that Accord has once again bested its undying foe, by selling 32,956 units in […]
Minivans Driving Honda and Chrysler’s Fall Sales
It’s hard to market a minivan as sexy. Or attractive, or fun, or hip, or any other adjective that car advertisements rely on so frequently. That’s because minivans are big, bulky vehicles that are closely associated with parenthood (something which is also difficult to market as sexy or fun). For that reason, many families have […]
All-New Honda XR-V Debuts in China
Honda has started launching new cars in China to compete with General Motors, which currently sells 40 models in the country. Honda’s latest offering is the Honda XR-V compact SUV crossover, which was unveiled at the Chengdu Motor Show. It’s really just a Chinese version of the Japanese Honda Vezel, which will be coming to […]
Accord Tops NCIB Hot Wheels List…Again
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Some things, it seems, are inevitable: death, taxes, and the Honda Accord and Civic topping the NCIB Hot Wheels list. Two of Honda’s best-selling vehicles were also the two cars most coveted by thieves in 2013, topping the list with 53,995 and 45,001 thefts, respectively. […]
John Mendel: Honda Won’t Do Stupid Things
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 decisions in order to reclaim however much of the U.S. auto […]