In 2016, the Civic enjoyed the all-time best sales performance in its 44-year history I think I speak for most people when I say that 2016 sucked. Like, a lot. Unfortunately, it was a year marked by death. Just a few especially devastating demises, off of the top of my head: the Lancer EVO died,…
Photo: Honda Historically, automakers have prioritized rugged performance over comfort when it comes to trucks. If you’re looking for a truck that’s comfortable for long drives but also rugged enough to take on dirty trucks, take a look at the 2020 Honda Ridgeline. Now in its second generation, this ride has the features it needs…
Outgoing Honda CEO Takanobu Ito Amid a series of recalls in Japan, Honda president and CEO Takanobu Ito took the first steps toward automotive seppuku when he accepted a voluntary pay cut for his transgressions back in October 2014. Now his long, ritualistic suicide is complete, as Honda announced today that Ito will be stepping…
Photo: JD Hancock via CC Today, Honda surprised many by reporting a 20% increase in fiscal first quarter profits. Apparently, the costs of the Japanese automaker’s airbag recall were offset by the benefits of a cheap yen. Honda’s April-June net profit was 186 billion yen ($1.5 billion USD), representing a 155.6 billion yen year-over-year increase….
Chicago meets the 2016 Honda Pilot at its glitzy debut Photo: Honda via YouTube “The Year of Honda” continues at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. As one of the first brands to present this week in the Windy City, Honda has debuted its highly-anticipated, redesigned eight-seater: the 2016 Pilot SUV. The automaker intends to bring “new…
The 2015 Honda Fit American Honda Motor Co. has reported March 2015 sales figures, with a total of 126,293 Honda and Acura automobiles sold last month. Honda vehicles accounted for 111,623 of those sales, representing a 5.2% decrease in comparison to March of last year. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom for Honda, as…
Recently, longtime rivals Ford and General Motors put aside their differences and teamed up to create a 10-speed automatic transmission for their high-horsepower vehicles. GM first debuted the 10-speed gearbox in the automaker’s 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1, and announced plans to offer the transmission in seven other vehicles by 2018, while Ford will first feature…
2022 Acura MDX Advance Though it was clear the automotive industry was quickly bouncing back to pre-COVID shutdown levels of sales, we didn’t think it would take less than a year for manufacturers to set new records. And, yet, American Honda and Acura have reported a new March record for total vehicle sales, with nearly…
The 2018 Honda Accord and Ridgeline have both been named J.D. Power & Associates “2018 APEAL Award” winners in the organization’s latest study, which ranks vehicles based on owners’ emotional attachment and level of excitement toward their car. APEAL stands for “Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout,” and to measure that aforementioned and vague quality, J.D….
Photo: Honda With a shutdown lasting from the end of March to early May, 2020 was a difficult year for every car manufacturer. But sales had rebounded by the fall season, and by the end of the year, brands like Honda had managed to recuperate some of their losses. The Japanese automaker reports that in…
“She has the range, darling” Photo: Kia As part of its Plan S strategy to introduce 11 dedicated EVs by 2026, Kia has debuted the 2022 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). The SUV has the same redesigned exterior as its gasoline-powered and hybrid variants, but it has the ability to go even further with an impressive…
This 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 is on the full list of affected vehicles in the Takata airbag recall Yesterday, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally demanded a nationwide Takata airbag recall, with Japanese officials following suit soon after. Since then, both Honda and Toyota have released statements encouraging an “industry-wide joint initiative to independently test…
Honda Sales in March were sky high thanks in part to the Honda Civic. While many American carmakers are seeing a slight sales decrease due to the harshest winter we’ve had in many years, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. continues show a large sales growth after posting its March Honda sales report. With total Honda…
The 2004 Toyota Matrix is one of…well…lots of vehicles involved in the Takata recall Honda, Nissan, and Mazda have recalled nearly three million cars wordwide for faulty airbag deflators supplied by Takata on the condition that they could, seemingly without warning, explode. The addition of 2.03 million Hondas, 775,000 Nissans, and 159,807 Mazdas brings the…
Honda is going all out for this year’s Super Bowl: in addition to buying ad time to give the all-new 2017 CR-V it’s television debut, the automaker is also sponsoring a unique way for fans to make their own game day snacks without having to take a trip to the grocery store. Honda is teaming…
Given how well 2018 went for Honda, it’s no surprise to see it doing so well again in yet another round of awards. Both the 2019 Honda Accord and 2019 Honda CR-V were named overall winners in the 2019 AutoWeb Buyer’s Choice Awards, and with five more awards in tow, Honda firmly led all brands…
Honda’s 2015 Rose Parade float, Building Dreams of Friendship Honda is entering its fifth year as the presenting sponsor of the Rose Parade, the iconic New Year’s celebration that takes place each year in Pasadena, California. For the 126th Rose Parade, which will take place on January 1st, the Japanese automaker is doing something special:…
The fully-redesigned 2016 Honda Pilot is now in dealerships, carrying with it a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $29,995, not including the $880 destination charge. The newest model of the third-generation Pilot offers a lot of changes, including a new and improved powertrain and fresh safety and technology features. [wptab name=”What’s New”] What’s New…
Honda vehicles have been around for decades and are firm favorites with American drivers. You can probably pick out a recent Accord or CR-V on the road, but how much do you know about classic Honda models? [wptab name=”Z600″] The 1970 Honda Z600 Photo: CH’7K, Flickr 1970 Honda Z600 The Honda Z600 was a quirky-looking…
Are you not entertained? Tomorrow, the Jeep brand will unveil its long-awaited mid-size truck to the world at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Leading up to the reveal of this model, various reports suggested that it would bear the “Scrambler” moniker. However, new evidence suggests that the truck will instead be called the 2020 Jeep…
Skeletor feels sheer exultation inside the Honda CR-V 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…
The 2016 Honda Pilot has just earned another feather to put in its cap: the SUV was recently awarded the highest-possible 5-star safety rating by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recognition follows the vehicle’s Top Safety Pick+ safety rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), giving the 2016 Honda Pilot…
Any one of these Jeep nameplates could resurrect nostalgic memories of the off-road brand Photo: Jeep Jeep recently shocked the automotive world when it announced that it was adding a pickup truck to its automotive lineup. When this truck was finally revealed, it carried a classic Jeep nameplate: Gladiator. The Jeep Gladiator moniker isn’t the…
The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox will have a starting MSRP of less than $30,000 in Canada Photo: © General Motors The month of January has been a busy one for Chevrolet. Besides bringing its full model lineup to the Detroit Auto Show—including a life-sized LEGO Batmobile—the American automaker also showcased its 2018 Chevrolet Equinox at the…
Photo: Honda The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has granted five Honda models its Top Safety Pick rating and one its Top Safety Pick+ rating, showing that 2019 safety ratings are a good indicator of what to expect for 2020 models. The five models to earn the TSP designation were the 2020 Honda Accord, CR-V,…
Ford Mustang Wins Cars.com Shoppers’ Choice Award The 2015 Ford Mustang may have come up just short of earning the North American Car of the Year Award at NAIAS, but it did win another award that was determined by a panel of judges with infinitely more sway than even the most esteemed automotive experts: shoppers….
Photo: Honda Honda plans to electrify more than two-thirds of its global lineup by 2030, and while performance vehicles tend to be the last to receive electrification, it doesn’t entirely leave them out of the picture. In fact, Honda Civic Type R project leader Hideki Kakinuma says it’s entirely possible that Honda would eventually make…
When it debuted at the LA Auto Show last year, the 2016 Honda HR-V represented the first entirely new Honda model in years. So what is there to know about the most recent edition to the Honda family? A lot… [wptab name=”What’s New”] What’s New for the 2016 Honda HR-V? Everything! The 2016 Honda HR-V is…
The production-ready Honda e revealed at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show Photo: Honda Honda wants 100 percent of all vehicle sales in Europe to be electrified vehicles by 2025, and to that end it is embarking on its Electric Vision strategy. During this month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Honda tipped the next steps of its strategy,…
Inside the 2016 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite with HondaVAC vacuum cleaner The love affair between Honda and U.S. News & World Report continues unabated. Last month, the automaker dominated the Report’s annual rankings of the “Best Cars for the Money,” with five vehicles taking home six awards, which was more than any other company. And…
NHTSA says 4.7 million cars are affected by the latest airbag defect recall. Photo courtesy of NHTSA 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…
Memorial Day is a federally-recognized holiday observed each year on the last Monday in May. Created in 1868 to honor those who were killed fighting in the American Civil War, today it is a solemn time for remembering those who died while serving in our country’s armed forces, and also a time for getting great…
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…
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…
If you’ve ever tried to get into a show in New York City without a ticket—be it a morning chat show, a Broadway matinee, or a late night television program—you know the burden of the standby line. You stand out in the cold, on the sidewalk, behind a metal barricade, waiting sometimes hours on end…
American Honda reported an 8.2% increase on total sales of 120,440 vehicles for the Honda Division (excluding Acura), setting a new record for November. Though cars only rose a meager 0.9% on sales of 57,459 vehicles, it was once again Honda trucks (including SUVs) that made the biggest gains—they were up a whopping 15.8% on…
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…
With each passing year, there are plenty of awards handed out for the best new vehicles in the industry. However, there seems to be a deficit of awards handed out for the best used vehicles in the automotive world. That’s where the 2017 CarGurus Best Used Car Awards enter the picture. A brand new set…
The 2016 Honda HR-V Green Car Journal has named the 2016 Honda HR-V crossover a finalist for the publication’s 2016 Green SUV of the Year award. Though it’s not a hybrid or EV, the 2WD HR-V with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) boasts a top fuel economy rating of 35 mpg highway, and is designated…
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…
Four Honda vehicles were named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Cars for the Money” awards, more than any other brand can claim. The following Honda models were those to be recognized: 2018 Honda Fit: “Best Subcompact Car for the Money” 2018 Honda HR-V: “Best Subcompact SUV for the Money” 2018 Honda CR-V:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
2015 Ford F-150 For nearly four decades, Ford’s F-Series has been the preferred choice of not just American truck shoppers, but all American vehicle shoppers in general. Given that the F-Series and its crowing jewel—the F-150—are readily-identifiable symbols of the American automotive industry, and that Ford is a quintessential American brand through and through, it…
Infiniti QX30 Concept The compact crossover segment is becoming quite competitive these days. More and more customers are looking for the perfect compromise between a car and an SUV, and the compact crossover seems to be the answer. Just look at the success of the Mazda CX-5, Subaru XV Crosstrek, and Honda CR-V, and you’ll…
Photo: Honda Honda is once more extending the suspension of its automobile production, though this time by just a week. The automaker says production will now resume on May 8, nearly seven weeks after it first shut down. “As the unprecedented economic impact of the fast-changing COVID-19 pandemic continues, Honda continues to evaluate business conditions…
2019 Honda HR-V Sport Photo: Honda Honda light truck sales in America soared to record heights in 2019 as American Honda also reported an overall 0.2 percent increase in total sales for the year — a surprising if somewhat impressive gain considering the rest of the industry declined over the same period. Honda did report…
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