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Goodbye Asimo — Honda Retires Beloved Robot

Photo: Shay Sowden Honda’s ASIMO is likely the world’s most famous robot. Originally unveiled in 2000 after more than a decade of development, it was the first robot to walk…

Honda May Be Developing Plug-in Hybrid Pilot, And I Am Super Pumped

If you have read my articles on The News Wheel, you may have noticed that I like electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. A lot. However, I have always secretly and…

Honda Tops All Brands in 2019 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards

Honda kicked off the year with a truly staggering number of awards, and as 2018 comes to a close the Japanese automaker is continuing to rack up a few more…

GM Set to Expand Partnership with Honda

GM and Honda’s partnership includes two new EVs built on the Ultium platform Photo: Steve Fecht for GM Over the past few years, General Motors and Honda have teamed up…

Honda Begins Rolling Out Level 3 Automated Driving

Photo: Honda The new Honda Legend EX, sold as the Acura RLX in North America, has rolled out with the Honda Sensing Elite system, a new and upgraded version of…

Honda and NBC Partner for “Saturday Night Line” Videos

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…

Honda Civic Tops Car Segment in Automotive Loyalty Awards

Photo: Honda What car is most likely to keep people coming back for more? According to IHS Markit, a company that specializes in business analytics, the answer is the Honda…

Honda Civic Named One of the Best CPO Cars of 2019

Photo: Honda The Honda Civic has been named one of the best certified pre-owned cars of 2019 by Autotrader, which put together a list of the 10 must-shop CPO cars…

Honda Sets New Sales Record in November as Accord Racks Up All the Awards

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…

Honda Finally Reveals the ‘Baby NSX’—Unfortunately, It’s Not Real

For years it was rumored Honda was working on a smaller, more affordable version of its NSX supercar (sold as the Acura NSX in the United States but known as…

Green Car Journal Names Honda HR-V a Finalist for 2016 Green SUV of the Year

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…

2018 Honda Odyssey to Debut in Detroit, Hopefully Look Better Than These Kids’ Drawings

Teaser sketch of the redesigned 2018 Honda Odyssey The fifth-generation 2018 Honda Odyssey will make its global debut in Detroit next year at the 2017 North American International Auto Show.…

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…

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Begins CR-V Production

Today at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) in Greensburg, Indiana, employees celebrated the beginning of production of the all-new 2017 Honda CR-V. America’s bestselling SUV, the CR-V is also the first…

Honda Plants in Ohio and Indiana Earn EPA ENERGY STAR Certification

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Today Honda announced that two of its automobile manufacturing plants in Ohio and one in Indiana have earned ENERGY STAR certification from the Environmental Protection Agency.…

Honda Wins Four 2018 ‘Best Cars for the Money’ Awards

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…

2019 Honda Civic Hatchback Beats Toyota Corolla in Head-to-Head

Photo: Honda Toyota recently launched a new hatchback variant of the Corolla, and while the nameplate is famous, the car itself has been only lukewarmly received. Why bother with a…

Honda Delivers First Clarity Fuel Cell Sedan to Northern California

Heather Mc Laughlin takes delivery of the Clarity Fuel Cell on February 6, 2017 The hydrogen-powered Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, which began deliveries to Southern California dealerships this past…

2020 Honda CR-V Named Green SUV of the Year

2020 Honda CR-V (blue) and CR-V Hybrid Photo: Honda Green Car Journal has named the refreshed 2020 Honda CR-V and its all-new CR-V Hybrid model the 2020 Green SUV of…

2019 Honda Odyssey and Accord Named ‘Best Cars for Families’

Photo: Honda The 2019 Honda Odyssey and 2019 Honda Accord have both been named as the best in their segments in US News & World Report’s 2019 “Best Cars for…

Red Bull is ‘Hugely Impressed’ with Honda Engine Progress

Red Bull is putting a 12-year relationship with Renault behind as it looks forward to a future with Honda, and so far the team says it’s been “hugely impressed” with…

2019 Honda Accord, CR-V and Odyssey Named Best Family Cars of 2019

2019 Honda CR-V Photo: Honda The 2019 Honda Accord, 2019 Honda CR-V, and 2019 Honda Odyssey have all been named on Edmunds.com’s annual list of the Best Family Cars. Eight…

2019 Honda Odyssey Arrives at $31,065

The 2019 Honda Odyssey is finally on sale and will start at $31,065 including the destination and handling charge, representing just a $100 increase over last year’s base price, though…

Meet the World’s Most Obsessive Honda Collector (We Hope)

The honorable Judge John Hodgman once said that there is a thin line between a collector and a hoarder, and that line is a display case. By that logic, my…

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…