Honda Safety Institute Opens its Doors
Sep 24, 2009
Barcelona, Sept 17, 2009; The Honda Safety Institute, or Honda Instituto de Seguridad in Spanish, is a center dedicated to the training of motorcycle riders. This facility is the first in Europe joining many similar facilities around the world, particularly in Asia and South America, Honda has chosen Santa Perpetua de ... Continue reading
Dec 17, 2008
TOKYO December 17, 2008; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported th at Japan's auto industry suffered another blow Wednesday when Honda, its No. 2 carmaker, said it was slashing its annual profit forecast, curtailing investment and slowing production to ride out a global slowdown. Nissan, the nation's third-biggest a ... Continue reading
India Cranks Out Small Cars for Export
Oct 6, 2008
Washington DC October 6, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that annual passenger-car exports from India have jumped five-fold in the past five years. Industry analysts predict exports over the next three years will surge nearly 300 percent to more than half-a-million vehicles a year. According to the Wall Street Jour ... Continue reading
Honda Siel Cars India launches All-New Third Generation Honda City Designed for India
Sep 29, 2008
NEW DELHI, India, September 28, 2008 â Honda Siel Cars India launched its all-new Third Generation Honda City with a completely new design, new engine, spacious cabin and equipped with various active and passive safety features. The all new Honda City â which has been designed for Indian market - was unveiled ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE REVIEW
Aug 25, 2008
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser INTRO TO THE RIDGELINE I thought you'd never catch me in a vehicle like this (and you might be thinking the same). I mean, exactly what is this vehicle? Is it an overbuilt truck, or almost an SUV? Perhaps the word 'ugly' conjures in your vocabulary when you see it on the road. The Ridg ... Continue reading
Honda Siel Cars India Launches India's First Hybrid Car- the Civic Hybrid
Jun 24, 2008
NEW DELHI, India, June 18, 2008â In a pioneering move, Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, launched Indiaâs first hybrid car â the globally acclaimed Civic Hybrid. In line with Honda's long-term commitment to the development of advanced and environmentally-friendl ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports May 2008 Best Month Ever; All-Time Record Civic Sales
Jun 3, 2008
Honda Civic, Fit and Acura TSX break all-time records TORRANCE, Calif., June 3 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., May sales of 167,997, up 11.3 percent on a daily-selling-rate basis(1), shattered the company's all-time sales record for any month as Civic sales reached 53,299, up 28.3 percent versus last May and surpass ... Continue reading
Honda to Sell Cheaper Hybrid in 2009
May 21, 2008
Washington DC May 21, 2008; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda Motor Co. announced today that it will launch a new, affordable gas-electric hybrid car in the U.S., Japan, and Europe in early 2009. The vehicle will be one of four new hybrid models the car maker plans to release by 2015 to challenge Toyota's domina ... Continue reading
Honda to set Environmental Benchmark With Accessible Global Hybrid
May 21, 2008
LONDON, May 21 -- Honda is to launch an accessible hybrid car to allow more people around the world to adopt cleaner motoring technology and significantly reduce global car emissions. Going on sale early next year, Honda expects to sell 200,000 units globally of the new car annually. The company will further accelerate ... Continue reading
Honda 2008 Mid-Year CEO Speech - 3 New Honda Hybrids Coming Soon!
May 21, 2008
TOKYO, Japan, May 21, 2008 - A new 3-year mid-term plan began in April of this year. The basic idea for this 3-year plan is to establish a corporate structure necessary to sustain our strengths and that will enable us to grow globally in the future, and begin such efforts initially under the leadership of our operation ... Continue reading
Honda Fit: A More Perfect Fit, Honda Fit Accessories That Won't Cost You and Arm and a Leg
Apr 11, 2008
by Michael Jackman The Auto Channel Louisville Bureau Welcome to A More Perfect Fit, The Auto Channelâs new column about how to make a nearly perfect car, The Honda Fit, even more perfect. Go to any Fit forum, like fitfreaks.net, and youâll find that this small and aerodynamic teardrop by Honda inspires an in ... Continue reading
ASIMO Demonstrates Advances in Robotics
Apr 7, 2008
Tokyo April 7, 2008; Hajime Horiguchi writing for the Asahi Shimbun reported that; if you are a hotel butler or a waiter you'd better watch your back. There's a robot out there that's after your job. Maybe not today or even next year, but the handwriting, scribbled by a robotic arm with flexy fingers, is on the wall. I ... Continue reading
Mar 28, 2008
<http://www.japancorp.net> Honda Sets All-Time Record for Auto Production in the Month of February for Regions Outside Japan and Worldwide Tokyo, Japan, Mar 28, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February ... Continue reading
Feb 28, 2008
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2008 Honda Fit Sport No sooner had the 2008 Honda Fit Sport I had requested for test purposes been delivered than Honda let it be known that an all-new 2009 version would debut at the New York International Auto Show at the end of March, then about a month away. Oops. Does this mea ... Continue reading
Feb 26, 2008
<http://www.japancorp.net> Honda Sets All-Time Record for Auto Production in the Month of January for Regions Outside Japan and Worldwide Tokyo, Japan, Feb 26, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of Jan ... Continue reading
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