The Japanese people from Honda recently announced that the American factories, mainly the Ohio plants, will benefit from significant investments in order to boost the production. To be more precise, the company announced that they plan to invest around $355 million in extending and upgrading the plants which will result into an increased production rate. According to the official figures,...
Honda revealed the 2012 Accord which receives several improvements in terms of styling and fuel efficiency but keeps the pricing unchanged. At the exterior, the 2012 model year Accent comes with new two-bar grille with chrome details and windswept headlights but also few minor improvements at the interior. The Japanese manufacturer added a USB audio interface as standard to all...
In the last few days, we saw several manufacturers revealing their updated models for the next year. This time, the Japanese people from Honda unveiled the 2012 model year Fit, a model which receives only few styling tweaks and new equipment. Under the bonnet, the small Fit is powered by the same 1.5-liter four-cylinder unit capable of producing 117 horsepower...
Even the sales figure of the Japanese company in the US are not showing impressive growth, Honda still plans to build a new plant in Mexico, a facility which according to the official statements, will boost the production capacity in North America as there is a high demand for certain models. Honda said that the new Mexico plant will produce...
The Japanese at Honda are still taking their time in what is the process of unveiling the 2012 Civic's European version. On the brighter side however, there's something in seeing it about for us as well because every time we catch a set of spyshots, the company tells us what's going on with the development. Since this is the European...
There's exciting news out there but then there's stuff like this, recalls, problems and warnings from manufacturers or the NHTSA regarding the danger of owning or driving certain cars. Honda products have a general reputation for being reliable, incredibly easy to use and generally foolproof. Not this time though, quite a sizable number of them will be tested for a...
The Tokyo-based company decided to release the upgrade list for the 2012 Honda Crosstour, modifications which include more standard equipment and as you probably noticed, a small change in the model's name. To be more precise, Honda decided to name the 2012 model Crosstour, dropping the Accord moniker. Besides this insignificant details, Honda announced that the engine range remains unchanged...
Honda released all the important details of the exclusive one-off CR-Z Mugen hybrid, a model scheduled to be revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Unfortunately, Honda has no plans to introduce this hybrid supercar into the series production but they are glad to receive such positive feedback. The Japanese manufacturer claims that the one-off hybrid is able...
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. released details on the new Fit Shuttle, a model that enters the Japanese market this month and will be available in a more efficient hybrid variant as well. Honda Fit might not be a very common name for you mainly if you are from Europe or U.S. as the Japanese manufacturer markets this model as Jazz...
Honda just announced that they plan to make a special appearance at the famous Le Mans race, with a CR-Z. This particular Honda CR-Z was "adopted" by the very capable Honda Performance Development team and managed to get itself a different sort of life from the standard version. The race prepared Honda Performance Development CR-Z won't actually race against the...
The Japanese at Honda seem to be around the rumor pot a lot lately and even though it's not clearly apparent, they can't really be blamed for idle hands. The latest of uncertain news is regarding one of Honda's premier products, not exactly the four wheeled variety, but still interesting. The hybrid craze is really going to a field where...
Until Honda get to the point of becoming a fan hotbed after creating the new NSX, the Japanese brand will keep on being... predictable, boring and generally bland. This is why a few rumors have been getting really widely adopted, all of them focusing around the new version of the Honda CR-V CUV. As it turns into a 2012 Honda...
Even though Chevrolet is of a different nature, you can't speak about bread and butter vehicles like the Malibu without at least bringing up the Honda Civic. My favorite and one of the most popular Japanese hatchbacks was recently given a 2012 makeover. However, it seems like the New York Auto Show had to open it's gates before we found...
The 2011 Honda Odyssey already had a recall this year and it was one of the weirdest ever, one I blamed on users more than Honda. Honda's previous recall was related to some wiper problems, but this time the 2011 Odyssey has trouble with the front windows. The problem is clearly related with the faulty front driver and passenger window...
Honda and Mazda, two of the biggest Japanese car manufacturers decided to halt the exports for U.S. due to the difficult situation of their entire country after the terrible earthquake, tsunami waves and nuclear threatening. I think there is no need to remind the disaster that hit Japan and is threatening us too. Straight to the subject, Mazda decided to...
The new Honda Brio will go on sale somewhere in May and the Japanse manufacturer decided to reveal the first photos and details on the new small-size model. In terms of size, the new Japanese tiny car measures 3,6 meters long and 1,68 meters wide but promises interesting performance. From the start, we know that the new Honda Brio will...
You'd think the Japanese have plenty on their hands with the recent tsunami and earthquake situation but as it happens, it's not. One of their cars, the 2011 Honda Civic has been identified by the NHTSA as suffering from a serious problem. The guilty party that's calling 2011 Honda Civics to dealerships is the fuel tanks they've been fitted with....
Let's get one thing clear from the outset, while Honda Performance does have something to do with this new racer, it's not exactly their achievement. This is a Highcroft Racing ARX-01e racer that is powered by a Honda Performance engine. The ARX-01e is based on the LMP2 car that Highcroft Racing used to win everything in the ALMS and therefore...
Due to today's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, several big car manufacturers had to suspend the activity of their local plants. During this day, Japan has been hit by a devastating 8,9 magnitude earthquake and other several replicas. This major earthquake caused damages of hundred million dollars and has different consequences such as threatening tsunamis. All these incidents caused confusion,...
About 700,000 vehicles will be recalled soon by the Japanese from Honda as here might appear some problems at the engine that could cause the failure of the engine. Moreover, they received about 100 complaints in this regard, thus, Honda really needs to think fast as there is certainly a problem. Good news for the European customers that will not...
