Honda News

Aluminum as a fuel source for cars! Now that sounds science fiction. But it's not. First, though, the issue. Fuel cells, which use hydrogen and oxygen to create electricity to power up vehicles, are one of the possible replacements for gasoline in the future. The problem with hydrogen as a ...    Read more

An oil filter positioned "dangerously close" to the exhaust manifold of late-model Honda CR-Vs and Element models is claimed to be the source of a spate of exhaust-system fires in those vehicles, according to a class-action suit brought by an Illinois CR-V owner.The plaintiff, Springfield resident Hal Pilger, brought the ...    Read more

For those of you who have been yearning for a hybrid but thought it costs too much, mark the year "2009" on your calendars. That's when Honda Motor Co. expects to unveil a new entry-level hybrid. According to Automotive News (via Autoblog ), the hybrid is expected to ...    Read more

It seems that the fuel cell cars are starting to come out of the engineer design rooms and rolling down the street. The latest to make the streets the next test track is Honda. The company's fuel-cell powered concept, the FCX, will be sold to consumers on a trial basis ...    Read more

Are we forgetting the benefits of the natural gas powered car? Some believe we are. According to USA Today , supporters point to the fact that governments, environmentalists, and others who are concerned about the environment, are simply allowing natural gas to sink below the radar, so to speak, ...    Read more

The pressure is on the major automakers of the world. Produce more cars with better gas mileage or else.... So why should people be surprised that automaker Honda is taking that step forward by releasing an Accord that runs on diesel, especially one that get s62.8 miles a gallon! ...    Read more

The flagship of the Honda fleet, the Accord, has recently experienced its eighth revision of its 31 year history and it is scheduled to roll out this year.The Accord accounts for about 20 percent of Honda's sales worldwide and the Accord and its smaller brethern, the Honda Civic, account for ...    Read more

CAMPBELL, CA (April 11, 2007) – PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" for April 2007, providing an interesting benchmark for some of the new models that debuted last week at the New York ...    Read more

In an effort to become a major player in the auto industry during the last 35 years, Japanese manufacturer Honda has been emphasizing fuel efficiency. Well, it's won that game and now all of the world's car makers are turning toward that philosophy. So Honda is evolving.Now it wants to ...    Read more

04/03/2007 - TORRANCE, Calif - Honda, the most fuel efficient car company in America1, has earned the title of America's "2007 Greenest Automaker" from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) for the fourth consecutive time.The award is given by the UCS on a biennial basis to the company with the ...    Read more

The upcoming Transformers movie, which opens in July, is one of the few movies wildly anticipated by the car enthusiasts’ community. (Cars was another favorite. And despite rumors to the contrary, Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby, was not.) We’ve already reported on four members of the ...    Read more

Honda Motor Co. announced it plans to issue a recall on its Accord, Civic, Fit, and eleven other vehicles in its domestic market of Japan.Ten of the vehicles involve a fuel pump defect that could stop the engine. Nearly 300,00 vehicles are involved. Affected vehicles were built between April through ...    Read more

03/19/2007 - GREENSBURG, Ind - Honda today held an official groundbreaking ceremony for its $550 million automobile plant, to be known as Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) and revealed that the new plant's 2,000 associates will produce the popular and fuel efficient Honda Civic sedan when mass production begins ...    Read more

Two reports are coming in involving automaker Honda's latest recall efforts. According to Yonhap News, Honda has issued a recall of over 4,000 of its Accords sold in the local market. The issues involve an oil leak in the steering system and the fuel pump power cutoff apparatus. ...    Read more

With all the things you have to worry about your car, you may not be suspecting the odometer. Yet, there have been lawsuits that claim that the auto makers have done funny things with the odometer that has cheated owners out of thousands of miles.Lawyer James Holmes, representing Honda owner ...    Read more

The China Daily reports that Honda Motor Co. and Chinese partner Guangzhou Automobile Corp. have issued a voluntary recall of nearly 500,000 vehicles. The issues include power steering and oil pump problems. Affected vehicles include the Accord midsized sedan, Fit compact (pictured), and Odyssey mini-van, which were all ...    Read more

Reliableplant recently discussed why Honda Motor Co. has been so successful in the auto industry. Many point to a successful plan when they refer to "The Honda Way." So, what is the "Honda Way?"Two main concepts are predominant -- production maintenance and plant services. Production maintenance concentrates on ...    Read more

The Honda S2000 is one of the company's few models that reveals its racing origins. The roadster, when it went on sale in 1999 as a 2000 model, was eagerly received by the enthusiasts' community for its high-revving engine, sporty driving and handling, up-to-date technology, all for less than $35,000 ...    Read more

03/07/2007 - LOS ANGELES - American Honda Motor *** Inc., announced today that it will further advance its real world fuel cell vehicle program by handing the keys to its next retail customer, 17-year-old Q'orianka Kilcher, who earned praise as the young star of the 2005 film "The New World." ...    Read more

This may sound a little coarse, but after reading this article,we had to think, “What was this guy thinking?”A gentleman named Oscar Hinojosa, a computer tutor, was driving to work last week on a freeway near Sacramento, California. As he was negotiating the roadway and traffic, he was ...    Read more

If you own a 2006 Honda Civic, a 2002 Land Rover Freelander, or 2006 Mercedes-Benz, you may want to head to your dealership as soon as possible.The Gazette, a Canadian news source, recently published an article warning consumer about recalls on all three automakers' vehicles. The battery system ...    Read more

If you haven’t noticed by now, we love automotive technology such as more powerful, yet fuel efficient, engines; navigation; and variable suspension systems. We even like the concept of a self-driving car (as long as it has an off switch). Even better, we love when such technology is applied ...    Read more

Editor Todd Lassa over at Motor Trend Magazine wrote on a rumor about the return of the CRX.For those of you too young to remember (that’s like, over fifty percent), the CRX was a two-door hatch that went on sale over in the states around 1980. Prized for ...    Read more

When the hybrids were first introduced, most of us were aware that there were incentives, like tax credits, to get consumers to buy the cars. While most such advantages have vanished (e.g., Toyota Prius), if you are the owner of a Honda Accord, Civic, or Insight hybrid, you may still ...    Read more

02/22/2007 -TORRANCE, Calif. - American Honda Motor *** Inc., announced today that it will work with Keep America Beautiful® to sponsor a series of local clean up activities in Los Angeles, New York and Gulfport, Mississippi from March through May. The series of events will kick off with a Keep ...    Read more