Honda Europe’s president outlines turnaround plans for unit
Since five years ago, Honda has been putting up a dismal performance in Europe. Its sales and market have been continuously dropping and its European unit has been posting losses. Honda... Read more
Honda joins first motor show at Westfield Stratford City
Westfield Stratford City, a shopping center in London, is holding its first motor show from April 17 to 22, 2012. In line with this event, Honda is providing excitement, competitions and... Read more
Honda attributes March poor sales to quake-related inventory shortages
A year after the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011, Honda’s top executives continue to point to the impact of last year’s disasters for its poor sales performance in... Read more
Honda Civic regains top spot in compact car sales in January-February 2012
Although Honda’s chief operating officer for North America says the carmaker does not talk about taking the top spot as a goal, its mainstay Honda Civic is poised to become this year’s... Read more
Honda set to bring back sporty image, strengthen ‘built in Britain’ message
Honda UK chief David Hodgetts is seeking to bring prestige back into the brand and to intensify the 'built in Britain' message. These moves will be pioneered by the "sporty" variants of... Read more
Honda hopes to regain car industry foothold with its creative directors
The engineer duo is tasks to say just “yes” or “no” to every car designs that passes through. If the design is as mediocre as the 2012 Honda Civic, Minami and Asahi could say no without... Read more
2012 Honda Civic receives 5-star Euro NCAP Advanced score for CMBS technology
Honda's new Civic has achieved the maximum 5-star rating of the Euro NCAP, extending the Euro NCAP Advanced reward for the automaker's Collision Mitigation Braking System (CMBS)... Read more
Honda to display 1st New Earth Dreams engine at Geneva Motor Show
Honda will display the first sample of its innovative Earth Dreams Technology at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The 1.6-liter diesel is the first in a new series of engines being introduced... Read more
Honda to join FIA WTCC with the European Civic, CEO Takanobu Ito revealed
Honda has decided that its European Civic will participate in the FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), the automaker's CEO Takanobu Ito has disclosed. He further stated that they... Read more
2012 Civic production begins at Honda’s Swindon Plant, creating 500 new jobs
Mass production of Honda's New Civic has begun as normal operations resume at its Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd (HUM) vehicle facility in Swindon. This will create 500 new jobs in... Read more
Honda hopes its new diesel engine will help it revive sales of its latest Civic
Honda looks forward to the revival of sales for its newest Civic in Europe with the introduction of a smaller diesel engine. The current Civic, which is not the company's bestselling... Read more
Honda hurries to make some mid-cycle changes on the Civic due to poor reception
Due to the poor reception for the redesigned Civic, Honda decided that its time to move more quickly than planned on some changes. Apparently, the mid-cycle changes will come earlier and... Read more
European version of 2012 Honda Civic to get a cleaner and more powerful engine
The new 2012 Honda Civic will be offered with the cleaner, more economical and powerful diesel engine that provides lower running costs for owners. With improvements to Honda’s 2.2-litre... Read more
2012 Honda Civic to share powerplant with Acura TSX
The production version of the 2012 Honda Civic is mostly unchanged from the two concepts (the Si Coupe and a 4-door sedan) of the model that were unveiled at the recently held Detroit... Read more
Subcompacts and compacts dominated the 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Much of the attention of those who attended the Detroit Auto Show was focused on subcompacts and compacts. Among the most notable are the Asian entries, which include a revamped Honda... Read more
Sales of small cars likely to go up with gasoline-price increases
Sales of new smaller cars that were recently introduced appear to be assured as U.S. gasoline prices are on the rise and on track to reach the $4-plus per gallon peak that was hit in 2008... Read more
Next Honda Civic to be lighter, smaller and more fuel efficient
The next Honda Civic was originally designed to be bigger than the current model and was planned to rival Accords however, due to the changing world market, it will now be built to be... Read more
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