Cadillac Named Top Brand in AutoPacific Owner Satisfaction Survey - VIDEO ENHANCED
May 20, 2009
National Survey Measures Satisfaction with New Vehicles TUSTIN, CA - May 20, 2009: In the most challenging auto sales market in years, AutoPacific announced yesterday its 13th Annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA). For the second straight year, Cadillac ranks highest among new car owners, taking the Highest Satisfac ... Continue reading
Honda's Fukui Says Worst is Over, Sees 2nd-Half Improvement
May 18, 2009
Washington DC May 17, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda Motor Co.'s earnings will hit bottom this year and improve beyond that as demand in the United States returns in the second half, CEO Takeo Fukui said. According to Automotive News, Japan's number-two automaker lost $1.95 billion in the fourth quarter ... Continue reading
Honda Rewards Outstanding Technicians
May 18, 2009
Honda Australia would like to congratulate Scott Duncan from Peter Roberts Honda in Queensland, who was awarded 'Technician of the Year' and Christopher White from Col Crawford Motors who was awarded 'Apprentice of the Year'. ... Continue reading
VW CC,Honda Fit, BMW X5, Infiniti G37 and FF Publishing All In This Months Letter From Europe
May 17, 2009
<p>Had an old friend on the phone from Kuala Lumpur this morning. An Aussie, heâd spent most of his life in England working as press chief of an organization representing auto makers and suppliers. Yes folks, 25 years ago there were Austins, MGs (the real thing, not the Chinese remake), Rover (yet again, the origi ... Continue reading
Honda to Lower U.S. Incentives on Demand, Output Cuts
May 15, 2009
Washington DC May 15, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Honda Motor Co., outselling Chrysler LLC in the U.S. this year, plans to lower incentives after curbing production and forecasting a recovery in demand. Bloomberg reports that the average incentive per vehicle will fall 17 percent to about $1,000 from $1,20 ... Continue reading
Honda Begins Production of Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicles
May 14, 2009
"America's Greenest Car" now built exclusively in Indiana May 13, 2009 -- GREENSBURG, Ind. -- Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) today began production1 of the environmentally responsible, natural gas-powered Civic GX, at its plant in Greensburg, Indiana. HMIN associate Alonzo Miles of Indianapolis drove the fi ... Continue reading
Honda China April sales up 2.9% to 42,062 units
May 14, 2009
Honda China April sales up 2.9% to 42,062 units http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010465/Honda-China-April-sales-up -2-9- to-42-062-units.html Shanghai, May 14 (Gasgoo.com) Honda Motor Co said in a statement on Thursday that its China sales in April reached 42,062 units, up 2.9% from a year earlier. Sales at Guangz ... Continue reading
Insight Becomes First Hybrid Vehicle to Rank as Best-Selling Vehicle in Japan
May 12, 2009
TOKYO - May 12, 2009: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Insight ranked as the industry's best-selling car among new vehicle registrations* in Japan for the month of April 2009, with sales of 10,481 units (source: Japan Automobile Dealers Association). It is the first time in history for a hybrid model to be the indu ... Continue reading
Honda Jazz: Japan's Most Popular Car 2008
May 12, 2009
The fuel-efficient Honda Jazz (known as the 'Fit' in Japan) was the most popular car for the 2008 calendar year and the Japanese fiscal year ending 31 March, 2009. ... Continue reading
Landmark Achievement for Honda Insight in Japan
May 11, 2009
Honda's new Insight ranked as the entire industry's best-selling new car in Japan for April 2009, with sales of 10,481 units. It is the first time that a hybrid model has topped the new car sales tables in Japan. ... Continue reading
Honda Aircraft Company Updates HondaJet Program
May 8, 2009
Greensboro, North Carolina, May 7, 2009; Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced important updates to its HondaJet aviation program including revised first flight and delivery timetables for the company's industry-leading advanced light jet. Ongoing global aerospace industry business challenges have resulted in a delay ... Continue reading
Scientific Insight - Honda Teams Up with the Science Museum to Showcase Insight
May 5, 2009
Honda's all-new Insight is being put to work by the Science Museum. The more affordable hybrid car will be an example of environmental technology used by the museum on a daily basis as part of a drive to improve the museum's energy efficiency. ... Continue reading
Odd Couple: How Honda and Total Could Make a Winning 'Green' Investment
May 5, 2009
by: Bill Paul SeekingAlpha May 05, 2009 If they ever write a rule book for green investing, Rule One should be: donât get your advice from a traditional financial analyst. When Enron came a cropper several years back, the Street soured on alternative energy. A generation of green financial experts who would now be ... Continue reading
May 4, 2009
Honda - the world's biggest engine manufacturer - will showcase over 70 products from its huge range at this month's Agfest in Launceston from May 7-9. ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports April Sales of 101,029
May 1, 2009
Honda achieves best month this year TORRANCE, Calif., May 1 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted April vehicle sales of 101,029, a decline of 25.3 percent* compared to April 2008, the company reported today. Honda Division posted April sales of 92,216, a decline of 24.5 percent compared to April 2008. "Overall sal ... Continue reading
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