NY Auto Show Announces Dozens of World, North American Debuts
Mar 27, 2007
Press Preview: April 4th & 5th, Jacob Javits Convention Center NEW YORK, March 26 -- As the world's automakers prepare to wow the press with dozens of world and North American new vehicle introductions at the upcoming New York International Auto Show Media Preview (April 4th and 5th), the Show is offering a glimpse of ... Continue reading
Mar 23, 2007
THE AUTO PAGE by JOHN HEILIG Engine: 2.4-liter I-4 Horsepower/Torque: 166 hp @ 5800 rpm/161 lb.-ft. @ 4200 rpm Transmission: 5-speed automatic Wheelbase: 103.1 in. Length x Width x Height: 178.0 x 71.6 x 66.1 in. Tires: 225/65R17 Cargo volume: 72.9 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
Honda to recall 166,000 Accord, other cars in U.S.
Mar 20, 2007
TOKYO, March 20, 2007; Reuters reported that Honda Motor Co. said on Tuesday it would recall about 166,000 vehicles in the United States of the Accord, Odyssey and five other models to fix a faulty component in the fuel pump. The defect in the pump, manufactured by Japan's Mitsuba Corp., could cause the engine to stop ... Continue reading
Honda Officially Breaks Ground for New Auto Plant
Mar 19, 2007
- $550 Million Plant Will Begin Production of Civic Sedan in 2008 - GREENSBURG, Ind., March 19 -- 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(1) the p ... Continue reading
Honda Unveils "Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept" at The 2007 Geneva Motorshow
Mar 19, 2007
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 2007; Honda has unveiled a concept model which represents its interpretation of how a future hybrid model might appear. Honda Small Hybrid Sports Concept, a design study model, demonstrates a unique fusion of advanced environmental technology, exciting styling and fun-to-drive characteristics ... Continue reading
Honda Recalls 528,000 vehicles in China
Mar 18, 2007
BEIJING March 18, 2007; Japan Today reported that Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co will recall 528,000 automobiles in three models made by the Japanese automaker's Chinese joint venture in one of its largest recalls in China. The models to be repaired free of charge are the Accord sedan, Fit compact car and the Odyssey mi ... Continue reading
IndyCar Series Prepares for Debut of 100 Percent Fuel-Grade Ethanol
Mar 16, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS--The IndyCar Series is poised to make motorsports history when it turns the first competitive laps with its 3.5-liter Honda Indy V-8 engine powered by 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol at the XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 on March 24 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The IndyCar Series is the first in motorsports to ... Continue reading
2007 Australian Grand Prix - Free Practice
Mar 16, 2007
2007 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ALBERT PARK, MELBOURNE 16 MARCH FREE PRACTICE The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello commenced their 2007 season challenge today as free practice got underway in Melbourne for the opening round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The team's new 'earth' ca ... Continue reading
It’s Time to Buy a Hybrid Vehicle, Suggests Edmunds.com
Mar 14, 2007
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Considering a hybrid vehicle? Now is the time to buy, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. There are four key reasons: 1. According to Edmunds.com True Market Value(R) (TMV(R)) pricing system, average transaction prices of most hybrid vehicle models are ... Continue reading
Today's Pre-Owned Vehicles May Be the Better Bargain - VIDEO STORY
Mar 12, 2007
DETROIT - March 11, 2007: Compared to 20 to 25 years ago, automakers say today's "certified pre-owned" vehicles can be as good as buying a new vehicle and are a fraction of the cost. To "certify" a used vehicle, a dealer must perform a comprehensive multi-point inspection that meets the original dealer's specifications ... Continue reading
Honda and Toyota Driving Each Other Forward
Mar 10, 2007
Washington DC March 9, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that Detroit's automakers are fixating on Toyota as their biggest threat, but Honda, Japan's No. 2 carmaker, is also gaining marketshare. As volatile gas prices are shifting U.S. consumers' interest to more fuel-efficient models, Honda is the only automaker wit ... Continue reading
HONDA RACING F1 TEAM SIGNS MIKE CONWAY
Mar 9, 2007
-BRACKLEY, UK 08 MARCH 2007 HONDA RACING F1 TEAM SIGNS MIKE CONWAY The Honda Racing F1 Team is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with British F3 champion Mike Conway. 22 year old Mike, the reigning British F3 and Macau GP champion, will join the Honda Racing F1 Team with immediate effect and will have the ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2007
Q'orianka Kilcher becomes the youngest customer to lease the company's environmental status symbol March 7, 2007 -- LOS ANGELES -- American Honda Motor Co., 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 ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2007
FRANKFURT, March 2, 2007; Michael Shields, European Auto Correspondent writing for Reuters reported that challenged to cut cars' output of climate-warming greenhouse gases, global automakers get the chance at next week's show in Geneva to prove they can make products that are fun to drive but won't wreck the environmen ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion Challenges Toyota and Honda
Mar 2, 2007
by Marty Bernstein, Marketing â Advertising Editor Bold Moves, the theme of Fordâs advertising is being replaced (hopefully & thank-fully) by a more powerful and resonant premise: challenge the competition. Ford is putting consumers into competitive vehicles to let them test the competitions cars against Ford ... Continue reading
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