Honda Comment in Response to FIA Verdict
May 8, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, May 6, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. released the comment below in response to the verdict announced by Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona on Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 14:00 (21:00 Japan time), in regard to B.A.R Honda at the San Marino Gran ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for May 2005
May 6, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--May 6, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for May, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month" ... Continue reading
Vincentric Announces Best Auto Value Winners
May 4, 2005
Toyota, Honda Dominate Vincentric’s Best Value in America™ Awards; Hybrids and Diesels also Perform Well BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan – May 4, 2005 –Vincentric’s Best Value in America™ awards were announced today, with vehicles from Toyota and Honda capturing 50% of the top honors. Alt ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports April 2005 Best Ever Sales
May 3, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., May 3 -- Boosted by record April sales of Honda and Acura cars and light trucks, along with best-ever hybrid vehicle sales, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted a best-ever April result of 135,597 vehicles, an increase of 13.6 percent over April 2004. It was the fourth-best month in the company's U. ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, Apr 27, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced automobile production, sales and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 (FY05) and for the month of March 2005. Honda set a new all-time fiscal year record for global auto production with more than 3.25 million units in ... Continue reading
Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda Boosted Auto Production in March
Apr 27, 2005
TOKYO April 27, 2005; The AP reported that four major Japanese automakers on Wednesday reported increased global production in March from growing demand, but only Mitsubishi Motors Corp. suffered a drop in last year's output. Toyota Motor Corp., the nation's top automaker, boosted its worldwide production 10.1 percent ... Continue reading
Honda and Climate Energy Launch New Energy Technology for the Home
Apr 26, 2005
Micro-CHP System Will Allow Homeowners to Produce Their Own Electricity While Heating Their Homes ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 26 -- American Honda Motor Company will work with Massachusetts based Climate Energy, LLC to bring a unique and innovative new form of home heat and power technology to market, the company announced ... Continue reading
Hybrid Vehicle Registrations Increase 81 Percent In 2004
Apr 25, 2005
R. L. Polk & Co. reports Prius as dominant leader with 64 percent market share SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 25 -- Nationwide registrations for new hybrid vehicles rose to 83,153 in 2004 -- an 81 percent increase from 2003 according to R. L. Polk & Co. The Toyota Prius recorded 53,761 new hybrid vehicle registrations in 200 ... Continue reading
Honda's 4th-Quarter Profit Likely Rose 36%, Helped by New Truck
Apr 25, 2005
April 25, 2005; Kae Inoue writing for Bloomberg reported that Honda Motor Co., Japan's third- largest carmaker, will probably report fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 36 percent helped by the introduction of the Ridgeline truck in the U.S. and higher sales in Asia. Honda's net income will rise to 101 billion yen ($ ... Continue reading
Honda Expects to Set Record in Export of Soybeans Sent to Japan in Containers for Spare Parts
Apr 18, 2005
MARYSVILLE, Ohio April 18, 2005; James Hannah writing for the AP reported that Honda Motor Co. expects to set an export record this year -- in the soybeans it returns to Japan in containers that arrived in the U.S. filled with spare parts. In the shadow of its Marysville auto plant, the company processes 550 bushels of ... Continue reading
2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags
Apr 15, 2005
2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading
2005 Honda Odyssey Earns 'Best Pick' Rating in IIHS Frontal Crash Test
Apr 11, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., April 11 -- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) ranks the all-new 2005 Honda Odyssey as a "Best Pick" among minivans in recently completed frontal offset crash tests. Overall, the Odyssey received a "Good" designation in all tested categories, including the structure/safety cage rating a ... Continue reading
2005 Honda Accord Hybrid Review
Apr 8, 2005
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: Honda Accord Hybrid with navigation ENGINE: 3.0-liter V6 with integrated motor assist system HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 255 hp @ 6,000 rpm (total)/232 lb.-ft. @ 5,000 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 107.9 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 189.5 x 71.5x 57.1 in. TIRES ... Continue reading
Honda Japan Introduces All-new Airwave Compact Station Wagon
Apr 7, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, Apr 7, 2005; JCN Newswire newswire reported that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the debut of the Airwave, an all-new 1.5-liter compact station wagon that boasts top-of-class*1 luggage capacity, the practical utility of versatile seating arrangements in a compact body, along with an extra-large glas ... Continue reading
Honda Curtailing Business Trips to China Because of Anti-Japanese Sentiment
Apr 7, 2005
TOKYO April 7, 2005; Yuri Kageyama writing for the AP reported that Honda Motor Co. will cut back on business trips to China to keep a low profile at a time when anti-Japanese sentiment appears to be running high, the Japanese automaker's chief executive said Thursday. A trade group for Chinese chain stores is calling ... Continue reading
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