Free Vehicle Inspection for Honda Owners Offered During National Car Care Month
Apr 6, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif.--April 5, 2005--Honda dealerships nationwide are inviting owners to participate in Honda Car Care Days this April. In conjunction with the National Car Care Council's "National Car Care Month," participating dealers will provide Honda owners a free, 40-point inspection to help keep their Honda in great ... Continue reading
Apr 4, 2005
SALT LAKE CITY, April 4 -- The natural gas powered Honda Civic GX and the Civic Hybrid have been chosen as the official vehicles for the traditional "Peace, Youth and the Environment" message trek between past and future Winter Olympic cities. A team of cyclists, hikers, rowers and sail-boaters will travel from Salt La ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High
Apr 4, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading
Apr 3, 2005
B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 3 April 2005 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL No points for either B.A.R Honda driver in the Bahrain Grand Prix, but an improvement in performance leaves the team feeling upbeat for the future ------------------------------------------------ Both Lucky Strike B.A.R Hondas retired from today&# ... Continue reading
U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005
Apr 2, 2005
April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports Strong March Sales
Apr 1, 2005
Honda Posts Second Best Ever Light Truck Sales; Acura Sets New March Vehicle Sales Record TORRANCE, Calif., April 1 -- With strong light truck and hybrid vehicle sales, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted March results of 128,548 Honda and Acura vehicle sales, an increase of 6.9 percent over March 2004. American Hon ... Continue reading
Honda Sets All-time February Record for Global Auto Production
Mar 28, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, March 28, 2005; Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced production, Japanese domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2005. With domestic production up significantly and the Asia and North America regions setting all-time February production records, Honda established a new record for wo ... Continue reading
Toyota, Nissan, Honda Boosted Production
Mar 28, 2005
TOKYO March 28, 2005; The AP reported that three of Japan's five major automakers boosted their production in Japan in February compared to the same month a year ago, the manufacturers said Monday. Toyota Motor Corp., the nation's top automaker, boosted its domestic production in February 10.4 percent on year to 342,65 ... Continue reading
Honda to recall about 45,000 HR-V passenger cars
Mar 28, 2005
TOKYO March 27, 2005; Japan Today reported that Honda Motor Co. said it will recall for free repairs a total of 45,859 HR-V passenger cars to prevent their rear doors from opening while the cars are in motion. In a report filed with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Honda said the HR-Vs in question we ... Continue reading
New Special Edition and Value Package Models Add Appeal to 2005 Honda Accord Lineup
Mar 22, 2005
TORRANCE, Calif., March 22 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced the introduction of two new value-oriented trim levels to the Accord lineup, adding further to the appeal of the one of America's most popular and award winning passenger cars. The Honda Accord lineup continues the tradition of delivering spor ... Continue reading
Polk Reports 2004 Record Year For Convertibles, Sebring Still Tops
Mar 21, 2005
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 21 -- Convertible registrations in the U.S. reached record levels in 2004, with a 6.3 percent increase over last year and total registrations reaching 315,306, according to R. L. Polk & Co., surpassing the 2001 record of 309,741. The Chrysler Sebring repeated as the top-selling convertible in 2 ... Continue reading
Mar 20, 2005
B.A.R Honda Press Information Sunday 20 March 2005 MISFORTUNE IN MALAYSIA Drama for B.A.R Honda in Kuala Lumpur ------------------------------------------------ Two engine failures early in the Malaysian Grand Prix ended the races of Lucky Strike B.A.R Honda drivers Jenson Button and Anthony Davidson. Both failures wer ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe - Old Friends in Geneva; Test Drives Odessey Honda ; Hyundai Tucson
Mar 17, 2005
By Andrew Frankl, European Bureau Chief Geneva 2005 It was snowing in Nice and it was snowing in Geneva. The line for taxis in sub zero temperatures was long and when I eventually got into something I can only describe as Eurotrash the driver nearly spun into the Lake, Michael Schumacher he most certainly was not! Stil ... Continue reading
IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles
Mar 15, 2005
CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading
Honda America Reaches Production Milestone - 500,000th Alabama-built Honda Produced
Mar 8, 2005
March 7, 2005 -- Lincoln, Al. -- Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) today reached a production milestone at 10:10 a.m. with the completion of the 500,000th vehicle and V-6 engine built at HMA. The production of the Silver Pearl Metallic 2005 Odyssey EX-L, equipped with leather interior and DVD Rear ... Continue reading
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