2006 Honda Ridgeline Truck Pricing Starts at $27,700
Feb 3, 2005
Innovative Four-Door Truck With In-Bed Trunk(TM) Delivers Class-Leading Safety Features and Four-Wheel Drive as Standard Equipment on All Models TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 3 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced pricing for the all-new Honda Ridgeline truck, scheduled to make its debut at Honda dealerships nati ... Continue reading
Honda Introduces City of Las Vegas as Next Fuel Cell Customer
Feb 3, 2005
Honda FCX Fuel Cell Car is First Fuel Cell Vehicle in Nevada LAS VEGAS, Feb. 3 -- American Honda today announced the lease of two Honda FCX fuel cell (FC) vehicles to the city of Las Vegas. The announcement was made in a ceremony held today with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman. The city of Las Vegas will lease the FC ... Continue reading
Feb 3, 2005
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.--Feb. 2, 2005--United Auto Group, Inc. , a FORTUNE 500 automotive specialty retailer, has acquired Lanier Honda in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Located in the northeast Atlanta metro area, along the rapidly growing Interstate 85 corridor, UAG's newest Honda franchise will be renamed Honda Mall of G ... Continue reading
American Honda Reports Record January Light Truck Sales
Feb 1, 2005
Acura Sets January Record With Sales Up 12.7 Percent TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 1 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted January sales of 81,504 Honda and Acura vehicles, down 2.1 percent on a daily selling rate basis from a record-setting January 2004, the company announced today. Boosted by record January sales of the ... Continue reading
2005 NADA: Ford, Honda, Toyota Sweep 2004 Autobytel Consumer Choice(TM) Awards
Jan 30, 2005
Accord Wins Most Requested Vehicle Overall Among Autobytel Shoppers; Ford Wins in Sports Car, SUV and Truck Categories; Toyota Sienna Outpaces Honda Odyssey; Scion Requests Soar NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 30 -- Autobytel Inc. , the most visited automotive property on the Internet(1) today announced the winners of its third annu ... Continue reading
Jan 30, 2005
Tokyo January 30, 2005; (JCNN) - Honda Motor delivered a Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX to the Hokkaido Prefectural Government for lease on January 27. This car is the world's first fuel cell vehicle capable of starting in sub-freezing temperatures. The Honda FC Stack features a stamped metal separator structure and newly ... Continue reading
Jan 28, 2005
By Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief After some 22 years at the helm (with my partner) of outspoken CAR Magazine I still find the contrast between British and American enthusiast publications astonishing. I am not saying that magazines such as Car & Driver never criticize anything beyond the positioning of the ashtra ... Continue reading
Japan Automakers Report Record Production in 2004 As Customers Buy More of Their Cars, Trucks
Jan 26, 2005
TOKYO January 25, 2005; Audrey Mcavoy writing for the AP reported that Japan's leading automakers made more vehicles than ever last year as customers bought more of their cars and trucks, the companies said Tuesday. Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's biggest automaker, said its global production jumped 10.6 percent during 200 ... Continue reading
Honda and Disneyland Resort Form Strategic Alliance
Jan 21, 2005
Multi-Year Agreement Provides Mutual Benefits for Both Businesses, Which Value Innovation, Quality, Creativity TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 20 -- A new 10-year business alliance was announced today between American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and the Disneyland Resort that provides sponsorship of the theme park's new 50th Annivers ... Continue reading
GM Wins Overall Polk Automotive Loyalty Award Winners - Keeps Customers Better
Jan 19, 2005
Numerous New Winners Emerge Across Segment Level Categories for Model Year 2004 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 19 -- R. L. Polk & Co., the automotive industry's premier tracker of consumer loyalty among new vehicles, presented the ninth annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards yesterday at the 2005 Automotive News World Congress ... Continue reading
Federal Regulators Investigating 1999-2001 Honda Accords for Possible Ignition Problem
Jan 19, 2005
DETROIT January 18, 2005; The AP reported that Federal regulators are investigating whether certain models of the Honda Accord have a faulty ignition system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday. NHTSA is investigating Accords from the 1999-2001 model year. There are about 1.2 million Accords ... Continue reading
West Hollywood City Council to Consider Incentives for Hybrid Vehicles
Jan 18, 2005
-- WHAT: The West Hollywood City Council will consider approving a pilot program to provide incentives for West Hollywood residents to purchase or lease hybrid vehicles at tonight's City Council meeting. A "certified hybrid vehicle" is "a gas/electric hybrid vehicle that has a combined fuel economy rating of 45 miles p ... Continue reading
F-1 Honda and BAT New Joint Venture Company Acquires B.A.R
Jan 16, 2005
Tokyo, Japan, Jan 11, 2005 - JCN Newswire reported that Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it has established a new joint venture company, BARH Limited, with British American Tobacco (BAT). With this development, investment for the Honda 45% capital investment ratio (BAT 55%) announced last year has been comple ... Continue reading
Honda President and CEO Takeo Fukui Announces New Safety and Environmental Initiatives
Jan 11, 2005
DETROIT, Jan. 11 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. president and CEO Takeo Fukui, speaking at the North American International Auto Show today, announced several new safety and environmental initiatives for Honda and Acura vehicles as he reinforced the company's commitment to leadership in these critical areas of social respons ... Continue reading
'Wow' Factor Is Over for Hybrid Autos: Now Comes the Hard Part, Making Sales
Jan 11, 2005
DETROIT January 10, 2005; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that for hybrid vehicles at this year's North American International Auto Show, the "wow" factor is over. Nine years after Toyota Motor Co. introduced the first gas-electric hybrid, automakers expect to sell 200,000 hybrid vehicles this year in the Un ... Continue reading
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