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Honda Fit Tops Consumer Reports List

Sometimes the task of finding the right car to Fit your lifestyle may seem daunting, but Honda is here to help The Honda Fit ,living up to its name, it suits a diverse range of budgets, styles, and lifestyles. According to Consumer Reports, it also promises the best value of any small car. More impressive yet, is the fact that the Honda Fit doesn't just champion the small-car category. The fun-driving, eco-conscious compact is…

Edmunds.com Gives Honda "Best Retained Value" Award

In the first annual report, Edmunds.com guarantees consumers that Honda automobiles retain their value better than any other vehicles in the non-luxury division. Further proving the Big H's worth, Edmunds named the Honda Civic, Honda Accord, Honda CR-V, and Honda Odyssey  leaders within their respective segments.

According to Edmunds, Honda retains over 50 percent of its value. That's even higher than Honda's two leading competitors! In attempting to clarify Honda's…

Honda Ranked #1 on List of Top Automakers by Consumer Reports

Every year, automakers receive their annual report card from industry- and customer-acclaimed Consumer Reports. For some automakers, such as Honda (who "still make[s] the best vehicles overall"1, according to Consumer Reports' April issue), this offers the opportunity to proudly show off their A+ aptitude to potential car buyers. For others, it's a time consumed with trying to keep their scores from potential buyers.

Luckily/unluckily for automakers, Consumer Reports scores are never…

2011 Honda Accord - A Family Favorite

Honda's Accord sedan has been recommended by Consumer Reports as one of the best family vehicles for 2010. 2011 looks to continue this tradition, with a newly revised interior and exterior, along with improved crash test ratings by the IIHS. The 2011 Accord also receives better gas mileage than previous models - 23 miles per gallon city, and 34 mpg on the highway. That's with its 4 cylinder, 177-horsepower engine.

Another Honda model, the…

All Honda Models are Hybrid Ready

According to Honda, all their models are built to be hybrid ready. Honda President Takanobu Ito says around 10 percent of Honda's global sales will be hybrids by 2015. These models were all made with hybrid in mind, in order to have a fast turnover from gas to hybrid ready rides.

Kohei Hitomi, chief engineer of the Honda Fit, was asked by Honda management to make the Fit easily adaptable into a hybrid. Hitomi…

Honda Developing New NSX

The NSX was a pivotal sportscar from the 1990's. Featured in racing video games and even hit films like Pulp Fiction, the NSX was to be a crowning achievement in Honda and luxury model Acura design / performance. Overseas, NSX was a Honda - in North America it was introduced as part of the company's Acura brand.

Honda is developing a new NSX to replace the model that was axed in 2008, according to internet…

Honda To Build Hybrid Cars in China

Honda Motor Co. said it will start producing its state of the art gas-electric hybrid cars in China. It won't be easy for foreign automakers - China is planning tougher rules to force them to hand over electric-car technology to Chinese companies in exchange for market access.

Honda plans to make gas-electric hybrids more affordable throughout the country by producing vehicles locally, head of Honda's China operations Seiji Kuraishi said at a ceremony. The…

Honda CEO Sees Potential For Electric Vehicles

Honda Motors CEO Takanobu Ito said that there could be a "huge demand for battery-powered electric-vehicles," in the near future. This is currently the strongest endorsement of alternative fuel technology Ito has made, while his predecessor ignored it as impractical. The Japanese automaker has plans to launch a plug-in hybrid, as well as a pure electric-car by 2012.

"It's starting to look like there will be a market for electric vehicles (EVs)," Ito said…
TORRANCE, Calif., U.S.A., October 27, 2010 - An all-new Honda electric vehicle concept will make its world debut November 17 at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, the company announced. Additionally, Honda will reveal a plug-in hybrid platform showcasing the next-generation of Honda hybrid technology. Both the electric vehicle concept and the plug-in hybrid platform along with the FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle demonstrate the company's vision for the future of personal…