Honda Cars : Japanese Revival Seen in Honda’s First Plant in 49 Years | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By Anna Mukai - Feb 27, 2013 In July, Honda Motor Co. (7267) is planning to do something it hasn’t done for almost 50 years: open a car factory in Japan. In 1964, just as the country was preparing to host the Olympic Games, Honda inaugurated a plant in Sayama, near Tokyo. That factory, along with two older ones, met surging Japanese domestic demand as the country prospered. And since...

Honda Cars : AutoGuide: 2013 Honda FIT VS 2013 Toyota Yaris | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Comparing the smallest cars from two Japanese juggernauts By , Feb. 27, 2013 By Stephen Elmer, Feb. 26, 2013 Photography by Stephen Elmer, Honda and Toyota Between the Honda Fit and the Toyota Yaris exists a difference of about seven inches in total length, a significant amount, especially when it comes to sub-compacts. So in a comparison of the two it raises the question, does the Yaris make up for its lack of length...

Honda Cars : Edmunds: 2014 Honda Accord Plug in Hybrid | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

ProsPlug-in hybrid technology; high fuel economy; premium feel interior; loaded with standard safety and convenience features; quick recharging times.ConsConsiderably more expensive than the typical hybrid sedan; no folding rear seat. What's New for 2014 The 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid is an all-new model. ...

Honda Cars : Honda: diesel an ‘opportunity we couldn’t miss’ (Australia) | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Alborz Fallah of www.caradvice.com.auHonda Australia has confirmed that diesel engines will now make up an important part of its strategy going forward.Honda, which has been primarily focused on its hybrid drivetrains, has changed its strategy to bring about a range of diesel engines as it seeks to further expand marketshare in Australia and around the world. The Honda Civic hatch will be the first vehicle to get a diesel engine in April this...

Honda Cars : Honda to Add Three China-Focused Models to Line by 2015 | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Honda Motor Co. will introduce three models catering to the China market with partner Dongfeng Motor Group Co. (489) by 2015 in a bid to regain market share lost after tensions escalated over a Sino-Japanese territorial row.The new products are part of the automaker’s drive to almost double sales by 2015, and will include a global model to be first introduced in China and two country-specific cars, Chen Binbo, executive vice president of Dongfeng...

Honda Cars : Honda Shifts US Executives To Play Bigger Part In Global Vehicle Development | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

by Ben Timmons of www.automobilemag.comThat the U.S. market is an important one for Honda is no surprise; neither is the fact that American Honda developers and engineers are playing a bigger role in engineering the cars the company sells. But Honda is playing a game of musical chairs at Honda North American Regional Operations to further boost American Honda’s share of the work. Honda announced this morning that Tetsuo Iwamura’s job is growing....

Honda Cars : Out with the Jeep Liberty and return of the (2014) Jeep Cherokee | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Bold. Not sure if they are going to be alienating their traditional core buyers....The 2014 Jeep Cherokee (yes, you read that right) is back in Jeep’s U.S. lineup, serving as a replacement for the aging Liberty midsize SUV that featured far more off-roading capability than on-road fuel economy. The new Cherokee will make its world debut at the 2013 New York auto show at the end of March. Before any midsize SUV customers hear about the 2014...

Honda Cars : PaulTan.org; Delving into the details – interview with Norio Tomobe, Large Project Leader of the new facelifted Honda CR-Z | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

By now we’d assume that you’ve read our comprehensive launch report of the facelifted Honda CR-Z from yesterday. We were first to report the car’s surprise world debut at the Indonesian International Motor Show last September, and then covered its European premiere at the Paris Motor Show a week later. We’ve driven the facelifted car in Japan too, taking it out for a short spin around the Twin Ring Motegi Speedway in Tochigi. Closer to home, we’ve...

Honda Cars : 2013 Toyota Camry gains upgraded interior, new equipment | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Toyota had to do something, what with the new Honda Accord and Nissan Altima redesign's....NEW-GENERATION TOYOTA CAMRY AND CAMRY HYBRID GAIN INTERIOR ENHANCEMENTS IN THEIR SECOND YEARNew soft-touch material on LE and SE gradesBlind Spot Monitor adds rear cross traffic alertDisplay Audio screen now standard on base modelsFollowing the introduction of the all-new seventh-generation Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid for 2012, these midsize sedans enter...

Honda Cars : Autoevolution: 2014 Honda Civic Estate/Wagon Rendering | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

The ninth generation Honda Civic was launched in Europe in 2012, after it was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2011.The model sports an even stronger design identity than the model that came before it, one that's practically its own, since no other Honda model looks as bold. The basic proportion of the car was retained from the previous model, but the aerodynamics have been much improved, thanks to a boy shape that has more...

Honda Cars : SolarCity and Honda Partner to Provide Solar Power to Honda and Acura Customers and Dealerships, for Less than the Cost of Utility-Supplied Power | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Partnership seeks to broaden efforts to address climate change by giving Honda and Acura customers an opportunity to save money with solar power  SAN MATEO, Calif. & TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SolarCity® (Nasdaq: SCTY) and American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced a partnership to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the...

Honda Cars : MotorTrend: 2014 Acura RLX First Drive | 2013 New Honda Car Reviews 0

Acura has had a tough time hawking its RL flagship luxury sedan these past few years. With U.S. monthly sales in the double digits for all of 2012, it's refreshing to hear from an Acura rep that the biggest thing the new RLX shares with its predecessor is the first two letters of its name.Indeed, the majority of the car has been redesigned for the new model year -- enough to market the car as an all-new machine for a very new era. With increased...