Honda News Articles
Honda's Fight for Hybrid Market Begins April 2009
The new Honda subcompact hybrid will hit dealer showrooms in April 2009. That’s the official word from Honda about the hybrid-specific yet-to-be named hybrid designed to take the Prius head-on in the battle for the hybrid market. Many details about the vehicle are not yet known, but Honda has revealed that the car will be [...]March 2010 Dashboard
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard March 2010 Hybrid Car Sales Numbers Hybrids sold in the US (March 2010): 23,274 Hybrid Take-Rate: 2.18% US hybrid sales for March 2010 Model Units vs. last month vs. March 2009 CYTD vs. CYTD 2009 Prius 11,786 47.9% 32.1% 28,238 16.3% Fusion 1,670 35.2% 315.4% 3,996 894.0% Insight [...]Acura NSX Hybrid Concept Revealed in Detroit
Unveiled at the ongoing Detroit Auto Show, the Acura NSX Sport Hybrid Concept has been said by Honda to be slated for Ohio production within the next three years. As you might guess, an all-wheel-drive supercar like this is not aimed at dethroning the Prius. Instead, it intends to provide balanced high performance with enough [...]June 2009 Dashboard: A Hybrid Recovery?
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Could the recent rise in gas prices and the introduction of new hybrid sedans from Toyota and Honda be leading a hybrid recovery? It’s probably too early to tell, but the numbers look positive. There’s only a 10-day supply of the new Prius available on dealer lots. And [...]Consumer Reports Names Honda Insight as Most Reliable Car
Consumer Reports released results from its annual car reliability survey, and the 2010 Honda Insight scored the highest of any vehicle in predicted reliability. Hybrids dominated the list for reliability—with five of the eight most reliable family cars: Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion Hybrid, Mercury Milan Hybrid, Nissan Altima Hybrid, and Toyota Camry Hybrid. Among all [...]August 2010 Dashboard: Hybrids Down, Clean Diesels Up
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard The U.S. auto market experienced its weakest August sales since 1983. Overall sales dropped by 21 percent compared to last August, when the Cash for Clunkers programs gave an all-too-brief boost to car sales. Sales of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI were up nearly 30 percent compared to a [...]After Toyota Recall, Best Deals Ever for Hybrids
Consumer Reports yesterday named the 2010 Toyota Prius the best new-car value for the year. On top of that, Toyota is offering unprecedented deals on the Prius. In an unexpected turn of events, Toyota’s safety recalls could create a jump in hybrid sales. To counteract the effects of negative publicity, Toyota is offering a sale [...]May 2010 Dashboard: Hybrid Car Sales Rebound
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Sales of gas-electric cars jumped nearly 20 percent in May, compared to last month, outpacing the overall vehicle market that increased by 12.3 percent. Sales of the 2010 Toyota Prius, which continues to make up half of all hybrid purchases, increased by 13.5 percent to 14,248 units—despite a [...]Honda’s Civic Tops All Safety Ratings
The new 2013 Honda Civic Sedan has received the highest possible overall safety ratings from both the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). This is good news for a car that is known to be one of the most popular small car among individual buyers The 2013 [...]American Honda Installs Stationary Fuel Cell System
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced last week the installation of a new fuel cell system on its Torrance, Calif. campus. The fuel cell will produce one megawatt of energy, and significantly reduce CO2 emissions from Honda’s operations in the region. “A stationary fuel cell system is a natural next step in our ongoing efforts [...]