Honda News Articles
Honda Releases Details and First Images of Fit Hybrid
After three years of speculation about the introduction of a Fit Hybrid, Honda is set to unveil the world’s first subcompact hybrid next month at the Paris Motor Show this September. Not only will the Fit Hybrid be the smallest hybrid on the market, it could carry the lowest price tag. A hybrid version will [...]September 2009 Dashboard: End of Clunkers Hurts Hybrids
> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Analysis of September 2009 Sales Numbers "Top 5 global hybrid markets" based on vehicle registrations CYTD July 2009. "Top 5 US hybrid markets" based on vehicle registrations CYTD July 2009. The hybrid market disproportionally benefited from the Cash For Clunkers program in July and August, and therefore disproportionally [...]Exclusive Interview: Honda Plots Its Green Car Roadmap
Despite its investment in hybrids, electric cars, fuel cell vehicles and the compressed natural gas Civic GX, Honda has earned a reputation for a string of green car missteps. The Accord Hybrid flopped; the redesigned Honda Insight didn’t go mainstream; and the Honda CR-Z coupe’s sporty-efficient combination was panned by auto critics. Yet, the company [...]China and Japan Intensify Green Car Goals
China will soon overtake America as the world’s biggest car market, and could have 600 million or more cars on its roads in 2050. Despite a lot of talk from China about putting green cars on Chinese roads, hybrids account for only about 0.01 percent of today’s China passenger vehicle sales, according to JD Power [...]Honda Drops Accord Hybrid
Date: June 7, 2007 – San Jose Mercury News Honda is dropping the hybrid version of the Honda Accord. Honda’s decision to place a hybrid system in the V-6 version of the Accord, rather than the more fuel-efficient four-cylinder vehicle, was a critical error. That decision—to use hybridization to offer greater performance rather than maximum [...]Design Puzzle for New Honda Hybrid
It’s been five years since a hybrid-specific car was introduced to the market. That was the second-generation Toyota Prius. The Prius’s design—raking windshield, rounded roof line and swooping hatchback—has been emblazoned in the public consciousness as the very definition of what a hybrid is supposed to look like. That will present a difficult challenge for [...]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 [...]Honda Back in the Hybrid Fight
Honda today announced that it will introduce its new small hybrid in early 2009, as well as another unique small hybrid vehicle based on the sporty CR-Z compact concept sports car and a hybrid version of the Honda Fit subcompact. HybridCars.com reported in 2006 that Honda was planning a hybrid version of the Fit—based on [...]New Honda Fit Will Debut at NY Auto Show
Honda is introducing an all-new redesigned version of its highly successful subcompact car, the Fit. Already on sale in Japan, as well as other places around the world, the 2009 model will make its American debut at the New York Auto Show later this week. It is expected to show up in dealerships in April. [...]First Drive: Mileage Comes Up Short on 2011 Honda CR-Z Hybrid
122 horsepower. 37 mpg. 2 seats. And $20,000. Those are the key stats for the all-new 2011 Honda CR-Z Sport Hybrid Coupe. We took the car out for a 125-mile loop to see how it fared on the two categories by which the CR-Z will be measured: efficiency and fun. Honda is billing the CR-Z [...]