Honda News
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With 80,000 pre-orders, the all new 2010 Prius is putting the heat on the Honda Insight as it launches today in Japan. Toyota, the world's leading producer of hybrid vehicles, is aiming to take back its top spot from Honda as the Insight was the best selling vehicle in Japan for the month of April. Will Honda remain on top, or will Toyota regain its dominance in the segment? With rising fuel costs and a cost conscious buyer, the hybrid segment has been heating up. Although overall sales volumes for vehicles are down, hybrid sales are indeed up and Toyota is hoping to take advantage of the...
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Honda Insight Tops Sales Chart in Japan, First Hybrid Ever at Number 1For the first time ever, a hybrid vehicle tops the overall sales chart in Japan. Toppling the Honda Fit off of the best selling post, a spot that it has held since last year, is the all new Honda Insight. The Honda Insight went on sale in Japan in February and the numbers are now in. For...
Eric Loveday -
2010 Honda Insight Is Country's Best-Selling Car...In Japan
Score one for the new Honda Insight; it outsold every other car in its home country last month
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2009 Chevrolet Aveo: Small, Cheerful, Green
Four days with a rented 2009 Chevy Aveo led us to think it's adequate and gets the job done, but not top of the class
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Nielsen Says Most Insight Buyers Compare to Prius--But Not the Other Way Round
Is there a danger for the 2010 Honda Insight if it's always compared to the Toyota Prius, but Prius buyers ignore the Insight?
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2010 Honda Insight: The Hybrid For Everyone or At Least Nearly Everyone
We Drill Down to See If the Honda Really Has the Edge
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Honda began selling its new second generation 2010 Insight in the US in late March. By the end of April those cars were just barely getting to dealerships. Yet, according to just-released April sales results, the automaker has already sold 2096 of the hybrids. This compares to 3361 Civic Hybrids. Total Honda sales for the month was 101,029, down 25.3%, but also meaning that the new barely available Insight has already made up 2% of the automakers sales. Toyota sold 8385 Prius' over the same month, a decline of 61.5% from the year prior. Honda says it expects to sell 100,000 Insights per year...
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2011 Honda CRZ Sports Hybrid: The Future of the Sports Car?
Honda Brings Something Toyota Doesn’t Have to the Table
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Toyota Expects 40,000 Plus Pre Orders For New Prius
Toyota has a hit with the new Prius in Japan. The company expects to have more than 40,000 pre-orders before it goes on sale in middle of next month. Currently, Toyota has already accepted orders for more than 20,000 of the 2010 Prius and feels that they will double that number within the next...
Eric Loveday -
2010 Prius Priced Aggressively To Keep Toyota On Top
With a new base model of the 2010 Prius for just $21,750, Toyota isn't ceding any ground to Honda
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Hybrid Pricewars Begin: Toyota Prices 2010 Prius at $21,000
Toyota has announced a price cut for its upcoming third generation 2010 Prius . The new price will be $21,000, $1000 less than the initial target was intended to be. The price cut comes as competition from the all new Honda Insight is expected to cut into predicted sales volume. The Honda Insight...
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2009 Green Car Parade at the Colorado State Capital
The Colorado Automobile Dealer Association Brings Green Cars to the Public
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Toyota has decided to sell both the current Prius, and the upcoming 2010 Prius side by side in Japan for now. Toyota believes that the outgoing Prius can provide them with competition to the Honda Insight. Toyota has stated that there will likely be rebates on the old Prius to keep in competively priced with the 2010 Honda Insight that has recorded tremendous sales in Japan in only one month since its introduction. Toyota will sell the 2010 Prius at an estimated $23,000, and the old Prius is expected to undercut that price. Toyota exces believe that there is a market for both vehicles...
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Honda Insight Ad to Warm the Cockles of Your Heart
As the Honda Insight nears its launch, advertisements touting its green cred are about to hit the airwaves. Starting in Belgium tomorrow and throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia thereafter, a new TV commercial called, "Let it Shine," will air. The theme of the commercial is that...
Robert Scardino -
Great Deal on a Hybrid Vehicle: Special Lease Rate 2010 Honda Insight
This article does not serve as an endorsement of Honda, though I believe it would be a disservice to our readers if they were not made aware of this great lease offer, only available until April 1st, on a well reviewed and highly praised hybrid vehicle. Though typically costly, some hybrid...
Eric Loveday -
Toyota Considers Lower Price for 2010 Prius in Japan
With increased competition and unexpectedly high sales on the new 2010 Honda Insight, Toyota announced that they are considering lowering the price of the 2010 Prius in Japan. Toyota previously stated that they did not see the new Insight as competition to the Prius. Noting that the Prius is...
Eric Loveday -
2009 Honda Civic GX: The Other Green Fuel Is Natural Gas
Natural Gas is often overlooked, but the Honda Civic GX is the single greenest car you can buy
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Toyota Expected to Offer Lower Priced Hybrid by 2011
With recent pricing announced on the new Honda Insight starting at around $19,800, Toyota has decided to offer a lower priced hybrid to compete directly with the Insight. Rather than only offering the higher priced $22,000 new Toyota Prius, Toyota has decided to develop a new model to compete with...
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Well, today the word came down. The 2010 Honda Insight will carry a base price of $19,800 for the base LX model, which slides it just under the magic $20,000 mark. But--and there's a big but here--buyers will also have to pay a mandatory $670 delivery charge, which brings the total to $20,470. And that's before state and local taxes, license fees, and so forth. Honda can still claim the Insight is the "lowest cost hybrid sold in the United States," but eager buyers who'd hoped to see a sticker total below $20K will be disappointed. The company hopes to sell 90,000 Insights in the first 12...
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Honda Insight Goes On Sale in US This Month Starting at $19,800
The second generation Honda Insight is a highly anticipated vehicle. It has a distinctive hybrid design and now sports 4 doors and 4 seats. Using a new generation integrated motor assist drivetrain including a 1.3 L VTEC engine, the car is able to achieve 40 MPG city | 43 MPG highway. It has...
Lyle Dennis -
2010 Toyota Prius and Honda Insight Can Share Market
The new 2010 Toyota Prius is expected to hit showroom floors in June. With the economic downturn, the new Honda Insight coming to market, and gas prices near $2, you may think that Toyota would be worried about sales of the new Prius. However, Toyota execs are not worried. Toyota believes...
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Honda Insight Could be Priced About $3500 Less Than Prius and Demand is Already Outstripping Supply
The Honda Insight hybrid which will go on sale in the UK in early April. It is being reported that the entry level Insight LS will cost £15,490 which translates to about $22,438 USD. In England this price is £2380 or $3500 less than the staring price of the Prius. The upscale model of the...
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Chicago Auto Show in the Rear View
As the largest and oldest auto show in North America comes to a close, nothing is certain in the automotive industry. General Motors is clinging to life, Ford is banking on new technologies to repair their brand image and increase sales, and Chrysler is putting hope into a conceptual crop of EVs...
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Honda Sells 300,000 Hybrids Worldwide and Promises a Hybrid Sports Car in 2010
Honda Motors today announced that as of the end of this January they have sold 300,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide since the original Insight was first produced in 1999. They noted their hybrids are being sold in 40 countries around the world.Honda Hybrid Sales by Model/Region (as of the end of...
Lyle Dennis
