Honda News
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Honda officially revealed the production version of its hydrogen fuel-cell sedan at the Tokyo Motor Show. The company released two photos late last month that show the car and its interior--which it said at the show will be called the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell--after released FCEV and FCV Concepts over the past two years. But revealing the fuel-cell car--which will compete with the 2016 Toyota Mirai now starting deliveries in Southern California--leaves some open questions. DON'T MISS: Honda FCV Concept: Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Coming In 2016 (Live Photos) Specifically, what about the new...
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Wringing Out Car-Making Efficiencies: Honda's 'Green Path' Detailed
It's well established by now that the energy required to extract raw materials and turn them into a finished car is considerably less than the energy that car will consume over its lifetime to move itself around. But that isn't stopping manufacturers from chipping away at the huge amounts of energy...
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Honda Tests Solar-Powered Electric-Car Charging In Remote Marshall Islands
Honda is testing solar-powered electric-car charging stations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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2016 Honda Civic: First Drive Of New 35-MPG Compact Sedan
The 2016 Honda Civic may be the most radical redesign of the Civic in its 40-plus-year history. The tenth generation of the car that made Honda's reputation, both in North America and around the world, is longer, lower, and wider, with a racy fastback shape and its first mainstream turbocharged...
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Honda's California HQ Installs 120 Electric-Car Charging Stations (But Sells No Plug-In Cars)
Honda will install 120 electric-car charging stations at its U.S. headquarters.
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Honda Accord Hybrids Recalled For Software Fix
Honda Accord Hybrid sedans are recalled to address a software issue.
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The Honda FCV will be unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show.
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I Can't Buy A Honda Fit Hybrid In The U.S.; Can I Import One?
We occasionally run articles about "forbidden fruit," or cool and desirable cars sold overseas that aren't available in the U.S. With Honda down to a single hybrid vehicle for the 2016 model year--the aging and low-volume CR-Z two-seater--it turns out one reader is looking covetously at the...
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2016 Honda Civic Sedan: Sleek Lines, Turbo Engine, CVT For Efficiency
The redesigned 2016 Honda Civic sedan broke cover ahead of its arrival in U.S. showrooms later this year.
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2016 Honda HR-V Small Crossover Utility Gets Highest Safety Scores
The 2016 Honda HR-V received a "5-Star Overall Vehicle Score" from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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2015 Honda Fit Recall: Concern Over Potential Stalling
The 2015 Honda Fit is being recalled due to an issue that could cause stalling.
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2016 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Soldiers On With Minor Upgrades
Honda unveils a handful of updates for the 2016 CR-Z hybrid in Japan.
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The Honda BR-V small crossover will go on sale in Indonesia next year.
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Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Gets Huge Sales Incentive: UPDATE
The Honda CR-Z gets a huge incentive as sales lag.
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Toyota, Honda, Nissan Set Details Of Hydrogen Network In Japan
Honda, Nissan, and Toyota will fund hydrogen fueling stations in Japan.
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2016 Honda Pilot Seven-Seat SUV Rated At 22 Or 23 MPG Combined
The 2016 Honda Pilot gets a slight bump in fuel efficiency as part of a ground-up redesign. The new Pilot was unveiled back in February at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, and we now know that it will achieve an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined (20 mpg city, 27 mpg highway) with front-wheel drive and the...
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Honda Civic Hybrid, Natural-Gas Models Eliminated After 2015
Honda surprised the industry when it pulled the wraps off a brand-new tenth generation of its Civic compact at April's New York Auto Show. But two members of today's Civic lineup won't survive into the new generation: the Honda Civic Hybrid, and the Honda Civic Natural Gas. Honda executive...
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2016 Honda HR-V Subcompact SUV Starts At $19,995, On Sale May 15
The 2016 Honda HR-V will start at just under $20,000.
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Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued after the 2014 model year. DON'T MISS: Honda Ends 3 Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity As carmakers start to launch their 2016 models, there appears to be more of the little Insights left on dealer lots--as measured by its sales rate--than any other model sold in the U.S. That's the...
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Honda Accord Hybrid Production Relocates From Ohio To Japan
The topic of the press release issued late last Wednesday was not the sort of thing to set green-car fans' hearts racing: "Statement...Re: North American Production Portfolio". But buried in several paragraphs of detail from John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda, was one...
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Seattle Honda Dealer Adopts Tesla & Apple Sales Elements, Learns Lessons
A Seattle dealer attempts to eliminate haggling, but has trouble adjusting.
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Surprise 2016 Honda Civic Concept At NY Auto Show Previews Production Car
The Honda Civic concept debuting at the 2015 New York Auto Show previews the next-generation production model.
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Lease Extensions For Honda Fit EV, Two Years At $199 A Month, To Be Offered
With the first three-year leases of Honda Fit EVs now set to end in June, drivers of Honda's only electric car have been wondering what will happen to their cars now. Many of them would like to hang onto the cars. While Honda won't let them buy the car, the company has decided to offer those...
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Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle U.S. Sales Date Gets A Little Fuzzier
Honda's latest statement indicates its fuel-cell car may not arrive in the U.S. until 2017.
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