Archive for the ‘Honda’ Category
Honda recalls 437,763 vehicles with airbag issues
Japanese automaker Honda on Wednesday recalled more than 430,000 vehicles worldwide, mostly in North America, to fix defective airbags that can blow up and injure or kill occupants.
The recall, which also covers Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and Australia, expands on previous recalls since 2008 of more than...
February 10th, 2010 | Acura, Honda, Recall News | Read More
Honda Motor earnings boosted by strong Asian sales
Honda Motor, Japan's second largest automaker, said Wednesday its profit soared almost seven-fold in the latest quarter from a year earlier, helped by increased sales in India and China.
The maker of the Insight hybrid and the Civic and Accord cars sharply hiked its earnings forecasts, offering another...
February 3rd, 2010 | Acura, Honda | Read More
Honda recall deals fresh blow to Japanese makers
Honda said Friday it was recalling 646,000 vehicles worldwide due to a window problem, dealing a fresh blow to Japanese automakers' reputation for quality as Toyota expanded its own massive recall.
Honda said the move covers Fit/Jazz cars made between 2002 and 2008 in Japan, China, Brazil, Thailand,...
January 29th, 2010 | Honda | Read More
Honda to build fifth plant in China
Japan's Honda Motor plans to build its fifth car plant in China to cope with mounting competition in the fast-growing auto market, according to a press report released on Saturday.
The new plant, with an annual capacity of 120,000 units, will boost Honda's production in China by 20 percent to 730,000...
December 19th, 2009 | Honda | Read More
Honda likely to post first-half profit
Honda Motor Co. is likely to be the only Japanese carmaker to post operating profit for the fiscal first half thanks to brisk sales of fuel-efficient cars, a report said Thursday.
Honda is expected to report a group operating profit of 60 billion yen (660 million dollars) for the six months to September,...
October 22nd, 2009 | Acura, Honda | Read More
Honda recalls 440,000 US vehicles
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. has recalled 440,000 vehicles in the United States due to a defect in the airbag that killed one person and injured six others.
"In some vehicles, airbag inflators can produce over-pressurization of the driver's (front) airbag inflator mechanism during airbag deployment,"...
August 1st, 2009 | Honda | Read More
Honda to Bring Back Insight Hybrid
Honda will reveal a concept version of its new small hybrid vehicle, to be named Insight, at the 2008 Paris International Auto Show, October 2, the company announced Thursday.
The new five-seater concept shares some styling cues with the current FCX Clarity and presumably shows what the company has...
September 4th, 2008 | Honda | Read More
Honda's ASIMO Robot to Conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Honda's ASIMO humanoid robot will focus attention on the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's (DSO) nationally acclaimed music programs for young people in Detroit by conducting the orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" to open a special concert performance with renowned cellist...
April 23rd, 2008 | Honda | Read More
Honda system to warn motorists of crime hotspots
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will start a new system this week warning motorists when they are driving close to crime hotspots.
Based on information from the police, drivers will get an alert through Honda's on-board navigation system about areas where cars have been damaged, stolen...
April 21st, 2008 | Honda | Read More
Honda posts record third-quarter profit
Japan's second-largest automaker Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday that its third-quarter net profit surged 38 percent to a record high helped by solid sales in fast-growing emerging economies.
Honda hiked its full-year forecast amid the brisk demand in countries such as Brazil, Russia,...
February 5th, 2008 | Honda | Read More




