Honda Hybrid Brake Failure Claim Investigated By NHTSA

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Remember those claims of Toyota hybrids and unintentional acceleration? Well, now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating another claim about a similar issue, only this time the car in question is a Honda. Earlier today, the auto safety regulation organization said that it had agreed to investigate a complaint that came out of [...]

August Car Sales Down from YTD AND last August Sales

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

August is rarely a banner month for auto sales, but August, 2010 stands out in sharp contrast to August, 2009, when the now-defunct Cash for Clunkers program boosted auto sales across the board, especially with Honda’s Accord, Civic, and CR-V, and the Toyota Camry. It should not be surprising then, that there have been fewer [...]

Debuting in Paris: Honda Fit Hybrid

Friday, August 27th, 2010

It’s been three years since whispers of a hybrid version of the Honda Fit (marketed as the Honda Jazz in Europe) first began stirring the imaginations of car aficionados, and now it’s finally happening: next month, and the Paris Motor Show, the 2011 Honda Fit Hybrid will make it’s debut, and, according to Hybrid Cars, [...]

Recall: 2010 Honda Element

Friday, August 6th, 2010

As a result of findings by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Honda has issued a recall on the 585 2010 Honda Elements already sold, and has issued a stop sale for the rest of the product. The recall is limited to Elements that rolled off the assembly line between April 1 and June 25, [...]

Honda Tops Consumer Reports Customer Perception Survey

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

According to a recent report in Consumer Reports, Honda has made top scores in a survey of customers’ opinions of service and quality among seven major brands of automobiles. The survey, which was conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, rated Honda, as well as Ford, Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota, Hyundai and Chrysler. 1,700 consumers, [...]