CARandDRIVER has announced its 2012 CARandDRIVER 10Best winners for the year. “Over one week in September, and over a distance of more than 15,000 miles, our editors drove every new 2013 model under $80,000, as well as our returning winners, to bring you this year’s 10Best,” CARandDRIVER said – here’s the full list of winners. [...]
According to AutoCar Honda’s CEO Takanobu Ito has confirmed that the company is working on a compact SUV based on the next-generation Jazz (Fit) that will compete with the Nissan Juke. The new compact SUV will hit markets in 2014 and will be pitched to the youth as a ‘younger brother to the new CR-V.’ [...]
Honda today revealed information on its new hybrid powertrain system that will replace the outgoing Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) system on its Civic sedan, Fit, Insight and the CR-Z Coupe. Known as the Honda SPORTS HYBRID Intelligent Dual Clutch Drive system, the new setup is a lightweight and compact one-motor hybrid solution optimized for small-sized vehicles. [...]
Honda’s President Takanobu Ito said that he expects the Fit to be the company’s fastest-growing model in North America over the next four years. Ito said he expects sales of the Fit to hit 200,000 units in North America, up from 64,177 in 2011. That means that the Honda Fit will pass sales of Accord, [...]
At the 2012 Sao Paulo International Motor Show, many automakers are showing that they are serious about the Brazilian market. Honda today unveiled its new Fit Twist for the Brazilian market. The model was developed by Honda local automobile R&D team in Brazil. “While maintaining the ease of use and driving comfort of the original [...]
Honda Motor Co. has intentionally spilled a big bucket of beans. The Japanese-brand released a press statement and in tandem with a contributing report from AutomotiveNews, Honda has some big plans for their future lineup, for the time being. According to Honda themselves, the brand’s CEO Takanobu Ito confirmed that a new Civic Type-R will [...]
Speaking today about the company’s global and regional business goals in a mid-year speech in Japan, Honda’s CEO Takanobu Ito today outlined a couple of interesting vehicles coming from the company. Ito said that Honda will double its global sales goal to 6 million annually in the next five years. That’s nice… so what can [...]
Honda has delivered the first all-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV to a customer in Southern California. The car was delivered to Ventura County, Calif., residents, Matt and Becky Walton, who took delivery of their Honda Fit EV at the Woodland Hills Honda dealership located north of Los Angeles. “It’s truly an honor to take delivery of [...]
With the next-generation Honda Fit, the Japanese automaker will be stepping this up a little bit by using a regional r&d strategy instead of a one-size fits-all approach. According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Honda is planning a crossover that will be built on the Fit platform. The move is expected to help it sell more than 1 [...]
Back in January, Honda released that it had made a partnership with Aha Radio at CES, which will give its drivers access to tons of streaming audio using the Aha Radio app through the car’s radio unit. Apart from this announcement, Honda has been taking a back seat to other automakers when it comes to [...]
