The Chrysler Town & Country is on its way to regain the sales crown in the minivan segment for 2010. Surprised? Well, you shouldn’t be since the spot has been largely dominated by Chrysler since the first of its minivans rolled off the line in 1983. Up to the final month of 2010, Chrysler has [...]
While critics may think Honda’s lineup of vehicles is getting pretty dull, Kelly Blue Book seems to think otherwise, at least in terms of minivans (that’s if you consider them exciting). The publication has just named the 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan its Best Redesigned Vehicle for 2011. “The 2011 Honda Odyssey improves on its predecessor [...]
With Toyota in the middle of a huge recall mess, 2010 was turning out to be a bright opportunity for Honda, however, it didn’t turn out that way. Instead of gaining on its competitors, Honda’s U.S. retail and market share are down in 2010. Sales of the Honda brand are up just 4 percent through [...]
Honda has announced that it is recalling 528,000 vehicles worldwide, with 471,820 being recalled in the United States. The recall consists of model year 2005 to 2007 Acura RL and model year 2005 to early 2007 Honda Odyssey vehicles to replace a seal in the brake master cylinder. The recall goes hand-in-hand with the 1.5 [...]
The following is a short-list of all the model being considered for the 2011 North American Car and Truck of the Year. On December 16, three finalists from each category will be announced, with the winner getting its fame and award at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show in January. As you can probably see from [...]
Last week, Honda surprised the automotive industry with the debut of the 2011 Odyssey minivan. Ready to hit dealerships this fall with 15 cup holders, the 2011 Honda Odyssey has a lower roofline (-1.6 inches), a wider track (+1.4 inches) and overall improved aerodynamics that help increase fuel-economy. Speaking of fuel-economy, the 2011 Honda Odyssey [...]
Unlike Toyota, which offers a 4-cylinder version of its 2011 Toyota Sienna minivan, Honda said yesterday that it will not offer a 4-cylinder powertrain with the 2011 Honda Odyssey, which was reveled yesterday. “We will provide only a six-cylinder powertrain to provide customers with the power and performance they demand,” Honda said in a Web [...]
Honda has officially taken the cover off of the 2011 Honda Odyssey, which will hit dealerships later this fall. As you can tell right away, the 2011 Odyssey draws much of its design influence from the Odyssey Concept we saw earlier this year. When compared to the current model, the 2011 Honda Odyssey has a [...]
Chrysler, Toyota, Honda and Nissan are all planning to bring new-generations of their minivans to the market this year and in early 2011. According to some, the segment may be on its way to making a comeback. Automotive site Edmunds.com said that there is an increase in Web traffic searching for minivans on its website. [...]
Honda is making strides towards developing hybrid systems for use in larger cars, according to the company”s head of automobile research and development. “We’ve left the research stage and entered the field of development,” Tomohiko Kawanabe, chief operating officer of automobile r&d at Japan’s No.2 automaker. Right now, Honda”s hybrid system is based off of [...]
