Posted in Automotive, Honda, Hybrids on Jul 19th, 2008
Spy photographers recently snapped the first set of shots of the upcoming 2010 Honda Hybrid. While Honda currently sells hybrid versions of it’s accord and civic sedans, this will be a hybrid-only model that Honda has developed to go head to head with the dominating Toyota Prius. Honda’s new prototype was caught running tests in […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda on Jul 7th, 2008
Honda has been on a great streak this year. With sales of most large cars plummeting across the board, the Japanese auto giant is finding that it’s small fuel-efficient cars are selling in record numbers. One car that’s seen a 100 percent (!!!) sales increase is the venerable Fit. Now Honda has released photos of […]
Posted in Automotive, Diesel, Fuel Prices, Honda, Technology, Vehicle Sales on Jul 2nd, 2008
The evidence is everywhere. Saddled with bad decisions, and horrible foresight, the U.S. auto industry is taking quite a thrashing nowadays. Did they actually think there was a sustainable future with gas-guzzling SUV’s and trucks?!? Well they were very wrong and many companies are finding themselves rethinking their entire future lineups. One company though, has […]
Posted in Automotive, Financing, Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota on Jul 1st, 2008
GM, Ford and Toyota all had double-digit sales declines in June, as car shoppers leaned toward small, fuel-friendly cars, reports The Detroit News. On the flip side, Honda was able to pull off an 11.4 percent gain for the month. GM, although down in sales, held onto the top spot as the U.S.’s number one […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel cell, Honda on Jun 16th, 2008
Honda released its new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car in Japan today, where it rolled off the production line on its way to California, reports CNNMoney.com. Here’s the bad news. If you don’t live in southern California, you won’t even be considered for the car, named the FCX Clarity. Also, if you aren’t a celebrity […]
Posted in Automotive, Ford, Honda, Toyota on Jun 4th, 2008
The F-series Ford truck has been the best-selling U.S. vehicle since 1992. Well, now that May’s sales are being reported, it seems the big truck has lost its title. The Honda Civic took the top spot and sold more units than the Ford F-series. Ford Motor says this is the first month this has happened […]
Posted in Automotive, Honda, Hybrids, New cars on May 21st, 2008
In early 2009, Honda will launch a new gas-electric hybrid car in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Honda says the new car will be one of four new hybrids planned to be released by 2015. Honda is trying to compete with rival Toyota, and their lead in the earth-friendly market. Although Honda was the first […]
Posted in Automotive, Chrysler, Financing, Ford, Gas Prices, GM, Honda, Nissan, SUV, Toyota, Trucks on May 2nd, 2008
Throughout the month of April, consumers traded in their gas-sucking SUV’s and trucks for smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. Even with a slow economy, there’s no surprise that we’re seeing this trend of people who are buying smaller vehicles that cost less to fill up the tank. Toyota, Nissan and Honda, all popular manufacturers of smaller, […]
Posted in Car Budget, Cars For Commuting, Cost of Ownership, Honda, Hybrids, Toyota on Mar 20th, 2008
I have started to look at replacing an Acura I have that comes off a lease soon. Given it is my wife’s car she wants another mid-size car to move the family around. But she added that special phrase we all hear nowadays, “I want to save money on gas.” Well, this seems like a […]
Posted in Automotive, Fuel Prices, Gas Prices, Honda on Nov 7th, 2007
Now that may sound exciting to some but the 5% figure is actually lower than what many environmental organizations would like to see, which would be annual increases of 4%, coupled with hard targets that manufacturers would have to meet. Blogs.automotive.com says, “The Free Press speculates that it’s possible that Honda is pledging to improve […]
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