Honda hopes diesel dents Suzuki India lead

Jul 5, 2013

Honda hopes diesel dents Suzuki India lead

by Siddharth Philip

Honda Motor Co. may have cracked the formula for success in India: a diesel-powered compact sedan. The Amaze, introduced in April, drove the automaker’s sales to a record the following month and propelled Honda to third place among carmakers in Asia’s third-biggest market from ...

Global automakers team up in three groups on fuel cells

| Jul 3, 2013

Global automakers team up in three groups on fuel cells

With the partnership announced Tuesday by Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co., major global automakers have now divided into three competing groups in the development of fuel-cell technologies, with each including a Japanese player. Key to taking the lead in the market for ...

Jul 3, 2013

Honda, GM to tie up on green tech

Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. will jointly develop a fuel-cell vehicle under their envisioned tie-up on environmental technology, sources said Tuesday. The companies were expected to unveil the plan on the development of the fuel-cell vehicle at a news conference in New ...

Jun 27, 2013

Honda hopes to rev up female buyers with big Acura ad campaign

Honda Motor Co. is targeting female drivers for its redesigned 2014 Acura MDX sport wagon with the luxury brand’s most expensive advertising campaign yet. Using the slogan “Made for Mankind,” a female narrates the moody ads showing women hiking a mountain ridge, dancing and ...

Jun 18, 2013

Zero-emission cars hard sell in U.S.

by Angela Greiling Keane

Automakers are coming under increasing pressure to sell zero-emission vehicles to U.S. consumers who haven’t shown much interest in them, with more states following California’s lead in setting sales targets. Nine U.S. states, including New York and New Jersey, have adopted versions of California’s ...

Price cuts help boost Nissan's U.S. sales 25%

Jun 5, 2013

Price cuts help boost Nissan's U.S. sales 25%

Nissan Motor Co.’s U.S. sales surged 25 percent in May, triple the industrywide gain, after cutting prices and increasing incentives. Nissan’s results were better than the 22 percent increase that was the average of eight analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Toyota Motor Corp., the ...

Hybrid Accord targets mileage-conscious Camry buyers

Jun 1, 2013

Hybrid Accord targets mileage-conscious Camry buyers

Honda Motor Co. will sell a hybrid version of the Accord in Japan that has the highest fuel-economy rating among midsize sedans to close the gap with Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry. The car will initially go on sale June 21 and has a fuel-efficiency ...

Honda looking forward to green return to F1

May 17, 2013

Honda looking forward to green return to F1

Honda Motor Co. formally announced Thursday that it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren to revive their championship-winning partnership. “We shall act as Maclaren-Honda” and are resolved to be “the No. 1, ” Honda President ...

Japanese automakers target China's youth

Apr 23, 2013

Japanese automakers target China's youth

by Ko Hirano

Despite the bilateral dispute over the Senkaku Islands, young Chinese consumers appear more concerned with product quality and safety rather than Beijing’s relations with the countries making the products. When asked about the boycott on Japanese products in China after Japan nationalized the China-claimed ...

Honda recalls 145,573 vehicles over fire-prone defect

Apr 5, 2013

Honda recalls 145,573 vehicles over fire-prone defect

Honda Motor Co. told the transport ministry Thursday it is recalling 145,573 of its Vamos, Vamos Hobio and Z cars due to an engine parts defect that could cause a fire. Subject to the recall are vehicles of those three models produced between October ...