Competition forces Honda to revamp new Civic

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 20, 2011
Tags: automobiles, cars, civic, compact car, honda, revamp, showrooms, small cars, small-car buyers

ROMULUS, Mich. — Honda is scrambling to revamp its Civic just eight months after a new version hit showrooms, and critics say it’s an admission that the compact car fell short in quality and handling. The revamp, to come by the end of next year, is unprecedented because new models aren’t usually overhauled for at [...]

Honda announces global recall for air-bag problems

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 2, 2011
Tags: accord, air bag, car, civic, cr-v, honda, inflator propellant, odyssey, pilot, recall, vehicle

TOKYO — Honda Motor Co. is recalling 304,000 vehicles globally for air-bags that may inflate with too much pressure in a crash, send metal and plastic pieces flying and cause injuries or deaths. Honda said there have been 20 accidents so far related to this problem, including two deaths in the U.S. in 2009. The [...]

Honda to cut U.S., Canada production by half

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: October 31, 2011
Tags: accord, auto, automaker, canada, civic, cr-v, detroit, earthquake, honda, honda motor co, japan, microprocessors, toyota motor co

DETROIT — Parts shortages from three months of catastrophic flooding in Thailand have forced Honda to cut U.S. and Canadian factory production by 50 percent for the second time this year, the automaker said Monday. The cuts, which come just as Honda was recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, will run [...]

Auto sales cool as supplies fall, prices rise

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 1, 2011
Tags: automobiles, cars, cool, dealerships, decrease, Economy, honda, hyundai, incentives, sales, toyota, volkswagen

DETROIT — U.S. auto sales cooled off in May as dealers started running short on some popular, fuel-efficient models and buyers were turned off by sharply lower incentives. Deals aren’t likely to come back until the end of this summer. Some experts are advising people to delay their purchases if they can. “If you don’t [...]

High used-car prices make it ideal time to sell

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: May 18, 2011
Tags: accord, cars, detroit, honda, jonathan banks, morningstar, national automobile dealers association, truck, used car prices, used car sales, used cars, used vehicles

DETROIT — It’s the best time in years to sell your car. People are holding on to cars and trucks for about a year longer than they did before the recession, which has created a tight supply of used vehicles. So few are on the market that prices have risen to their highest in at [...]

Quake shifts market for some popular cars

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 17, 2011
Tags: acura, cr-v, demand, detroit, earthquake, honda, honda insight, infinitis, japan earthquake, prius, raise prices, toyota, truecar.com, yaris

DETROIT — The disaster in Japan could slow shipments of popular cars like Toyota’s Prius to auto lots. And many dealers are already taking advantage of expected shortages to raise prices. Buyers will now typically have to pay sticker prices, instead of enjoying discounts that had been the norm for small cars and hybrids imported [...]

Japanese auto companies extend plant shutdowns

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: March 16, 2011
Tags: auto plants, Business, earthquake, honda, japan, shutdown, toyota, tsunami

WASHINGTON — Japanese auto companies are extending shutdowns of plants affected by the country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, but some parts factories in Japan will resume production later this week. Toyota Motor Corp. says it will extend production halts at Japanese plants through March 22, affecting about 95,000 vehicles. The company suspended production beginning March [...]

Earthquake’s impact on port might not be felt for weeks

BY: Nicholas Sohr
POSTED: March 14, 2011
Tags: earthquake, honda, japan, maryland, Maryland Port Administration spokesman Richard Scher, port authority, Port of Baltimore, Suzuki Motor Corp., toyota, tsunami

Following Friday’s earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan, Maryland port officials are unsure of the impact manufacturing shutdowns in that key economic node will have on Baltimore’s sea-based trade. Cargo already on the docks and in warehouses here and ships already en route will delay any trickle down effect, said Maryland Port Administration [...]

Consumers drive big auto sales in January

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 1, 2011
Tags: auto sales, consumers, gm, honda, increase, january, kia, Manufacturing, toyota

DETROIT — Americans gave automakers a confidence boost in January. They bought more cars and trucks and showed a still-fragile auto industry that they were ready to replace their clunkers in 2011. Sales of cars and light trucks in the United States rose 17 percent from a year earlier to 819,895. That’s still below the [...]

U.S. auto sales continue slow-motion recovery

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: December 1, 2010
Tags: automakers, chrysler, consumer confidence, consumers, Economy, ford, general motors, gm, honda, increase, nissan, november, Recession, sales, stock market, toyota

DETROIT  — All major automakers but Toyota reported strong U.S. sales increases in November as the auto industry’s slow-motion recovery continued to gain traction. Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Hyundai and Honda all reported double-digit increases, and only Toyota, which has been hurt by a string of safety recalls, had a sales drop. Overall, according [...]

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