Honda is launching an unprecedented U.S. ad campaign urging owners to get vehicles repaired if they have been recalled to fix defective air bags. The Japanese automaker will spend several million dollars on ads in 120 newspapers and 30-second radio ...

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Honda Motor Co. — hurt by falling sales and embroiled in a crisis over defective air bags — is replacing its CEO. The Japanese automaker said Monday that Takanobu Ito, its president and chief executive officer since 2009, will step ...

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(AP) Honda is quietly offering to replace potentially defective air bag parts across the U.S., even though its latest recall only covers cars in 13 high-humidity states and territories. The replacement program for owners concerned about their safety was revealed ...

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A jury in Philadelphia has returned a $55 million verdict against Honda Motor Corp. for a rollover accident that left a driver paralyzed.

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DETROIT — Most major automakers reported sales increases in October despite losing at least three days of business to the punishing rain and wind from Superstorm Sandy. Toyota said its sales rose almost 16 percent for the month, while Volkswagen ...

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DETROIT — Just when Detroit seemed to be luring them away, Americans are embracing Japanese cars again. Toyota and Honda lost ground last year after the Japanese earthquake limited their supplies. But July’s U.S. sales show they’ve nearly regained what ...

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LOS ANGELES — A judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented that her hybrid Civic could get 50 miles per gallon, according ...

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TORRANCE, Calif. — Lawyers for American Honda Motor Co. returned to court Thursday to try to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the fuel economy of her hybrid Honda Civic. Superior Court ...

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TORRANCE, Calif. — Lawyers for the American Honda Motor company are heading back to court trying to overturn a highly publicized small claims court award to a woman who sued over the poor fuel mileage of her hybrid Honda Civic. ...

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SAN DIEGO — A judge tentatively approved a settlement to give owners of Honda Civic hybrids up to $200 cash over claims that the cars’ fuel economy was inflated, casting aside arguments that a motorist’s victory in small claims court ...

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