Survey: Honda most popular with suppliers | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Honda Motor Co. enjoys the best relations with its parts suppliers, displacing Toyota Motor Corp., which had held the top spot since 2002 in an annual survey of suppliers of the top six vehicle producers in North America. Detroit's automakers still lag the Japanese, but the gap has narrowed as Japan's leading carmakers have lost ground with suppliers in North America. Among the U.S. automakers, Ford Motor Co. extended its lead over its domestic rivals after improving its scores for the second year in a...

Honda Zeppelin Concept
 The Honda Zeppelin Concept created by Myung Jin Jung was designed to be a luxury sedan. Getting its inspiration from airships, the exterior combines conventional styling of luxury sedans with the styling of airships. A very distinctive design feature is a line that runs all the way from the hood, to the roofline, and finally till the rear. Interior combines the luxury of sedans with the finesse of first class air travel. The front seats can swivel 180 degrees to face the rear seats when the car...

Honda Insight Hybrid
It was nearly nine years ago when Honda brought its innovative Insight gasoline-electric hybrid to U.S. highways, beating Toyota to the punch with a North American hybrid model by mere months. It seems that Honda is aiming at the same kind of publicity coup again with its all new Insight hybrid concept vehicle that just debuted at the Paris Motor Show. Today, even as hybrid fans are salivating over rumors about what Toyota's all-new 2010 Prius will be like, Honda is reaping the benefits of sharing...

Honda taps research expert as CEO | detnews.com | The Detroit News
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, as chief executive officer and president. Fukui will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its...

A new social compact: Honda Civic best all-around choice in '09 lineup | detnews.com | The Detroit News
There's no doubting the variety that comes with compact cars. Some, such as the Volvo C30 and Audi A3, are more luxurious, while others, like the Mini Cooper, have cult-like followings. All of them, however, share a few common attributes. In auto parlance, they are known as C-Segment vehicles, something that falls between the B and D segments. The EPA defines them as vehicles with interior volumes measuring between 100 and 109.9 cubic feet, but most people wouldn't know a cubic foot from a...

Honda names new president amid slowdown | detnews.com | The Detroit News
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co. named Takanobu Ito, head of core automaking operations, as its new chief executive Monday, in an effort to provide fresh leadership to battle a global crisis in the auto industry. Ito, a 55-year-old research and development expert with U.S. experience, replaces Takeo Fukui, 64, who will remain on the board as adviser, Japan's No. 2 automaker said in a statement. Both Fukui and Ito said the change at the helm is a message of its determination to turn a new leaf and press ahead...

2010 Honda Insight Hybrid
 Honda has given us a sneak peak at its latest offering in the fuel efficiency contest, the Honda Insight, which was unveiled to invited media in Melbourne this morning. Launched onto the Japanese market less than two weeks ago, the Insight Concept will be on show at the Melbourne Motor Show from next Friday, but we were able to get up close and personal with it today. The car has already proved a huge hit in Japan and since its launch onto the market 10 days ago Honda has sold 10,000 units, and...

2009 Geneva Auto Show: Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition
 Honda plans to bring its latest sport car S2000 Ultimate Edition to the upcoming 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The manufacturer wants to start sales in Europe in March, but the North American customers won’t see it at their dealerships.Honda S2000 Ultimate Edition looks really impressive with the Grand Pix While body and graphite-color alloy wheels. The automaker says the choice for the color is based on the 1964 F1 model. The interior is trimmed in red leather and decorated with numbered plaques...

Honda celebrates 40 years in Australia
 Honda Australia today celebrates its 40th birthday.From its humble beginnings in a two-bedroom flat in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Australia is now one of Honda’s leading markets. Honda Australia’s first General Manager, Mr. Hidehiko Shiomi, set up business in a Millswyn Street flat and represented half of the initial workforce. His colleague at this time was Mr. David Morwood. There are now over 500 people employed by Honda in Australia including the motorcycle, power...

Honda quarterly profit slumps, cuts annual target | detnews.com | The Detroit News
TOKYO -- Honda Motor Co.'s net profit tumbled 90 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier, hit by the global economic slump. Japan's No. 2 automaker also cut its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year through March by 57 percent, to 80 billion yen $888.9 million from 180 billion yen. Honda released its quarterly earnings Friday, which showed its net profit was 20.24 billion yen during the latest quarter, versus 200 billion a year earlier. Like other carmakers, Honda is...