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Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Honda Sales Falter 30.6% In November: Acura Freefalls 38.9% American Honda Motor Co Inc posted November sales of 76,233, a decline of 31.6 percent, compared to record November 2007 results. American Honda year-to-date sales of 1,342,680 represent a 5.8 percent decrease, based on the daily selling rate*.Honda Division posted November sales of 68,345, a decline of 30.6 percent versus November 2007. Monthly Pilot sales increased 4.5 percent to 5,601.The Acura Division posted sales of 7,888, a decrease of 38.9 percent compared to November 2007. The TL luxury... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:19 Article Views Rating: 285 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda Civic sales down nearly 30%, Toyota Highlander sales up nearly 50% Honda, which has been pretty well cushioned from huge sales declines than other automakers, said that November sales fell 31.6 percent. Honda said that sales of its Honda and Acura brands dropped 76,233 from 111,431 during the same period last year. The sales drop affected Honda’s entire lineup besides the Pilot which was up 4.5 percent to 5,601. Civic sales however fell 29.6 percent to 17,690.Rival Toyota also reported sales drop in the U.S. of 33.9 percent for a total of 130,307 units from both... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:18 Article Views Rating: 170 Main > Car Makers News > Other > By the Numbers - November 2008: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime Edition While the Detroit 3 have their hands out in front of Congress, the entire U.S. auto industry turned in a report of dismal November sales today. Every major automaker saw its sales crash and crash hard last month, and the only brand to gain ground was MINI, which saw sales jump 43% on account of last year's numbers being artificially low because production of the then-new Coopers couldn't meet demand.Credit, we suppose, should also be given to Lincoln and Subaru, each of which posted only a single-digit... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-03 07:00:11 Article Views Rating: 81 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Reflections on the Acura NSX Gordon Murray is a renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the famous and ultra wicked awesome McLaren F1 supercar. This is a translated reflection on the ACURA NSX by the Automotive Rockstar Designer himself.[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-29 08:01:17 Article Views Rating: 274 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > Honda V8 coming... in 2015 "You've got to have the right tool for the job." "You can't bring a knife to a gun-fight." Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. We've heard it all before. Honda makes some excellent engines, there's no doubt about that, from small displacement four-pots that rev through the roof to gloriously smooth and reliable V6 units. Unfortunately, the fun stops there, as the Japanese automaker has steadfastly stuck to its guns, not building an eight-cylinder engine when it can do just as well with fewer pistons... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-29 08:01:11 Article Views Rating: 169 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > Gordon Murray - Reflections on the Acura NSX Gordon Murray is a renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the famous and ultra wicked awesome McLaren F1 supercar. This is a translated reflection on the ACURA NSX by the Automotive Rockstar Designer himself. To this day, the NSX is still a car that is near and dear to my heart. I put 75,000 Km on my NSX over the course of six or seven years. It’s very difficult to discuss the NSX using current values and sensibilities. When the NSX debuted, the word “supercar” was still a... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 09:12:51 Article Views Rating: 1450 Main > Car Makers News > Acura > V8 option for Acura RL delayed until 2015 It was reported last month that Honda was planning a V8 option for the new-generation Acura RL within 18 months but according to AutoObserver, plans may be delayed. In a recent interview, Honda president Takeo Fukui admitted that the 3.7 V6, currently the range-topping option for the RL, wasn’t sufficient enough to compete with other premium brands.Fukui said that for the 2010 or 2011 Acura RL design, Honda will stick with a...[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:48 Article Views Rating: 311 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Sport Sedan Shootout: Two Wannabes, One Winner So you've got about $40 grand to play with, and...wait a minute. Actually, these days you probably don't. For that matter, neither do I or my cohorts in this comparative venture, Automotive Editor John DiPietro and Associate Editor Mark Takahashi. Nonetheless, what would you do if a 2009 Acura TL SH-AWD, a 2009 Infiniti G37 Journey and a 2009 Volkswagen CC VR6 4Motion magically appeared in your garage? You'd grab the keys and head for the hills, that's what. And that's exactly what the three of us did... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:38 Article Views Rating: 114 Main > Car Makers News > Honda > NY Times Calls Honda FC Sport Concept Grotesque- Did They See The Same Car As I Did? Quantum of Grotesque-Every angle is worse than the last. That is the NY Times Tori Tellem description of the Honda FC Sport Concept that was show at the LA Auto Show.When I see reviews like this, it just reinforces that the current mainstream automotive press could be one of the MAIN reasons Detroit is failing.They couldn't pick a winner if their lives depended on it.I personally thought that the FC Concept design was the most promising thing to come out of Honda/Acura since the original NSX.And after... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:37 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Other > IIHS releases list of 2009 Top Safety Picks Vehicles are getting safer according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which published its list of 2009 Top Safety Picks today. A total of 72 vehicles earned Top Safety Pick honors this year, which means each one earned the highest score of Good in front, side and rear crash tests performed by the IIHS, as well as offers electronic stability control. Ford and Volvo had the most cars on the list with 16 total, while Honda/Acura nabbed 13. The VW/Audi Group had nine models, and General Motors... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 124 |
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