Honda Cars
Civic Hybrid still congestion charge exempt in TfL plans
Honda’s Civic Hybrid will continue to be London Congestion Charge exempt under Transport for London’s proposed changes to the scheme, announced this week.
SUV buyers are turning green
Britain’s SUV buyers are making ‘greener’ choices in the showroom, according to latest industry sales figures. Cars like Honda’s CR-V are selling better than ever, as they offer a cleaner, smaller alternative to the traditional 4x4 stereotype.
Argentina set for new Honda car plant
Honda Motor de Argentina S.A. (HAR), a Honda subsidiary, has announced it will be building a new car plant in Buenos Aries with production due to start in the latter half of 2009.
New HQ and plant as GE Honda Aero jet engine gets set for production
Honda Aero, Inc., has announced it will build its new corporate headquarters and a state-of-the-art jet engine manufacturing plant in Burlington, North Carolina. Employing 70 associates, Honda Aero will develop advanced, efficient GE Honda Aero jet engines ready for production in 2010.
Honda helps Britain recover from deluge
Torrential rain continues to batter homes and businesses across northern England seriously disrupting lives and livelihoods. Hundreds of people have spent further nights in evacuation centres as emergency services battle to contain the devastating floods which have claimed several lives.
Honda welcomes Vertu acquisition
Honda welcomed today’s announcement by Vertu Motors of its acquisition of the Grantham Motor Company in which Vertu said it had acquired four Honda car dealerships and one Honda motorcycle dealership in the East Midlands.
Type R goes down under
Australia has given us lager, soap operas and Kylie Minogue. But be prepared for the sound of ‘crikey’, ‘what a beaut’, and ‘strewth’ as Britain sends one of its most celebrated cars Down Under: the Civic Type R.
Top ‘Trak’ record for Honda aftersales
Honda (UK) has been voted Best Volume Manufacturer in the Lloyds TSB autolease ServiceTrak Awards, which measure excellence in corporate aftersales service and accident repair. More than 2,600 corporate customers gave feedback on key aspects of service delivered by suppliers and manufacturers.
White hot GT joins Accord range
Two new versions of the Accord will be launched in September to help Honda battle for honours in the competitive D-sector saloon market.
Honda finds a home with Ikea
Honda (UK) has sealed a major corporate deal to replace IKEA UK’s entire company car fleet with Civic Hybrids. This follows a commitment made by the home furnishings retailer to reduce its environmental impact and in particular, reduce CO2 emissions.
Pint to pint with the Honda CR-V
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) has given its emergency fleet a power boost in the form of two Honda CR-Vs that will soon be delivering blood to patients all over Scotland.
Hybrid market doubles in a year
Sales of hybrid cars in the UK have doubled in the last 12 months – making cleaner cars the fastest growing sector in the industry. Year to date results for the hybrid market show an increase in sales from 3,117 to 6,568 cars – or 111 per cent.
Accord boosts Honda fleet sales
Honda (UK) has announced an impressive 26 per cent increase in fleet sales over the first three months of this year, helped by the resurgence of Accord in the sector. Corporate sales of Honda’s premium saloon are up by 68 per cent to 2,202 units.
Honda NSX gathering steals show
Europe’s largest ever gathering of Honda NSX supercars stole the limelight at last weekend’s JapFest show at Castle Combe.
Business as usual for Honda
Honda’s manufacturing operation in Swindon is on track with its planned expansion to full capacity. By the end of this year, the UK operation will be producing cars at a rate of 250,000 per annum. An extra 700 associates are being recruited, which will bring the total workforce at Swindon to 5,000.