Honda to build Fit in Mexico

Since it was introduced here in the US, the Honda Fit has been imported from Japan. That will change in 2014, however. Honda has started construction of a new plant in Mexico, where they plan to bring Fit production. The plant, to be built in Celaya, is expected to cost about $800 million. Annual capacity [...]

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Honda recalls CR-V and Pilot

Honda has issued a recall for a half million1 CR-V’s and Pilots. Affected CR-V’s are from the 2002-2004 model years, and affected Pilots are from 2003. There is a potential flaw in the headlight switch wiring. In some cases, the low beam headlights could fail. So far, no harm, no foul. No accidents have been [...]

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2013 Honda Fit EV

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The Honda Fit has long been a popular choice in the subcompact world. It offers flexible seating, decent styling, reasonable-ish pricing, good fuel economy, and respectable performance. It doesn’t excel in any one area, but it’s a pretty balanced competitor. Honda decided to ratchet up the fuel economy part in a big way – by [...]

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2012 CR-V Leaked by Honda

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Oops. The Japanese Honda site leaked official photos of the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V. The bad news? Well, it just plain isn’t that exciting. It’s not a big departure in the looks department from the current CR-V. it’s a nice enough vehicle, to be sure. Just not exciting.

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2012 Honda Pilot

Honda has released some official images of the 2012 Pilot. You would be forgiven if you couldn’t tell the difference between the 2011 and 2012 Pilots. There’s a slightly revised front fascia across the board, and new wheels on the EX and higher models. There’s a little more going on inside, with a revised center [...]

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2012 Honda CR-V Concept

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Like any mainstream Honda concept, the 2012 CR-V Concept is 99% likely to be the production vehicle. Once you take off the fancy wheels and shiny bits, of course. For the most part, there’s nothing suprising here. It’s a similar design to the outgoing CR-V, though the rear quarter is a little funky. Not sure [...]

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2012 Honda Civic Recall

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Honda just released the 2012 Civic, but they have already issued the first recall. 1,156 vehicles are potentially affected by this problem – a possible fuel leak. A particular O-ring (which seals a connection in the fuel line) is misaligned on certain vehicles. Honda will be sending out notices to affected owners soon. As usual, [...]

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Honda Recalls Civic Hybrid

Owners of 2006-2007 Honda Civic Hybrids should keep an eye on their mailboxes. Honda is recalling 36,700 of these vehicles to replace the DC to DC converter. This part of the IMA hybrid system is responsible for charging the 12 volt battery. The faulty unit that some of these vehicles has could fail, causing your [...]

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