Chances are, if you purchase a Honda in the 2000 model year,
you'll be buying a vehicle equipped with advanced low emission
technology. More than 85 percent of Honda vehicles to be sold in the
U.S. this year will meet or exceed Califo...
What's in a name?
If it's the cleanest and most fuel-efficient gasoline-powered
vehicle ever offered to American consumers, the name will be the
Honda Insight.
The Insight, a gasoline-electric hybrid jammed pack with
tomorrow's ...
The 2000 Honda Insight has been rated at 61 miles per gallon city,
70 mpg highway in EPA fuel economy label tests, making it the first
gasoline-powered vehicle in history to break the 70-mpg barrier.
The Insight tops this year's list ...
American Honda posted a new record for light truck and total
vehicle sales for January, with total vehicle sales of 74,606 beat
the January, 1999 record of 72,220, up 3.3%. Honda division extended
its record sales to 34 consecutive month...
Total American Honda February sales of 86,726 set a new record for
the month and were up 1.6% from the previous mark set last year,
according to sales figures released today by American Honda Motor
Co., Inc.
Year-to-date American Honda ...
American Honda and the new Insight, featuring Honda's exclusive
Integrated Motor Assist (IMA™) system, has been recognized as a
leader in alternative-fuel technology with awards from The Sierra
Club, Clean Car Coalition, Popular...
Hiroyuki Yoshino, president and CEO of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
announced Honda's future engine technology plans during a January
news conference at the 2000 North American International Auto Show in
Detroit.
Yoshino said that because...
Maine Gov. Angus King picked up the keys to a new Honda Insight
gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle in February and added the vehicle to
the state's Bureau of Air Quality fleet, a division of Maine's
Department of Environmental Protectio...
"American Honda sales soared despite high prices at the pump,"
said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales, American
Honda. "Our commitment to offer class leading fuel efficiency is more
important than ever." Year-to-date Ameri...
All-time record American Honda April sales of 99,613 were up 14.7
percent from the previous mark set last year, led by big increases of
several Acura models and record April light truck sales, according to
sales figures released today by...
In a month where other automakers are expected to see sales
decline, total American Honda sales rose to a new May record of
105,774, an increase of 3.6% over May, 1999 sales of 98,158.
Increases in Honda Odyssey, Acura RL, TL and all-new...
Because consumer demand for Honda's gasoline-electric hybrid
Insight by far exceeded initial expectations, Honda recently
increased availability of the car in America from 4,000 vehicles to
6,500 in the 2000 calendar year.
At an EP...
Honda will expand the use of its advanced gasoline-electric hybrid
engine system to the Civic line beginning next year in Japan and a
year later in the United States said Hiroyuki Yoshino, Honda Motor
Co., Ltd. president and chief execut...
American Honda sales continued to rise in June, setting a new
company record of 104,818 for the month -- an increase of 16.1
percent compared to June of last year -- supported by record Honda
Division and light truck sales.
Sales for Ho...
A new all-time record sales month for Honda cars and light trucks
pushed American Honda total sales to a new record for July, according
to sales figures released today by American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Driven by strong Honda and Acura s...
Year-to-date American Honda sales of 801,646 are 9.6 percent ahead
of last year's all-time record pace.
"When you're hot you're hot, and in August we were sizzling," said
Dick Colliver, American Honda executive vice president. "The big
...
American Honda reported an all-time record for 2000 model year
sales of 1,162,342, up 8.9% compared to last year, according to
figures released by the company today. In addition, record sales of
Honda cars and light trucks pushed Honda D...
Honda's Insight 1.0-liter IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) hybrid
engine was chosen as the International Engine of the Year for 2000 by
a team of 34 respected motor journalists and industry experts from
around the world. Sponsored by Eng...
Breaking mileage records for fuel efficiency, the Insight is
making history in Asia, Europe and the United States.
With an average of 44 kilometers per liter (approximately 104
miles per gallon), a group of Thai automotive journalists s...
Boosted by sales of the all-new Acura MDX luxury SUV and Honda
Odyssey minivan, American Honda reported record light truck sales of
21,258 during October, according to figures released by the company
today. Honda and Acura sales for Octo...
American Honda Motor Co., Inc., set a new November sales record of
80,849, up 3.5 percent, as light truck sales also set a record for
the month, up 9 percent to 21,567. Acura Division sales of 12,902
jumped 44.6 percent from last year...
As one of the cleanest and most fuel-efficient
vehicles in the world, the Insight is a prime example of Honda's
dedication to bringing significant environmental innovation to the
forefront of the automotive industry.
As the first g...
Recognized as a leader in environmental
technology, Honda continues to raise the competitive standard within
the industry. Clearly a demonstration of that commitment, about 80
percent of all Hondas sold in model year 2001 will be Low ...
With the launch of the totally redesigned,
seventh generation 2001 Civic and the restyled 2001 Accord leading
the way, Honda's 2001 models offered enhanced safety features across
the vehicle lineup.
2001 Honda Division Highlights
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