On March 27, 1986, American Honda Co., Inc. will introduce
Acura
Automobiles to the U.S. market.
Acura Products wil be sold through the newly established
Acura
Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., which is
separate f...
In Bloomfield, CT little girls can have big ideas. Honda Civic GX
natural gas powered sedans are wearing bright yellow as part of the
Yellow Cab Company's move to go green. However, if it wasn't for
Shantal, the 10-year-old daughter o...
Honda's concept of an "Intelligent Community Vehicle System"
(ICVS) is undergoing its initial U.S. test as part of CarLink, the
nation's first smart car-sharing program, which got underway recently
near the San Francisco Bay Area.
...
The Honda Civic GX dedicated natural gas vehicle (NGV) has joined
Honda's EV PLUS as environmentally friendly vehicles that can be
rented from Budget Rent a Car at Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX). A fleet of five EV PLUS and f...
Government fleets continue to purchase Honda's natural gas-powered
Civic GX.
Recent Civic GX purchases include: California Air Resources Board;
University of California, Riverside; Los Angeles International
Airport; Clark County (Nevada...
Once again Honda has ranked high among the "Greenest Vehicles"
according to the "Green Guide to Cars & Trucks" annual report.
Three of Honda's products were ranked on "The 12 Greenest Vehicles in
1999," more than any other automobile...
More than 200 University of California, Riverside (UCR) student
and faculty members of IntelliShare can now check out a vehicle
nearly as easily as they can check out a book from the library.
IntelliShare is part of Honda's internationa...
The clean-burning natural-gas powered Honda Civic GX wears many
different hats, from rental cars to taxicabs. Now, 39 Civic GXs are
working as parking enforcement vehicles for the City of Los Angeles.
"We needed to find a dedicated ...
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...
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. was recently presented with the
Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition's (NGVC) 7th Annual Achievement Award
for its dedication to the manufacturing and marketing of the natural
gas-powered Civic GX.
The NGVC ...
Honda received a coveted "Clean Air Award" from California's South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for its natural
gas-powered Civic GX, the cleanest vehicle ever made with an internal
combustion engine.
The Clean Air Awa...
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 ...
Fifty American Honda Associates in Torrance, Calif., are doing
their share to help the environment just by driving to work every
day.
American Honda associates are always looking for ways to
positively contribute to their environme...
The New York State Depart-ment of Transportation (DOT) has
purchased an additional 60 Civic GX dedicated natural gas vehicles,
bringing its total fleet to 110.
The vehicles are used throughout New York for various tasks such
as construc...
"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...
In its continued effort to reduce air pollution, the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) recently purchased 60 Honda Civic GX dedicated natural-gas vehicles, increasing its total Civic GX fleet to 110 sedans.
"We chose t...
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...
Dallas is purchasing a fleet of 182 natural gas powered Honda
Civic GXs, the largest single order to date for the Civic GX. In
addition, the city of Oakland, California purchased 58 GXs for pool
vehicle use.
"These cities have demo...
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is the least polluting of 11 automakers in
the United States based on a study of 1998 vehicles by the Union of
Concerned Scientists, an independent non-profit environmental
organization.
The study examined average ...
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...
