Toyota and Honda extended factory shutdowns through this weekend, while smaller Japanese automakers resumed limited production following the country's earthquake and tsunami.
Toyota and Honda extended factory shutdowns through this weekend, while smaller Japanese automakers resumed limited production following the country's earthquake and tsunami.
Post-earthquake/tsunami effects on automakers and OEM suppliers continued in Japan on Tuesday with Toyota and Honda extending their production suspensions until at least Sunday while OEM infotainment supplier Sony, which has five suspended or output-restricted factories, reportedly is considering shifting some production overseas.
Post-earthquake/tsunami effects on automakers and OEM suppliers continued in Japan on Tuesday with Toyota and Honda extending their production suspensions until at least Sunday, and Mitsubishi uncertain beyond 25 March while OEM infotainment supplier Sony, which has five suspended or output-restricted factories, reportedly is considering shifting some production overseas.
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as news agencies reported that smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at the 'quake-crippled nuclear Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday (21 March 2011), suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture had sparked new concern on Tuesday and more water was needed to cool it down, suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
Japan's nuclear crisis appeared far from over as Reuters reported that smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at the 'quake-crippled nuclear Daiichi plant in Fukushima prefecture on Tuesday (21 March 2011), suggesting the battle to avert a disastrous meltdown and stop the spread of radiation was far from won. Meanwhile, Toyota and Honda again postponed vehicle production restarts to Sunday (27 March), Mitsubishi is uncertain beyond Friday (25 March) and consultants Frost & Sullivan described the effect on the global auto industry as "profound".
I think of Honda's eight-passenger Pilot as the family and friends' SUV. Many parents rely upon this spacious vehicle to transport kids, both theirs and those of others. Such is the case around my house.
Honda's US unit has denied widespread media reports last week that it was suspending dealer orders for Japanese made cars for May arrival.
American Honda's Trey Canard registered his second career victory in the 11th race of the AMA Supercross season presented at Jacksonville's EverBank Field.
Yes, I know. The redesigned 2012 Civic is about to arrive, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to try out the 2011 Hybrid model, which we haven't driven for a few years. Since the introduction of the Insight, Honda pretty much abandoned the gas-electric Civic in Canada.
After dominating every practice and qualifying sessions, Repsol Honda's newcomer Casey Stoner earned its first victory of the 2011 MotoGP season in Qatar.
Honda Motor Co. said today it will extend its earthquake-spurred production halt in Japan by three days, through Wednesday, while Mazda Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. said they will reopen plants on Tuesday.
Honda Motor Co. said today it will extend its earthquake-spurred production halt in Japan by three days, through Wednesday, while Mazda Motor Corp. said it will reopen plants on Tuesday.
Honda will voluntarily recall 3,636 model-year 2011 Honda Civic vehicles and 9 model-year 2011 Acura CSX vehicles in Canada to inspect and possibly replace the fuel pump module inside the gasoline tank. Internal testing revealed that the roll-over valve inside certain fuel pump modules may have been damaged during production. If a vehicle is involved in a rollover crash, the cracked roll-over valve may allow fuel leakage from the gasoline tank into the evaporative canister. No crashes or injuries have been reported related to this defect.
Honda will voluntarily recall 2,908 model-year 2011 Odyssey vehicles in Canada to replace the front windshield wiper linkage rod. After extended parking in freezing temperatures combined with snow or ice, the front windshield wipers may become frozen to the windshield.
Honda is recalling about 21,700 of its current-model compact Honda Civic cars due to the possibility that fuel will leak in a roll-over crash. More than 18,000 cars will be recalled in the United States and about more than 3,600 in Canada.
Firm confirms highly-tuned MUGEN CR-Z to deliver Type-R performance.
We know that y'all out there have a well founded and defined affinity for Canada's best selling car for the last 472 years and so we thought we'd feed the monster every so slightly.
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