Honda Motor has announced a major recall across the ASEAN region due to defective engine valve springs, as part of a global campaign involving close to 700,000 recalls. The models affected are the City, Jazz and Freed fitted with 1.5-litre engines and produced in 2009 and 2010.
Following its North American and Canadian premieres in Detroit and Montreal, respectively, the Honda Civic Si Concept made an appearance at the 2011 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, providing more details about the next generation. The latter will prove more efficient, more powerful in Si trim and available with ECO Assist.
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Honda is being sued by another of Japan's biggest exports. Toho Co.
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Honda is dropping a larger, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine into the Si versions of the redesigned Civic coupe and sedan, which go on sale this spring. The Civic Si powertrain also gets a new six-speed manual transmission.
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Honda will start the U.S. sale of two versions of its best-selling Civic compact that are more fuel-efficient than the current models as Japan's third- biggest automaker aims to regain the fuel-economy lead in the small car segment.
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Honda is recalling 693,497 Fit subcompact cars globally to replace engine springs that could cause the engine to stall and fail to restart. The recall includes 97,201 2009 and 2010 model Fits sold in the United States.
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A global recall of 693,497 Honda Freed, Fit and City models to repair a potentially faulty valve spring that could cause the engine to fail to restart in the worst case scenario does not affect Jazz models sold in Europe as they have different engines.
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Honda will recall 14,640 model years 2009 and 2010 Fit vehicles in Canada to replace the lost motion springs, components within the engine valvetrain. The lost motion springs, which are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use, may bend or break over time resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing engine damage or stalling. There have been no reported accidents, injuries or vehicle crashes related to this issue in Canada.
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Honda made a splash with REMIX variants of its CR-Z and Accord Coupe today at the 2011 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. Developed in association with Performance Auto & Sound Magazine (PASMAG), the models showcase the tuning potential of these two Honda products.
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Honda's little fishy story has ended with the resignations of five executives at a non-auto subsidiary.
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Limited edition Civic Ti inspired by Honda’s BTCC racer adds extra kit for no extra cost.
Honda sales in China increased 12.7% year on year to 65,680 units in January from a year earlier.
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More than 45,000 fans filled Reliant Stadium in Houston to see American Honda's Trey Canard captured his first career AMA Supercross Class 450 victory.
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Toyota may trail Honda in profit for a third straight year as lingering consumer concerns over recalls crimp its recovery. Even as a U.S.
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Japanese automakers, long protective of their domestic manufacturing base, are scrambling to shift more production to the United States and other overseas locations. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda and even Toyota, the flag-bearer of Japan Inc.
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Of all the cars made by Honda, the NSX is probably the one most fans miss the most. On this Monday, we have good news for them!
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If a Honda Accord or Civic, or maybe even a Goldwing motorcycle, isn't enough of a fashion statement for you, Honda has a new line of clothes rolling out this spring.
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If a Honda Accord or Civic, or maybe even a Goldwing motorcycle, isn't enough of a fashion statement for you, Honda has a new line of clothes rolling out this spring.
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There would have been some popping of champagne corks at Honda HQ in Tokyo today after earlier reports were confirmed that the Fit - which most outside Japan and North America know as the Jazz - had toppled the Toyota Prius from 19 months at the top of the Japanese sales charts.
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