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0Official: Honda sells millionth hybrid 13 years after introducing Insight 1350324960
Remember when selling 100,000 hybrids was something to tout? Today, Honda comes calling with the news that, since putting its first-gen Insight on sale in 1999, the company has sold more than a million hybrids around the world. Clearly, the company's gas-electric sales pace is quickening – ...
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Official: Honda's CEO say three hybrid systems, more ICEs coming in five year plan 1348488900
Honda CEO Takanobu Ito recently gave a speech outlining where the company will be headed over the next five years, with hybrid electric vehicles playing a major role. It is a massive company, and his keynote presentation forecasted where Honda's motorcycle, power products, and automotive ...
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Honda will start Fit (Jazz) Hybrid production in Thailand this summer 1337688180
Honda will start making a hybrid version of its Fit compact in Thailand this summer, according to the Japanese publication the Nikkei. Production will mark the first time Honda will be making any of its hybrids in Asia outside of Japan. Sales of the Jazz Hybrid – Honda substitutes the name ...
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Official: Honda bringing four new hybrids to China, including Acura NSX 1334102040
Earlier this year, Honda unveiled a concept version of its Acura NSX at the Detroit Auto Show. Now, the Japanese automaker appears to be taking a speedy approach to hybrid sales in China similar to that mid-engined sports car. Honda is planning to launch at least four hybrids in China under both ...
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Official: Honda sells 800,000-hybrids 12 years after Insight debut 1327503780
Honda Motor Co. sold its 800,000th hybrid-electric vehicle last month, about 12 years after the Japanese automaker sold its first. The company announced the milestone as it prepares to sell the first North American hybrid under its Acura luxury badge. Honda debuted hybrid sales with the ...
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Official: Honda's new goal is best fuel economy in every category within three years 1323111720
Regardless of what you may think of Honda's current styling direction or the excitement level of its latest models, we have the utmost respect for the automaker's engineering talent. So, when Honda sets itself a goal to achieve "top-of-industry fuel efficiency in every vehicle class within three ...
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Official: Honda starts selling 51-mpg Freed hybrid minivans in Japan 1319735820
First released in 2008, the Freed minivan has finally been updated to a gas-electric powertrain and will go on sale in Japan before the end of the month. New models with a simple gasoline engine will also go on sale October 28. Next month, Freed models designed for people with special needs will ...
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Report: Honda to launch Fit Shuttle, Fit Shuttle hybrid in Japan on June 16 1306155720
Honda has reportedly rescheduled the launch of its Fit Shuttle, setting June 16 as the release date for its station-wagon-like variant of its Fit subcompact. According to the Nikkei, production of the Fit Shuttle at Honda's Suzuka factory in Mie Prefecture, Japan reportedly began in early May and ...
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Honda Insight gets much cheaper base model, new features for 2011 1291215480
2011 Honda Insight – Click above for high-res image galleryThe slow-selling Honda Insight hasn't exactly stolen any of the Toyota Prius' thunder since its introduction last year, and with new green cars like the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf ready to join the battle, the future of Honda's ... -
Honda Civic Hybrid sales soar; up 338% over last September 1286470500
2008 Honda Civic Hybrid – Click above for high-res image gallerySeptember was a dismal month for hybrids. The Toyota Prius racked up 11,394 sales, but fell 405 units short of reaching the mark it set in August. The Honda Insight dropped from the 2,030 sales reported in August down to just ...

