Honda shuts down Chinese plants due to workers strike
Honda has shut down production in all its four plants in China due to workers from a parts manufacturing unit going on strike. 1,850 workers making transmissions and engine parts at Honda …
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Honda suspends Thai operations due to Red Shirt protests
Honda has suspended operations for a day at two of their factories in Thailand, due to the bloody turmoil created by the Red Shirt protests. One of them is a car manufacturing …
Honda skeptical of electric cars, to focus on improving fuel efficiency in internal combustion engine
Honda is skeptical of the electric car as the future of motoring. Tomohiko Kawanabe, president of Honda’s R&D unit, said that "they lack confidence” in EV tech. “It’s questionable whether consumers will …
Torque Developments supercharger kits for FN Type R
The Honda Civic Type R, whether in JDM or Euro spec, is famous for its howling, rev hungry i-VTEC engine, which makes trips to the redline so addictive. But when faced with …
Honda Civic to live past five years, new model in 2011?
It has been five years since the current Honda Civic made its debut. So based on the standard 5 year product plan, a new model should be unveiled later this year. Not …
Honda Freed Review – first impressions in Indonesia
We were in Indonesia earlier this year to briefly try out the new Honda Freed around Honda Prospect Motor's test track. It was a very short drive but it did give us …
Li Nian “Everus” sedan – Chinese market Honda concept
Honda will be exhibiting this Li Nian concept car at Auto China 2010 in Beijing this year. Li Nian is basically a Chinese market only brand that Honda and their Chinese partner …
Honda Freed “premium compact MPV” – RM112,980
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia Honda Malaysia has launched the Freed, which the company describes as a "premium compact MPV" in a new market segment. The "premium" slant …
Honda Freed set to launch tomorrow – report soon!
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia UPDATE: Honda Freed premium compact MPV launched for RM112,980 Lightly covered Honda Freeds (likely for protection against stone chips and scratches more than …
It’s official: FD2 Civic Type R to be discontinued after August, Japan to get 2010 spec UK-built hatchback
The impending demise of the FD2 Civic Type R is confirmed; Honda has announced that it will discontinue production of that manic machine after August 2010. However, Honda is out to sooth …
Honda to discontinue the FD2R Civic Type R?
Japanese press site 47News claims that Honda will be announcing the discontinuation of the Honda Civic Type R FD2R on the 19th of April 2010, which is basically this Monday. The report …
Honda EV-neo electric scooter – perfect delivery machine
Honda has revealed the latest prototype of its EV-neo electric scooter and announced plans to begin lease sales in Japan by the end of this year to businesses that provide delivery services. …
Honda Malaysia achieves monthly record sales in March
March must be a very lucky month for the auto industry. Not only did Perodua achieve its best ever monthly figures, now Honda Malaysia has announced that the 4,041 units it sold …
The Honda Freed – a CBU MPV from Indonesia
Indonesia is definitely the land flowing with milk and honey for when it comes to car companies selling MPVs there, but of course being a developing country just like ours, their market …
Honda Odyssey is the latest to be recalled, JDM variant sold in Malaysia not involved
Honda will recall about 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements in the US from 2007 and 2008 model years to fix the "vehicle stability assist modulator" after receiving customer complaints about "brake pedals …
Honda CR-V facelift 2010 in Malaysia adds more safety – VSA stability control and side airbags
The Honda CR-V facelift is now here in Malaysia, with a new price tag of RM149,980, a premium of slightly over RM2k when you compared it to the outgoing pre-facelift model. However …
Spoon and Mugen toy with the Honda CR-Z
The Honda CR-Z has all the basics to look like a hot compact coupe, but seeing the production car for the first time in Geneva, I thought that it looked very tame. …
Honda 3R-C – mass use ‘cub’ of the future?
This is Honda's only all-new Geneva Concept - the 3R-C which seems to be some kind of three wheeler motorcycle kinda thing that seats only one person. Honda's concepts seem to be …
Honda City, Civic and Accord prices are up!
Prices for a few Honda Malaysia models (Peninsular Malaysia) have gone up as of today. The increase is RM500 for the City and RM1,000 for the Civic and Accord, except for the …
Honda Freed to be launched in Q2 2010
LATEST: Honda Freed Review - first impressions in Indonesia UPDATE: Honda Freed premium compact MPV launched for RM112,980 I knew this MPV was coming to Malaysia the moment Honda announced that it …