Honda's new Accord has been named Japan's Car of the Year for the third time.
Honda says it is to make a serious attempt at achieving market penetration with its next generation petrol-electric car which goes on sale in April.
The Honda Accord may lack the charisma to be a credible Audi A4 or BMW 3-series rival, but the well-built and good-driving Accord is great value for families.
New D-sector entrants like the Jaguar X-type have encouraged Honda to move the next generation Accord, on UK sale early next year, upmarket.
The Civic has been vital to Honda's growth in the UK. It accounts for half of the company's sales and is predicted to exceed 20,000 units this year. Now in its 30th year, the Civic is finally available with a diesel option, the 100bhp 1.7-litre CTDi, as Honda tries to catch its competitors in Europe, where diesel accounts for a third of new car sales.
Honda's Insight looks different - and it is. It's a petrol-electric hybrid coupe at the forefront of Honda's quest to produce more environmentally-friendly cars.
Honda says dramatic changes in the D-sector of the market have forced it to rethink its retail strategy with the new Accord, which goes on sale next spring.
Honda is to move its next generation Accord to the top end of the upper-medium sector.
Honda is recalling more than 50,000 vehicles in the UK to fix an ignition switch fault - but dealers will have to wait months for the parts they need to fix the problem.
After months without a general manager for its UK car division, Honda has named David Strangeway as the man to drive the company forward. Previously head of human resources, he joined Honda in 1990 as franchise and dealer development manager to mastermind its dealer network boom from 130 to 150 outlets.
With the launch of the Civic Type-R, Honda created a huge amount of interest in its Civic range. Now, with the launch of the Civic 1.6 SE Sport three-door, the manufacturer is set to capitalise on that interest with a package that combines a dynamic driving experience with space and practicality.
Biggest rivals to the Ford Focus include the dull but talented Astra and the spacious new generation five-door Honda Civic.
Leading car manufacturers are planning to buy hundreds of dealership freeholds in a move that will redraw Britain's automotive retail landscape. AM has learned that Volkswagen alone wants to purchase 100 freehold contracts from its dealers - mainly in urban locations. Vauxhall, Honda and Toyota are understood to be among other carmakers on the hunt for freeholds.
HPI, the independent used vehicle information service, has been awarded a solus endorsement contract by Honda UK to provide online HPI and NMR checks/investigations to support the carmaker's approved used car programme.
Honda is aiming for total global car sales of three million units in the next financial year, says company president Hiroyuki Yoshino.
The Honda Civic Coupe is one of the most tax-efficient small coupes on the market.
Renault came up with the Scenic, Vauxhall the seven-seater Zafira. Now Honda's moved the do-it-all game up with its seven-seater compact MPV, the Stream.
The Honda Civic has been named Britain's most comfortable car for the second year running in a survey by What Car? It tops a field of 40 contenders ranging in price from £7,295 to £53,950.
Honda believes the Jazz supermini and second-generation CRV 4x4 – making UK debuts – will help lift it from a 4.5% market share in Scotland to 6%. The carmaker expects 15,000 UK sales next year, with 2,000 of them in Scotland.
A closed sale for Honda dealers at BCA Measham of 270 vehicles saw the auction debut of the Stream sports activity vehicle and offered a rare opportunity to purchase used examples of the S2000 roadster.
