Cars awarded the designation of TOP SAFETY PICK from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) wear a badge of honor.  2011 Honda Civic four-door models (excluding the SI) now wear that badge within the small car category.
 
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is renowned within the car industry as being sticklers for safety. Last year, they upped the criteria for TOP SAFETY PICKs by adding a roof-strength evaluation to test the protection…

Drum roll please! A new study by J.D. Power and Associates reveals the top cars for customer loyalty in 2010. Retaining 62 percent of its customers, Honda is tied at first place.

J.D. Power and Associates' Customer Loyalty study measures not only the rate automotive brands retain existing customers, but also the reasons they remain loyal.  Data shows that Honda's customer loyalty is driven by the Honda Accord, the Honda CR-V, and…

Earlier this month, Honda announced an ambitious Electric Vehicle Testing Programs in the US and Japan. Honda has followed up with plans, and a joint venture with Kumamoto Prefecture, to advance their Electric Vehicle Testing Program for electric vehicle testing.

Honda and Kumamoto Prefecture entered an agreement to perform these tests through March 2013. Honda has already begun testing the Monpal ML200 electric cart. Additional programs will take place in Kumamoto City, Minamata City, Aso…

The all new 2011 Honda CR-Z sports hybrid has received a great honor in the automotive world: Japan's Car of the Year.

To commemorate Honda's "Japanese Car of the Year" award, the company will release a limited edition of its CR-Z sport-hybrid hatchback in that country. Named the "Memorial Award Edition" the car will be coated in a hue called 'Pearl Deep Sapphire Blue' and will travel on unique Dark Pewter Gray 16-inch…