Honda to Cut Production and Worker Pay...
1 Apr 2009, 10:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... and "cut" is an understatement. The Japanese manufacturer announced yesterday it will slash production on the North American continent by as much as 62,000 vehicles and reduce pay for ...
Insight Sells Incredibly Well, Honda Says It Can't Meet Demand
27 Mar 2009, 12:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Some people would say that such a thing is quite understandable given the difficult market conditions but still, it's at least impressive the way Honda's Insight managed to turn things aro...
Ecclestone Brings Brawn GP on the Brink of Financial Collapse
25 Mar 2009, 11:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Regardless of the great pace shown by the Brawn GP car during the last couple of tests, the future of the team is still in doubt. Financially, Ross Brawn is yet to announce a life-saving partnership...
2009 Honda Civic Gains Top Euro NCAP Safety Rating
23 Mar 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 Honda Civic has received the top Euro NCAP overall safety rating following the new rating scheme introduced by the organization in February 2009. The 5-door Honda Civic tested by Euro NCAP ...
Toyota MR2 Is Coming Back as a Hybrid Coupe
19 Mar 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese manufacturer Toyota decided to step up its hybrid battle with rival Honda and produce a vehicle destined to take on the upcoming Honda CR-Z. The MR2 offspring was confirmed to autoexpress.c...
Dovizioso Happy with Honda Testing Role
16 Mar 2009, 08:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Andrea Dovizioso, who is now an official factory rider for Honda MotoGP team, reckoned at a Repsol launch event in Palacio de Deportes in Madrid that helping develop the bike and testing the configu...
Honda CG150 Titan Mix, First Fuel Flex Motorcycle, Available in Brazil
11 Mar 2009, 15:05 UTC · By: Andrei Toma / The Honda subsidiary in Brazil, Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltd., today announced that the availability of the flex fuel motorcycle CG150 Titan Mix will begin in mid-March this year. The CG150 Titan M...
Toyota is Japan's Number One Brand
11 Mar 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Toyota is Japan's number one brand, not in the automotive industry alone, but compared to giants from other fields, such as Sony, Toshiba or Panasonic. The second ranking brand on the Japanese ...
2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Available in the US for $19,800
10 Mar 2009, 17:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The largest market for Honda's Insight range will receive its newest addition, the Hybrid, no later than March the 24th. With MSRP of only $19,800 for the Insight LX, the model will be the most...
Nick Fry to Stay as Brawn GP CEO
10 Mar 2009, 15:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn revealed that he has decided to keep the management team from Honda F1 Racing intact ahead of the new 2009 season. Having completed the management buyout from Honda earlier this month, th...
Dovizioso Unhappy with New Bike from Honda
10 Mar 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Andrea Dovizioso was arguably one of the most impressive riders to debut in the MotoGP last season. Although he competed on a customer Honda bike, the Italian – former 125cc champion – s...
Button Risked 2009 F1 Seat for Ross Brawn
9 Mar 2009, 12:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jenson Button had plenty of offers to join other teams during the off season, but instead chose to risk one year of his professional career to stay on board and try to rescue the could-have-become-d...
J.D. Power and Associates: Mercedes No. 1 in Used Vehicles Satisfaction
8 Mar 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recently released J.D. Power and Associates 2009 New Zealand Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study unveiled that Mercedes is the number one automaker when it comes to ownership satisfaction among...
OFFICIAL! Honda Sell F1 Team to Ross Brawn
6 Mar 2009, 06:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's now official! Ross Brawn will be the new team owner of Honda's surviving F1 team in 2009. The Japanese car maker confirmed, via an official statement issued on Friday, that the Brackl...
Honda, Mazda Request State Aid from Japan
5 Mar 2009, 17:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no surprise Japanese automakers started to feel the pressure of the economic recession, despite their desperate efforts to slash production and save costs in all regions of the world. N...
Pedrosa to Miss Jerez Test Due to Wrist Injury
5 Mar 2009, 11:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Dani Pedrosa has received another bad news following his latest wrist surgery yesterday. According to USP Institut Universitari Dexeus's Dr. Bartolome Ferreira – the man who was handed th...
Barrichello to Sign Honda Racing Extension
3 Mar 2009, 11:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rubens Barrichello is to extend his streak of Formula 1 starts further on, as he is rumored to have already secured a deal with Honda's F1 outfit for the new season. The information was reveale...
Emirates Deny Sponsorship of Honda Racing
3 Mar 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Airline company Emirates denied all rumors linking them with a potential title-sponsorship over surviving (yet to be confirmed) Honda Racing team. The likelihood of the aforementioned company making...
Honda Team to Be Named Brawn Racing?
2 Mar 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With no official information from either Ross Brawn – presumably leader of the management buyout of Honda's f1 team – or Japanese manufacturer Honda concerning the future of the Bra...
Button to Accept 50% Pay Cut in 2009
27 Feb 2009, 16:04 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British driver Jenson Button is ready to accept a drastic pay cut ahead of the 2009 season in order to help his team survive financially through the upcoming year. As it recently emerged from severa...