Honda gave its workforce a chance to brush up their client satisfaction skills last week, as part of National Customer Service Week.
Honda has unveiled its all-new compact five-door MPV, the six-seat FR-V, which goes on sale in the UK on November 16.
Honda has announced that its Swindon plant will begin assembling the 2.2-litre four-cylinder, all-aluminium diesel engine launched earlier this year in the Accord before the end of 2005.
Honda IMA drivers, whose numbers are approaching 2,000, are enjoying motoring costs from over a decade ago.
Honda is on track to achieve its best ever UK car sales year with 16,800 sales for September, a 13% increase over last year.
Honda has announced that its Jazz range will be revised, with 1.2 S, 1.4 SE and 1.4 Sport grades, replacing the current 1.4 S/SE/SE Sport line up.
Honda has lent out its NSX to Avon and Somerset police at an exhibition at Weston Wheels, the country's only modified car show organised by enthusiasts and supported by both the police and local authorities.
Honda has announced that its FR-V will have an insurance rating starting at group 9 and prices will range from £14,75 to £16,400 when sales begin in November.
Honda has developed the world’s first ‘intelligent’ night vision system, which uses infrared cameras to detect pedestrians in or approaching the vehicle’s path.
Civic diesel has a future, but when?
The Honda Accord 2.2 CDTi diesel, launched in February (Tourer in March), has made its used market debut at BCA’s Measham auction centre in Leicestershire, an event which prompted more than 50 Honda dealers to register.
MotorSportVision is set to refresh Britains stale motorsport with the launch of the T1 series, which could see Ford Mondeos, Jaguar X-Types, Alfa 156s, Honda Accords, Mercedes C-Class and even Kia Carens, lining up alongside each other.
Honda has begun a search for the driver who has clocked up the most miles in its petrol electric IMA vehicles. And the company is prepared to offer a free replacement Civic IMA to the owner of the best presented original model with a recorded mileage of 100,000 or more.
Honda’s way of celebrating its 50th anniversary was to launch the Porsche Boxster-rivalling S2000. With sleek, but aggressive styling, an engine for enthusiasts and a packed standard equipment list, S2000 is aimed at the BMW Z3 and Mercedes-Benz SLK – as well as the Boxster.
The opening of a £4m Brindley Honda dealership in Birmingham this month has ended a period of more than 30 years without the carmaker’s presence in the city centre.
Privately-owned North-eastern Citroen, Honda, Peugeot and Suzuki retailer Springfield Group is ploughing further investment into its customer contact centre to almost double the number of staff there just months after it started.
Honda has announced that its European cars sales are 18.2% higher than the same month last year increasing the company’s registrations for the first six months of 2004 by 17.9% over 2003.
The launch of the new Kia Cerato – saloon next month and the hatchback in September – could be the most important for the Korean manufacturer. Kia is hoping its new C-sector entrant, which replaces both the Mentor and Shuma II, will be capable of taking on the likes of the Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic.
What a difference a good diesel makes. AM’s long term Honda Civic CTDi had to be taken off the fleet for a couple of weeks for attention to the steering rack – so Honda provided an Accord i-CTDi saloon to fill in.
Honda has achieved its best ever car sales performance in the UK nudging 50,000 units at the half year point. This represents a gain of 13% over the same period last year, and is equivalent to 15 months worth of Honda car sales a decade ago.