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Nasty Fit: Honda calls out Ottawa government over federal rebate

May 18th 2007 2:52PM - 63 Comments

The Canadian province of Ottawa government is learning the hard way that one does not mess with Honda Canada. We reported last month that the automaker was irritated its Fit just missed qualifying for a federal ecoAUTO rebate of $1,000 CDN that was ...

By Jove, they've done it! Honda adds a few more MPGs to Canadian Fit

Jul 24th 2007 4:18PM - 59 Comments

Autoblog regulars will remember the ongoing feud between Honda Canada and the Canadian government. The conflict centers around Ottawa's new budget that contains the ecoAuto program, which offers between $1,000 and $2,500 rebates on certain fuel ...

Honda goes looking for a few extra MPGs in Canada

Jun 14th 2007 12:48PM - 31 Comments

The latest news on the Honda vs, the Canadian government issue has Honda Canada now hoping to tweak its Fit and Civic models to qualify for Canada's auto rebate program (the so-called ecoAuto program). The ecoAuto program is a bit like the U.S. gas ...

Honda: new hybrid, new diesel engine and 2 new plants in N.A.

May 17th 2006 1:21AM - 23 Comments

Big news from the Honda camp today. In its push to fulfill its "2010 Vision" established in 1998 Honda will be introducing a new low-cost hybrid in North America in 2009 that's expected to sell 200,000 units annually worldwide. It will be produced ...

Hyund-"eh" Genesis wins Canadian Car of the Year Award

Feb 16th 2009 6:59AM - 30 Comments

Another trophy has been thrown at the Hyundai Genesis by the Automobile Journalists' Association of Canada: 2009 Canadian Car of the Year. To get to the top spot, the Genesis beat an odd assortment of cars, including the Audi A4 and TTS, the Lexus ...

Immobilizers to be made mandatory in Canada

Jul 13th 2007 8:29AM - 35 Comments

As of September 1st, all new cars, vans, light trucks and SUVs sold in Canada will have to be fitted with anti-theft electronic immobilizers as mandated by Transport Canada. Most carmakers have announced plans to equip their 2008 model vehicles in ...

Honda sweeps North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards

Jan 8th 2006 11:42AM - 3 Comments

At the opening press conference of the North American International Auto Show, Honda Motor Company swept the North American Car and Truck Of The Year Awards with the Civic and Ridgeline.  Chris and I were on the scene, capturing John ...

VIDEO: Hyundai steps up to remedy world's worst parking job

Nov 2nd 2009 12:32PM - 69 Comments

Todd Jamison is given a new Hyundai Elantra Touring – Click above to watch video More than a million-and-a-half people have watched an BMW X5 driver from Ontario, Canada make the tiniest of parking errors: hitting the gas instead of the ...

Three-peat: Honda wins 'Car of the Year' and 'Truck of the Year' awards. Again.

Feb 16th 2006 11:00AM - 28 Comments

In an eerie deja-deja vu moment, Honda's Civic and Ridgeline were honored Wednesday with 2006 'Car of the Year' and 'Truck of the Year' awards. No, we're not referring to the North American laurels bestowed by a jury of 48 journos last month in ...

NSX no more: Honda HSV-10 GT ready to race in SuperGT

Dec 21st 2009 10:39PM - 47 Comments

Honda HSV-10 GT - Click above for high-res image The Honda NSX might be gone, but it's set to live on as the HSV-10 GT in Japan's SuperGT championship. Although we don't have an official release or specs yet, we do have the image above and some ...

Fit for Debate, Fit for Rebate

Apr 22nd 2007 3:07PM - 42 Comments

Honda's Canadian subsidiary is facing an interesting choice: fuel economy at the expense of safety. New federal regulations recently passed in Canada award a $1000 rebate for cars that fall below a fuel consumption threshold, set at 6.5 liters per ...

Canadian Car of the Year finalists announced

Jan 27th 2009 7:34AM - 21 Comments

Take a trip up to Canada and you'll think that everyone drives either a dogsled, Zamboni, Chrysler minivan or a used Civic. But that doesn't mean Canadian drivers can't aspire to more, as finalists for the 2009 Canadian Car of the Year awards have ...

Hybrids are hot, Honda sells 100,000

May 27th 2005 12:15PM - 15 Comments

Honda announced that as of April it has sold 100,000 hybrids electric vehicles worldwide. Though the positive impact of these vehicles on the environment is debatable, their ability to instill instant righteousness in the minds of their owners ...

Honda to build another North American factory?

May 16th 2006 3:56PM - 12 Comments

Honda Motor Company has designs on bringing a sixth plant to North America. According to the Associated Press, the automaker expects the facility to come on-line in 2009 and add 150,000 units of capacity to the automaker's operations, with an eye ...

Honda cuts production and pay in North America

Apr 1st 2009 1:28PM - 50 Comments

The struggles of GM and Chrysler have been making headlines, but the entire industry has been hit with a near catastrophic decline in new car sales. That includes the once indefatigable Honda, with 2009 sales so far down more than 30% versus the ...

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Autoblog Podcast #158: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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