OEMs in Argentina reduce prices of vehicles due to tax reform On February 6, major automakers in Argentina, including Honda, Hyundai, Volkswagen, Kia, and Grupo Car One, updated their pricing in response to the government's tax reform. The reform eliminated the first tier of internal taxes, halved the second tier, and introduced a 0% tariff for hybrid and electric vehicles, though the latter measure has not yet taken effect. Honda lowered prices ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/13

UAW files unfair labor charges against Honda, Hyundai and VW The UAW (United Auto Workers) union has filed unfair labor practice complaints against Honda (Greensburg, Indiana), Hyundai (Montgomery, Alabama) and Volkswagen (Chattanooga, Tennessee), claiming these facilities have engaged in illegal “union-busting” activities.Among the allegations are that Honda workers were placed under additional surveillance, Hyundai banned any pro-union mate...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/14

CDMS 2023: GAC Group exhibits its four vehicle brands On August 25, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) participated in the Chengdu Motor Show 2023 (CDMS 2023) with its four vehicle brands: GAC Aion, GAC Trumpchi, GAC Honda, and GAC Toyota.Hyper, a high-end division under GAC Aion, displayed models such as the Hyper GT smart coupe and the two-door, two-seater Hyper SSR flagship supercar, along with several cutting-edge Hyper TEC tech...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/01

ified vehicle market (xEV segment) in Thailand with cumulative sales of 26,660 units in 2022, capturing a 30% share. Sales volume covered 4 main segments: city car with the City e:HEV and City Hatchback e:HEV; compact car with the new Civic e:HEV; SUV with the HR-V e:HEV; and the D-segment with the Accord e:HEV. According to Honda, its e:HEV vehicles that feature Honda SENSING intelligent safety technology, will bring the carmaker closer to zero...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/27

l work with its dealer body through new initiatives like pre-sales and reservations.2023 Product Cadence  • 2023 will see growing sales of light truck models, increasing volume of hybrid-electric models and the start of digital sales at AcuraAcura  • Acura will lead digitalization at American Honda, with 100% of Acura EV sales taking place online, starting in 2024 with the ZDX and ZDX Type S.   • Pre-sales for ZDX will begin in 2023, ahe...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/26

Subaru tops Consumer Reports brand rankings, Ford Mustang Mach-E best EV On February 17, Consumer Reports’ released its 2022 Brand Report Card, with Subaru taking the top spot, followed by Mazda, BMW, Honda, Lexus, Audi, Porsche, Mini, Toyota and Infiniti. The Overall Score for individual models is based on four key factors: road test, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety.Tesla was at No. 23 in the brand rankings, dropping seven spots fr...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/19

Honda, Google to offer in-vehicle connected services in North America in 2022 On September 23, Honda and Google announced that they have agreed to integrate Google’s in-vehicle connected service into an all-new model that will come to market in the second half of 2022 in North America, before expanding it globally in stages.Honda began adopting Android Auto starting with the Accord in 2016. Android Auto optimizes smartphone functions for driver...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/24

Beijing MS 2020: GAC Group releases lineup to be exhibited at Auto China 2020 On September 21, Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (GAC Group) unveiled the lineup to be exhibited at the Auto China 2020, which will consist of seven OEM brands, specifically: GAC Trumpchi, GAC New Energy, GAC Honda, GAC Acura, GAC Toyota, GAC FCA and GAC Mitsubishi. 21 concepts and available-for-sale flagship models as well as powertrain technologies and vehicles ...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/23

e were 28 selling days in August 2019, one more than in August 2018.General Motors sales increased 21.3%, while Ford sales fell 3.6%, and FCA sales jumped 11.1% in August.Tesla’s estimated 13,200 sales in August were down 11.4% from the same month in 2018.Among Japanese companies, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, and Subaru sales increased 11.3%, 13.2%, 17.6%, 6.5% and 9.3%, respectively, while Mitsubishi sales decreased 3.3%.Hyundai/Genesis sales...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/05

New models from Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru introduced at Thailand Motor Expo 2018 On November 29 - December 10, 2018, Thailand’s Motor Expo 2018, under the concept “Enjoy Driving Before Driverless Era”, is held in Bangkok, attended by 36 carmakers from 9 countries and 23 motorcycle manufacturers from 7 countries. At the event, expected numbers of attendees are over 1.5 million people. Targeted order-taking numbers are up to...

News  Updated at: 2018/11/29

GAC to debut models from six brands at Auto China 2018 in Beijing On April 18 GAC announced that it will debut models from six brands at the Auto China 2018 in Beijing.The models to be debuted at the auto show include the Trumpchi GM6 of Guangzhou Automobile Group Motor Co., Ltd., Enverge concept of GAC New Energy, tenth-generation Accord and tenth-generation Accord PHV of GAC Honda, the first mass production version of an electric SUV, Levin PHE...

News  Updated at: 2018/04/19

Honda cuts Accord output in U.S. as sales slow, inventories grow On March 24 at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) convention in Las Vegas, dealers were told that Honda is reducing production of the 2018 Accord at its plant in Marysville, Ohio to reduce inflated inventories.Inventories of the Accord, which received the 2018 North American Car of the Year award, reached the 104-day supply level on March 1.Year-to-date U.S. sales of...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/27

Honda Accord, Volvo XC60, Lincoln Navigator win 2018 NACTOY awards at NAIAS The 2018 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year (NACTOY) awards were presented during press days at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Honda Accord won the Car of the Year award over the Kia Stinger Sportback and third place Toyota Camry."The Accord's win shows we're still in a strong position to sell sedans in a SUV-dominated ma...

News  Updated at: 2018/01/23

Showa to boost production capacity of automotive shock absorber and EPS systems in China Showa Corporation (Showa) has started discussions on increasing its production capacity for automotive shock absorbers and electric power steering (EPS) systems in China. The company's main customer, Honda, is enjoying robust sales in China, and its vehicle production volume is expected to continue to increase. Showa will decide on investment to boost automot...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/28

Honda China, GAIC Honda, and Dongfeng Honda announce initiatives for acceleration of FUNTEC products innovation On December 12 Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (Honda China), GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda), and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng Honda) jointly hosted the 2017 Honda China Media Conference in Guangzhou. Honda announced that sales of GAC Honda and Dongfeng Honda are both expected to exceed 700,000 unit...

News  Updated at: 2017/12/15

June sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs keep y/y increases By July 6, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for June 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), with Honda, Mazda and Toyota achieving double-digit increases. Nissan obtained the top June sales ranking among Japanese automakers.Nissan announced that it sold 118,769 vehicles in China, which was a 8.9% rise y/y contributed by...

News  Updated at: 2017/07/21

May sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs keep y/y increases By June 6, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for May 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), with Honda and Mazda achieving double-digit increases again. Honda kept the top May sales ranking among Japanese automakers.Nissan announced that it sold 112,085 vehicles in China, which was a 5.7% rise y/y contributed by firm sal...

News  Updated at: 2017/06/08

April sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs achieve y/y increases By May 16, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for April 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), with Honda and Mazda achieving double-digit increases. Honda topped the April sales ranking among Japanese automakers. Nissan announced that it sold 105,324 vehicles in China, which was a 9.5% rise y/y.The company’s year-t...

News  Updated at: 2017/05/17

March sales in China: all four Japanese OEMs achieve y/y increases By April 7, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda announced their sales results in China for March 2017. Sales at all four companies increased year-over-year (y/y), while Toyota, Honda, and Mazda achieved double-digit growth. Sales at Nissan showed a single-digit increase, but the company was able to take over the lead from Toyota. On April 7, Nissan announced that it sold 120,106 vehi...

News  Updated at: 2017/04/13

November sales in China: Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda achieve y/y growth In November 2016, four Japanese automakers, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and Mazda, achieved a year-over-year increase in vehicle sales in China. Growth was driven by continued popularity of SUVs as well as strong sales of small vehicles (demand increased based on an assumption that small car tax break will end in 2016.) Toyota achieved a year-over-year rise for the first time...

News  Updated at: 2016/12/28