Labour Lockout: Honda calls EV exec. order ‘unfair’, ‘discriminatory’
Toronto, Ontario — Representatives from American Honda are pushing back on U.S. President Biden’s Aug. 5 executive order that sets a goal of 50 percent of overall sales being EVs, by 2030, saying the thought is there, but the cars aren’t. In the analysis of last week’s order, Bloomberg wrote “[Biden] has ordered the federal […]
Hon-Da Way to Greatness: Latest Guild 21 webinar talks “All Things Honda”
Toronto, Ontario — “All Things Honda” was the topic of discussion at this month’s Guild 21 webinar as George, Micki and Gabriel were joined by three of the OEM’s top collision repair experts to talk about some changes in the Honda world. This latest Guild 21 presentation featured Scott Kaboos, Dane Rounkles and John Chambers: […]
Honda develops all-new architectural design for 2021 Acura TLX
Toronto, Ontario — Honda has developed an all-new architectural design for the 2021 Acura TLX, according to Jeremy Lucas, Honda’s body design’s principal design engineer. The 2021 Acura TLX’s new architecture is focused on rigidity to support the suspension, however, it is flexible enough to work for all of the different powertrains, reported Repairer Driven […]
Honda Town Hall: Guild 21 to host August webinar on ‘All Things Honda’
Toronto, Ontario — A trio of OEM experts will be talking all things Honda at the next webinar presented by Guild 21, scheduled for August 12. Scott Kaboos, John Chambers and Dane Rounkles of Honda America will be leading a conversation surrounding the automaker’s new training program from VeriFacts Automotive, as well as a number […]
Lease Police: Honda places restrictions on vehicle lease returns to curb supply shortages
Toronto, Ontario — Honda has announced it will keep a tighter grip on vehicle leases, alongside a Wednesday announcement that the OEM will require drivers with expiring leases to return their vehicles to authorized Honda and Acura dealers going forward. In addition to the revisions on leasing, Honda also said that they will now refuse […]
Safe Swarm: Honda Begins Testing Vehicle Communication Technology
Ann Arbor, Michigan — Honda has been busy developing a system to prevent road collisions since 2017 and is finally ready to start testing on the road, with the help of Verizon and Michigan’s MCity autonomous and connected vehicle facility. The vehicle to everything (V2X) system called Safe Swarm is related to the Internet of […]
EV/AV Report: April 26, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, Honda commits to 100 percent EV sales by 2040, a recent report shows Alberta as a growing hub for tech development and Lion Electric prepares to enter the public trading market. Hon Da Path to Carbon Neutrality With carbon neutrality high on the list […]
Automaker Ambition: Honda announces goal for carbon neutrality, collision-fatality-free future
Toronto, Ontario — On Friday Honda announced plans for its future sales of electric vehicles in North America, along with its plans to work toward the realization of carbon neutrality and zero traffic collision fatalities. The OEM plans for 100 percent of its vehicle sales to consist of battery-electric and fuel cell EVs, progressing from […]
Civic Minded: Honda releases first look at 2022 Civic, details to come at April 28 event
Markham, Ontario — Like any true legend, the Honda Civic has its first retirement under its belt and is ready to get back into the game, after Honda released the first look at the highly anticipated 2022 model’s exterior in a press release on Wednesday. Honda is putting a priority on essentials this time around, […]
Pump Problems: Honda recalling 80,000 Canadian vehicles for fuel pump issues
Toronto, Ontario — Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will recall about 761,000 vehicles worldwide to replace fuel pumps that could fail and lead to engine problems. The recall includes 80,176 vehicles in Canada and covers various vehicles from the model years 2019 and 2020. In the U.S, the automaker is recalling 628,000 2018-20 model […]
