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A couple of weeks after Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. is now looking at Honda for a possible issue involving inadvertent braking. More specifically, regulators this week launched an investigation into more than 1.7 million 2018-2019 Honda Accord and 2017-2019 Honda CR-V vehicles equipped …

The next-generation Honda CR-V should be unveiled this spring as it prepares to hit the market around summer for the 2023 model year. What will it look like? One thing’s for sure: styling needs to be improved, especially with other compact SUVs stepping up their game big time—think 2022 Hyundai …

Many Honda CR-V fans and potential customers are bummed that the hybrid variant is built and sold in the U.S. since 2019 but not in Canada. However, things will change with the next-generation 2023 CR-V. Honda Canada president and CEO Jean Marc Leclerc confirmed the good news during a media …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has completed new, tougher side crash tests to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities and found out that 19 out of 20 compact SUVs failed to earn a “Good” overall rating. The lone exception? The 2021 Mazda CX-5 . Nine …

Honda dealers in the U.S. want more SUVs, and we suspect Canadian dealers are thinking the same thing. Apparently, the HR-V , CR-V , Passport and Pilot are not enough. In late 2023, a new electric SUV will join the Honda lineup (with the help of GM), but in the …

Honda has announced that most of its North American plants will halt production next week due to supply chain issues. All will be impacted in some way. Workers were notified of the decision on Monday. The Japanese automaker gave a number of reasons including “the impact from COVID-19, congestion at …

Customers seem to want more and more SUVs, and you know what? Dealers, too. While most manufacturers have introduced new models in recent years, that’s not good enough for some. According to Automotive News , Honda ’s National Dealer Advisory Board in the U.S. is starting to put pressure on …

With two of North America's best-selling compact SUVs now offering at least one hybrid option, Honda has decided to jump on the bandwagon with the CR-V . Unfortunately, we received confirmation that the Japanese automaker has no immediate plans to sell this model in Canada. This is the first electrified …

Approximately 137,000 units of the 2019 Honda CR-V will be recalled globally, including 17,951 in Canada, to address a steering wheel issue that in some cases may lead to sudden and unexpected airbag deployment. The thing is that metal burrs on the interior surface of the steering wheel may cut …

If you’re a fan of Honda , prepare for a series of big changes in the couple of years to come. CEO Takahiro Hachigo today gave plenty of details about the company’s future. Fewer Models and Trims For starters, Honda plans to massively streamline its global lineup to one-third of …