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Honda , which closed its North American assembly plants on March 23, is gradually resuming production today. The announcement affects all automobile, engine and transmission facilities in the U.S. and Canada including those in Alliston, Ontario which build the Honda Civic and CR-V along with 2.0-litre engines. Most plants are …

Electric vehicles currently serve a political agenda and cannot be the main focus for meeting the targets of the Paris Accord, new Honda Canada CEO Jean Marc Leclerc said in an interview with the Windsor Star . Questioning the role and relevance of today’s EVs, Leclerc argued that there’s simply …

After extending the shutdown of their North American manufacturing facilities, Japan’s three biggest automakers are now forced to furlough thousands of workers. Collectively, Toyota (5,000), Honda (16,900) and Nissan (10,000) have temporarily stopped paying nearly 32,000 people and asked them to file for unemployment benefits. In Toyota’s case, the plan …

Many are disappointed that the Honda CR-V Hybrid is not available in Canada or that the Honda e electric city car will stay in Europe and Japan, but as they say, good things come to those who wait. The automaker wants to offer long-range EVs that better meet the needs …

Just a few hours before Ford and General Motors, Honda today announced drastic measures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to result in a sharp decline of new car sales. The Japanese manufacturer will shut down all of its automobile production plants in North America, including …

It’s a good thing Honda chose to reveal its refreshed 2021 Odyssey before the global public debut at the 2020 New York Auto Show next month, because the spring classic has just been pushed to August due to the coronavirus epidemic. The current generation of Honda’s minivan was introduced for …

Forget about the fully electric variant of the Honda Clarity coming to Canada: the company has announced it will not even return to the U.S. for 2020. In fact, production ended at the end of last year. If you’re keeping scores, that’s one more sedan discontinued in North America. The …

As you know, the world premiere of the refreshed and upgraded 2020 Honda Civic Type R took place on January 9 at Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan. We learned in the process that the car will go on sale in North America by the end of winter. Well, barely a …

ALG, which specializes in forecasting future vehicle values, announced the winners of its 2020 Canadian Residual Value Awards just before the start of the Montreal Auto Show last week. “For consumers, since a vehicle’s depreciation is the single costliest aspect of car ownership, a strong residual value is an indicator …