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Honda has just unveiled a concept car called the Mobilio at the Indonesian Auto Salon. This concept will eventually become a production vehicle to be offered in several Asian markets. It’s a compact crossover based on the Brio, which is sold all over Asia. The aesthetics of the concept were …

Honda will use the platform of the next Civic Type R to develop its future CR-Z coupe. The architecture will be shorter than that used on the Type R which is a very popular model in Europe. It will still have room for a more efficient hybrid powertrain, however. Details …

The first minivan to earn the highest possible rating of 2013 TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is the 2014 Honda Odyssey. This includes an overall GOOD rating in the Insurance Institute's stringent small overlap frontal crash test. The IIHS created the small overlap frontal …

DETROIT - Honda says it will spend $215 million to expand an engine plant and build two training centres in Ohio. The investment will add about 60 jobs in the state, although 50 of them will come from other Honda operations in North America. About $180 million will go to …

MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda Canada says it is recalling 130 Honda S2000 vehicles from the 2006-2007 model years and 649 Acura RSX vehicles from the 2006 model year in Canada to inspect and, if necessary, replace brake boosters. Honda says a production error could lead to decreased brake assistance over …

DETROIT - U.S. safety regulators have added about 320,000 older model Honda Odyssey minivans to a widening probe of faulty air bags that affects at least three automakers and more than 2 million vehicles. Front air bags on the Honda Motor Co. minivans from the 2003 and 2004 model years …

TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren, recreating a partnership that was dominant in the 1980s and 1990s. Honda president Takanobu Ito announced the decision at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday, reversing the decision made in 2008 …

TORONTO - Honda Canada is recalling about 2,000 Fit Sport vehicles from the 2012-2013 model year. It's part of a larger Honda recall of nearly 46,000 Fit Sport small cars in the U.S. and Canada. The company says the recall is to update the Vehicle Stability Assist system software, which …

DETROIT - Honda is recalling more than 225,000 minivans and SUVs in North America - including 20,800 in Canada - to fix a problem with the automatic shifters. The recall includes the Honda CR-V small SUV and Odyssey minivan from the 2012 and 2013 model years. Also covered is the …

MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda, Toyota and Nissan are recalling more than two million vehicles globally for an identical problem with airbags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces flying. Honda is recalling 1.1 million vehicles, including more than 107,000 in Canada, and Toyota is recalling 1.7 …