As a child, many of you probably had the chance to enjoy the thrills offered by go karting. When you got your first rush of adrenaline driving the small car on a track, this could even be where your love of racing started. To get involved in allowing more children to experience this excitement, Honda recently announced it would be contributing a specially designed engine to the karts in its racing line.
Things heated up pretty quickly for American Honda Motor Co. this summer. August in particular proved to be a strong month of sales. In fact, a new record was set with a total of 166,432 models sold and an overall increase over last year's August sales of 26.7 percent.
When looking at the brand's year-to-date sales, these remain strong as well with over a million models sold, an increase of 11 percent over last year. Drivers in the Fairfield, CA area and beyond just can't seem to get enough of the new Honda lineup.
When setting out to purchase a vehicle, it's a good idea to consult some online resources that will provide you with the information needed to help steer you in the right direction. They aren't just useful for outlining new cars, but used ones as well! For those of you in the Fairfield, CA area who are shopping on a budget, you'll be happy to know that Edmunds.com has released its annual list of the Best Used Cars for 2013.
When it comes to a vehicle that guarantees safety, you can always count on the Honda Civic. In fact, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety recently released its safety ratings for the Civic lineup, proving just how safe these models can be. Here at Steve Hopkins Honda we are excited to bring you all of the details.
Customers enjoy having a wide variety of options to choose from when it comes to selecting the perfect model within the new Honda lineup. This is why Honda prides itself in offering the most advanced technology when it comes to powertrain offerings. In fact, the automaker recently announced it will be investing $215 million in its Ohio facilities to boost its production of the innovative Earth Dreams Technology engines.
When you are faced with all of the choices available in the automotive world, it can often get overwhelming when you start your search for a new vehicle. This is why here on our Honda blog we wanted to uncover one particular model that may be of interest to those of you who are looking for a sporty ride that offers efficiency, safety, and a great list of standard features.
Many Honda enthusiasts out there may already be familiar with the Earth Dreams powertrains, as they are currently available in a variety of different new Honda models. Now the automaker has confirmed it plans to bring this technology to yet another one of our favorite models, the Honda Civic.
As Honda continues its journey towards developing fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), it has decided to form a partnership with H2USA to help promote the research and infrastructure that is currently being worked on to support this kind of vehicle. H2USA is a hydrogen fuel-cell campaign that began back in March to develop cost-effective solutions for bringing hydrogen fuel to the United States.
As powerful tornados wreaked havoc on the Midwest last month, many of us felt helpless as we watched entire towns suffer from the destruction. Luckily with the disaster relief provided by the American Red Cross, assistance can be given to the families who were left homeless. This is of course all made possible by donations made to the Disaster Relief Fund like the one recently pledged by Honda. The Japanese automaker announced it would be making a generous donation of $100,000, and its generosity just doesn't stop there.
Here at Steve Hopkins Honda, one of our favorite models has become the Honda CR-V. We aren't the only ones that seem to favor this crossover either, as it recently outsold competitors in April with 26, 519 vehicles sold. Compared to last year's April record, this is an increase of almost 3,000 units. Although the second place competitor only trailed behind by less than 700 units, the CR-V proved that it was able to stand above the rest.
