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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Honda, Nissan and Toyota Donate $3.75 Million Each for Japan

The massive earthquake followed by the even more devastating tsunami that struck the north-east coasts of Japan last week has brought together the country’s biggest automakers including Honda, Nissan and Toyota, which announced today that they will donate $3.75 million each for relief and recovery efforts in communities affected by the disaster.
In addition to the contribution in money, Nissan said it is also studying further relief efforts including complimentary provision of vehicles, such as trucks and forklifts, donation of medical supplies and daily commodities including blankets, antiseptics and masks, gift matching donation from Nissan employees, promotion, and support of blood donation activities.
Honda announced that it will donate a total of 1,000 power generators along with 5,000 gas canisters to the people left without electricity, while Toyota is considering the provision of goods and services as needed.
The three automakers have also announced the closure of some of their factories in Japan. From March 14 through March 20, Honda will suspend all production activities at its plants in Sayama, Saitama, Ogawa, Tochigi, Hamamatsu and Suzuka, plus all facilities in the Tochigi area, where damage was more serious. From March 15 through 20, Honda will also suspend production at the Kumamoto factory.
Nissan announced that operations at the Tochigi and Iwaki plants are suspended until March 18, while the Oppama, Kyushu, Shatai and Yokohama plants will be closed until March 16. As for Toyota, officials announced that the Hokkaido, Tohoku, Miyagi and Iwate plants are closed, with all employees having been evacuated to safe areas. The factories will remain closed at least until March 16.
Other automakers affected by the earthquake include Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Suzuki, which have either suspended or slowed down production because of supply shortages.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northeast part of Japan earlier this morning triggering a 10-meter high tsunami on the coasts of the country sweeping away homes, cars and buildings. The disastrous earthquake, which was followed by many aftershocks, is said to be the world's fifth-largest since 1900 and the biggest in Japan in 140 years.
The full extent of damages caused by the earthquake and the ferocious tsunami remain unknown for now, but we’re already hearing news of people being evacuated and many homes and factories destroyed.
On the automotive front, Toyota and Honda were forced to shut down some of their production plants and evacuate their workers from several factories in the quake zone. According to reports, Toyota, which has a large manufacturing presence in northern Japan, was affected the most with the shutdown possibly affecting production of cars like the Yaris sedan and the Scion xB and xD models.
Honda initially closed down both its Suzuka and Sayama plants, but production at the first factory resumed shortly after. The Sayama plant, which manufactures the US-bound Fit among other models, remains closed.

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Honda Accord 2011

It seems that the petrol-sniffing Yellow Sac spider that forced Mazda to issue a recall on some 52,000 cars in the USA last week has a thing for mid-size Japanese sedans as the eight-legged arthropod also caused problems to Honda in the past. According to reports, Honda posted a Technical Service Bulletin in the summer of 2009 alerting its dealers to check Accords for possible infestation by the Yellow Sac spider, but had not issued a recall then.
“Spider webs are clogging the EVAP canister vent hose or the drain box,” said Honda’s service bulletin with the corrective action being to clean the webs and install a spring in the drain box.
Now, in the wake of the Mazda6 recall, Honda reportedly told its dealers to be on the lookout for the same spider in 2008-2009MY Accords.
But while in the Mazda6 the spider webs could cause air pressure problems in the gas tank potentially leading to a crack and fuel leakage, Honda says that’s not the case with the Accord. "It's just not happening in our cars," Honda spokeswoman Christina Ra told CNN. The company said that in the Accord, the spider webs create blockages with the only visible symptom being a "check engine" light coming on.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

2011 Honda CR-Z Mugen Hybrid

Honda has officially revealed the 2011 Honda CR-Z at the Detroit Auto Show. As anticipated, the CR-Z finally brings some excitement to the uninspired hybrid segment. Honda says it will bring back the kind of driving joy that hasn’t been felt since the CRX.

The CR-Z isn’t pretty and looks to have combined the styling language of both the CRX and the first-generation Insight hybrid. The futuristic interior styling found in the current Honda Insight and Civic also finds its way into the CR-Z.

The Honda CR-Z will launch with a 1.5L 4-cylinder engine mated to an electric motor. Together, both engines produce only 122 hp and 128 lb-ft of torque. Two transmission are available — a standard six-speed manual and a CVT. The manual gets 21 mpg city and 37 mpg highway, whereas the CVT CR-Z gets 36 mpg city and 38 mpg highway.

The CR-Z won’t be winning us any drag races anytime soon. On paper, it doesn’t sound sporty, but hopefully the manual-equipped model is good around the track. Honda’s “sports” hybrid will be available this summer.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

New Honda Civic Ti

A new limited edition version of the Civic hatchback inspired by its BTCC-sibling has been added to Honda's car lineup in Britain. The new Civic Ti is based on the five-door 1.4-liter and 1.8-liter i-VTEC SE gasoline variants and according to Honda, it comes with £3,700 worth of extra equipment over and above the standard model.
Offered in an exclusive Premium White Pearl body paint, the Ti is fitted with unique, 17-inch ‘Pro Race’ wheels finished in matt black from Team Dynamics, Honda’s racing partner in the BTCC, and a Crystal Black GP body kit that includes front spoiler, rear spoiler (finished in white), side skirt inserts and rear body skirts.
Inside, Honda has added a standard Pioneer Navigation Multimedia System, which offers full-scale sat nav, entertainment and communication with a 3D graphic touch screen.
Honda plans to build 500 examples of the limited edition Civic Ti, which will go on sale in March with prices starting at £15,995 OTR for the 1.4 i-VTEC and £16,995 for the 1.8-liter variant.

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