Space to feature a hospitality experience for Honda riders For the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca July 12-14, American Honda is organizing “Honda Hangout,” an area for Honda riders and their companions to relax and watch the racing. Located on the track infield, near Andretti Hairpin (Turn 2) and the circuit’s “Fun Zone” area, […]
AMERICAN HONDA DOMINATES CARS.COM 2019 AMERICAN-MADE INDEX WITH 6 OF THE TOP 10 MODELS
As Honda prepares to celebrate 40 years of making products in America this September, Cars.com has determined that six Honda and Acura models belong on the top-ten list of its 2019 American-Made Index. The American Honda vehicles making the list are the 2019 Honda Odyssey minivan, Ridgeline pickup, Pilot and Passport SUVs, and the 2019 […]
AMERICAN HONDA RESTORES A CHEVY PICKUP
Shortly after American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) first opened for business in 1959, the company purchased a small fleet of Chevy pickups to deliver motorcycles to its fledgling dealers across Southern California. One of these trucks is depicted in an iconic photo circa 1961 in front of AHM’s original office at 4077 Pico Blvd. […]
ROCZEN CONCLUDES 2019 AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES WITH FOURTH IN LAS VEGAS, SEELY SIXTH
The 2019 AMA Supercross series came to a close for Team Honda HRC at Las Vegas’s Sam Boyd Stadium, with Ken Roczen racing to a solid fourth-place finish aboard his CRF450R, while teammate Cole Seely secured a respectable sixth-place result. In the final main event of the year, Roczen got off the line to a […]
AMERICAN HONDA EXPANDS OFF-ROAD PROGRAM FOR 2019
American Honda announced its lineup of supported off-road teams for the 2019 season, with three successful squads—JCR Honda, SLR Honda and Phoenix Racing Honda—Riding Red in more series and events than ever across the U.S. and Northern Mexico. Between the trio of proficient racing operations, Honda’s CRF Performance Line will be well-represented in series including […]
HONDA BRINGS RACE-ORIENTED INSPIRATION TO MIDSIZE SPORT MODELS
In conjunction with the EICMA motorcycle trade show, Honda announced today that the “Total Control” philosophy that has long been applied to its supersport products has been extended to the 2019 650cc sport and naked models, which have been renamed the CBR650R and CB650R, respectively (the “R” suffix more befitting these machines’ sportier performance than […]
AMERICAN HONDA TO PRODUCE SPORT SIDE-BY-SIDE
American Honda revealed that it will produce a new sport side-by-side. Honda said that the model name and specifications will be announced on November 27 in conjunction with the launch of an advertising campaign called “Life is Better SxS.” Honda is a leading manufacturer in the four-wheel powersports category, offering a hugely popular full line […]
ADDITIONAL NAVIGATION UPDATES AVAILABLE TO HONDA GOLD WING CUSTOMERS
Honda announced that the first of two planned navigation updates for the Gold Wing will be available beginning October 4, with the second scheduled for January 2019. Update 1 – October 4: Provides revisions so that route guidance and points of interest will continue after the ignition is turned off and then back on, and to correct […]
HONDA TO BRING MONKEY AND SUPER CUB C125 TO U.S. MARKET
During a special welcome dinner at the popular Smoky Mountain Crawl rally, American Honda announced this evening that the Monkey and Super Cub C125 ABS models will be made available to U.S. customers for the 2019 model year. First unveiled in concept form last September at the Tokyo Motor Show, the models are both closely […]
HONDA BROADENS CRF LINEUP WITH EXPANSIVE NEW-MODEL LAUNCH
During a recent “CRF Collective” unveiling ceremony at Fox Racing headquarters, Honda announced its most far-reaching range of performance off-road models ever, expanding the group by three and significantly improving the four returning models. Leveraging the brand’s unparalleled experience in the manufacture of dirt bikes, Honda’s performance off-road lineup now includes CRF machines for riding […]