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Jerez - Tuesday - Testing Day 1 Having just completed the back-to-back Grand Prix weekends in Montreal and Indianapolis, the Honda team returned to the test track today at the Circuit de Jerez in southern Spain, to prepare for the forthcoming European races...

Employees and visitors at the Honda Motor Co. plant in central Ohio soon will have safer areas where they can smoke cigarettes without violating state law.

Honda teams go south in preparation for European races.

YAKIMA, Wash. - This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

Alaska and Hawaii both will be represented for the first time at this year's Honda Hoot, which promises to draw more than 16,000 motorcyclists to Knoxville starting today at Chilhowee Park.

The IndyCar Series is coming to Ohio, in case you didn't know. And now that the top drivers of the series have had a day to test the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road course at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, July's Honda 200 has local fans of open-wheel racing thrilled to have the IndyCar Series in the Buckeye state.

Chris Schneider, president and owner of Honda Motorwerks, wants to help people move into the ZONE —“Zero Oil and No Emissions.”

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More than 17,000 bikers will be riding into Knoxville throughout the next four days as the 14th annual "Honda Hoot" rolls back into the city.

The Honda Hoot officially kicks off for 2007.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Employees and visitors at the Honda Motor Co. plant in central Ohio soon will have safer areas where they can smoke cigarettes without violating state law.

One might describe Alan Johnson as a wheeler-dealer.The Independence city manager loves to wheel around on his Honda Gold Wing and deal with a variety of situations in his job.

Who needs the Club when you have a stick shift? Two teenage robbers spent valuable getaway time Monday night trying to drive off in a stolen car — but gave up, police said, when they realized they couldn't navigate a sedan with manual transmission. The teens bolted from the Honda Accord into some woods but were captured within minutes.

What things have gone wrong with the car? The transmission was rebuilt at 120K miles. I know this is a lot of miles, but they were all highway miles and well it's a Honda.

YAKIMA, Wash. - This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

Three people were injured in a rollover crash north of Browns Valley today. A 1999 Honda Civic was traveling southbound on Marysville Road and passing traffic at about 55 mph when it returned to its lane, drifted onto the shoulder, flipped and landed in a creek, police said.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Employees and visitors at the Honda Motor Company plant in Marysville will soon have safer areas where they can take a few puffs on their cigarettes.

Josh Mandel lives a double life. The 29-year old former student body president of Ohio State is a member of the Ohio State Assembly. He is also a Sergeant of Marines with the Marine Corps Reserve in Ohio as an Intelligence Specialist.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. HALTOM CITY -- An Irving man was arrested Monday in connection with the traffic death of a 4-year-old boy last week that police say was a road rage on Airport Freeway. Investigators believe that, on June 11, the Irving motorist in a Jeep became upset with a slow Honda Civic, passed it and changed lanes in front of the Civic, causing the Civic driver to lose control and ...

A 15-year-old who confessed to stealing nearly 200 Hondas in Orange County is off the streets, at least for the near future. He was sentenced Tuesday afternoon. VIDEO: Teen Makes Deal With State, Sentenced To Detention Center SEE: Map Of 250 Honda Thefts

Jonathan Rea has eyes on Moto GP as Honda told him to focus on the Suzuka Eight-Hour race.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Employees and visitors at the Honda Motor Company plant in Marysville will soon have safer areas where they can take a few puffs on their cigarettes.

Testing got under way on June 19th at two circuits, mainly in preparation for the British Grand Prix in the first week of July. All 11 teams were in action and cloudy Silverstone was the busiest location with 10 drivers from nine squads at work, while Honda and Super Aguri opted for the Spanish track of Jerez and warmer weather.

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Employees and visitors at the Honda Motor Company plant in Marysville will soon have safer areas where they can take a few puffs on their cigarettes.

NEW YORK----Fitch has assigned ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2007-2 Owner Trust asset-backed class A notes as follows: $262,000,000 5.32590% class A-1 'F1+'; $322,000,000 5.41% class A-2 'AAA'; $360,000,000 5.46% class A-3 'AAA'; $220,460,000 5.57% class A-4 'AAA'.

The 14th annual Honda Hoot returned to Knoxville Tuesday with a welcome party.

A young woman from Deer Lodge was killed in a single vehicle crash near Wartburg Tuesday morning. Alison D. Morgan, 24, died after her 1998 Honda Accord flipped onto its roof on Old Deer Lodge Pike.

Associated Press - June 19, 2007 12:34 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser says he will not accept free use of a Honda Civic Hybrid.

All three were unharmed. Montgomery County police negotiators spoke with Navid Eghterafi Nanaf Abadi, 43, on his cell phone late Monday night while he was driving on Route 66 in Virginia in his silver 1998 Honda CRV, police said.

The Austin Police Department is investigating a bus accident in North Austin. APD responded to a collision with a school bus and a Honda Accord just after 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Braker Lane and Ptarmigan Drive.

Two summers ago, Christina Rodriguez was on top of the world. At age 37 she had a successful career as a district manager with Verizon Wireless and her relationship with boyfriend Steve Schulz was turning serious: He'd just moved into her four-bedroom house at the foot of the majestic San Bernardino Mountains in Highland, Calif.

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser said today he is declining the free use of a Honda Civic Hybrid from Honda of Tiffany Springs.

Honda will not expand the capacity of its Swindon plant until currency risk is eliminated, Honda president Takeo Fukui told the Financial Times in an interview published recently.

Due to the recent horrendous storms in the Newcastle area the Watagans Trial Bike Rally has been moved from the 16th of June to the weekend of the 21st & 22nd July 2007. The rally runs ove...

The Austin Police Department is investigating a bus accident in North Austin. APD responded to a collision with a school bus and a Honda Accord just after 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Braker Lane and Ptarmigan Drive.

If you think this looks like an Honda S2000 that’s been in the TV show Pimp my Ride, you're absolutely correct. Except this car is pimped by Honda themselves to hide the new Honda NSX underneath.

British-built Honda Civic hatchbacks finally go on sale in Australia next month, about 18 months after the current-generation was first launched there as a Japanese-built, sedan-only line.

An accident in El Paso took the life of Felipe Hernandez, 17, of Alamogordo Satureday around 2:30 p.m. Hernandez was driving a white 1990 Honda Accord south on U.S. 54 at Edge of Texas Street near the Texas-New Mexico border.

Precinct 4 constables said the boy and his friends were confronted by a group of men in a green Honda.

A FEMALE customer of Glenvarigill Honda in Aberdeen collected her courtesy car - and drove it straight into the perimeter wall of the Arnold Clark Ford dealership.No-one was injured but the 2007 registered Honda Civic 1.8ES was a write-off. The wall was also badly damaged.

THE excitement of riding a new motorcycle caused a pensioner to have a heart attack and fall under the wheels of a car.

June 19, 2007 - A Mississauga man is being treated in hospital for serious injuries he suffered in a car crash last night near Exeter, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the man was driving his Honda Civic eastbound along Thames Rd. when he attempted to pass several vehicles.

A Germantown man who reportedly had threatened to kill himself and his two young children was taken into custody overnight after state and local launched a regionwide search for him, authorities said this morning.

One of Honda’s brightest stars will get his big break on the international stage next week when he lines up as a wild-card rider alongside the likes of Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden in the MotoGP class at the British motorcycle Grand Prix.

An accident in El Paso took the life of Felipe Hernandez, 17, of Alamogordo Satureday around 2:30 p.m. Hernandez was driving a white 1990 Honda Accord south on U.S. 54 at Edge of Texas Street near the Texas-New Mexico border.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

The European currency rose in advance of a report due Tuesday that was expected to show that German business confidence reached a one-year high point this month.

SUGAR GROVE -- A deal in the works between Aurora Municipal Airport, Honda and Piper officials will bring a new breed of light corporate jets to the city's airport after beating out every airfield in Illinois and surrounding states, they said.

Klien looking at his options for a race deal : Honda has decided to field an unchanged line-up for the 2008 season, according to emerging reports.

American Honda Motor Co. has inaugurated the $89 million Midwestern Consolidation Center in Troy, Ohio, to meet the supply requirements of Honda's nine other parts distribution centers throughout the US. American Honda is working with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to earn the organization's Gold rating Leadership in Energy and environmental Design (LEED) certification including many ...

SUGAR GROVE - They call it the "wow" room equipped with an IMAX theater, and that was just enough to pique curiosity.

A Magalia man died Saturday morning after he was ejected from his Honda motorcycle on a rocky trail in the Plumas National Forest. Terry Mitchel McNeil, 41, was driving his motorcycle at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday morning when the accident happened, according to the California Highway Patrol.

For 20 years, Michimasa Fujino, an engineer for Honda Motor Co., pursued a mission that on the surface seemed both unrealistic and unnecessary: transforming Honda from just another Japanese car maker into the first successful Japanese aircraft builder since World War II. Now, Fujino is close to realizing his dream with a five-passenger jet with the unusual feature of engines mounted above its ...

MAGALIA — A Magalia man was found dead Saturday in a rock quarry after he was thrown from his Honda motorcycle on a rocky trail in the Plumas National Forest.

For the second year running, Honda Australia will act as naming right’s sponsor for the ever popular Hattah Desert Enduro, the off road sand-track event located 40 kms from Mildura, VIC. The...

While authorities continue to investigate the cause of 11 car fires set early Sunday morning in Grand Junction, one car owner victimized by the fires spent Monday afternoon searching for anything salvageable among the charred innards of his wife’s Honda Accord.

Patrick Buell, 16, flies high on his Honda motocross machine.

US police congratulated themselves for a job well done, when they spotted a stolen Honda Accord just after it had been reported missing. They chased the car for a few blocks in Yakima, Washington, before the car thief fled on foot. Police followed him and eventually arrested him.

Honda dealers in Los Angeles, have deployed blue-shirted crew members to pump gas for people at gas stations, help people carry their groceries to their cars, wash windshields and pass out popcorn at movie theaters. Will this new "Personal Touch" campaign actually win over potential customers?

LINCOLN — Honda Manufacturing of Alabama and Talladega College teamed up Monday to provide members of the community with a free meal and an opportunity to give.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

MELBOURNE - Victorian detectives have found a car belonging to the man wanted over yesterday's fatal triple shooting in Melbourne. Police swooped on a 2002 black Honda CRV with NSW registration AOH 54W parked in Flinders Lane, four blocks from where the shooting took place.

Victorian detectives have found a car belonging to the man wanted over the fatal triple shooting in Melbourne. Police swooped on a 2002 black Honda CRV with NSW registration AOH 54W parked in Flinders Lane, four blocks from where the shooting took place.

Local workers have been deployed to pump gas and carry groceries to win customers over, without making mention of the cars Would you buy a Honda just because some guy with a Honda logo on his shirt helped you unload your grocery cart?

A barricade situation has ended near I-10 and Guadalupe in the East Valley. According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies, 2 suspects robbed a store earlier Sunday afternoon. A short time after, deputies spotted the same 2 suspects in a white Honda Accord. Both suspects have been taken into custody and are at the 4th Avenue jail. Fox 10's Alex Savidge has more...

A man and woman were arrested Sunday, accused of robbing a Guadalupe produce vendor of $40, an ear of corn and a mango. Maricopa County sheriff's deputies said Paul Hernandez Jr. and Socorro Ramirez drove up in a white Honda Accord, pointed a gun at the vendor and demanded money.

American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel finished 11th in his NASCAR debut at Mosport International Raceway outside of Toronto, Canada.

PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice.com ( www.intellichoice.com ), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" for cars, trucks and SUVs for June 2007. The list shows that perennial winners, including Toyota and Honda in sedans, and American automakers in trucks, continue to hold steady as the country heads into the summer driving ...

2007 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX INDIANAPOLIS 17 JUNE RACE The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button ended today's United States Grand Prix in 12th position.

The Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Series saw close racing in the third and fourth rounds of the 150hp and 225hp championships off Douglas, IOM, over the weekend.

A machete and torch tip were among the items found Friday on an all-terrain vehicle that authorities said had been abandoned for two days. Cherokee County Sheriff's Office deputies impounded a green Honda Recon ATV vehicle after it was located near Tindall Mill Road. The vehicle was found by police between 1:30 and 1:45 p.m.

[MOTORCYCLING] AP Honda company has a long-term plan to back Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot in the Motor GP, its president Zenjiro Sakuri said.

Malam Adamu Alhassan from Dutse, Jigawa has emerged the winner of the new Honda Car in the Intercontinental Bank Happy Savers Promo for North West and North East Zone.

A last minute change of heart by Honda has denied Jonathan Rea the chance to make his MotoGP debut at this weekend's British Grand Prix - in which Kurtis Roberts will now be Team KR's sole rider.

Authorities are searching for a 43-year-old man who threatened to kill himself and his two children before he went missing from his home in Montgomery County.

LE BOURGET, France----Unison Industries was recently named the Tier 1 supplier of electrical systems for the HF120, a new turbofan engine being developed by GE Honda Aero Engines to provide more thrust and achieve new standards of performance for fuel efficiency, durability and low noise and emissions than other engines in its class.

A Portsmouth man was killed Monday when his car collided with a tractor trailer and then hit a small truck in Sussex County. Justin Buxton, 19, died when his Honda Accord ran off the road, he overcorrected and rear ended the tractor trailer and then hit a truck, according to Virginia State Police.

Boys and girls from around the region hit the water over the weekend to compete in the Isle of Man regional final of the National Honda RYA Youth RIB Championship, with victories going to Nick Parkes (8-12 age group) and Guy Wood (13-16 age group).

A car in Yakima County, Wash., was stolen twice in just one day. The Honda Accord was seen racing another car last Friday morning, and was ditched by the thieving driver when a detective gave chase. As officers were busting the man nearby...

For 25 years, John Santilli has been an ambassador for Detroit, selling domestic cars and trucks off Amvets Memorial Highway, just south of Boston. Business is tougher than it used to be. But the New England dealer doesn't just blame Japanese rivals like Toyota and Honda.

"A roomy yet small van that drives like an Accord!" What things have gone wrong with the car?

Very nice to drive. Despite a not so large engine, enough power in all driving situations. Low noise level, no rattles, vault solid.

LOS ANGELES -- Scoot over, Mini Cooper. Bug off, Honda Fit. See ya later, Toyota Yaris. A new car is coming to town, and it is smaller than anything on the road.

SAN FRANCISCO — Police on Sunday were looking for two Latino men, driving a gold or coffee-colored 1990 Honda Accord, suspected in the slaying of a 15-year-old boy in the Mission District on

The Sensex is now down 73 points at 14,089. Hero Honda and Ranbaxy have tumbled 3.5% each to Rs 656 and Rs 361, respectively. TCS has dropped nearl 2% to Rs 1,163. Wipro and Satyam have slipped 1.4% each to Rs 523 and Rs 477, respectively.

SUGAR GROVE -- A deal in the works between Aurora Municipal Airport, Honda and Piper officials will bring a new breed of light corporate jets to the city's airport after beating out every airfield in Illinois and surrounding states, they said.

Japanese stocks rose to a three-month high Monday as a weaker yen continued to help lift exporters like Honda and shipping shares.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

The Sensex is now up 37 points at 14,200. ICICI Bank has moved up 1.4% to Rs 921. ONGC and SBI have advanced 1.2% each to Rs 894 and Rs 1,339, respectively.

As a result, it’s the fastest-growing sector in the motor industry. Honda benefited most, with 604 registrations of its Civic IMA in May alone, making up more than half of the sales of the model for the year to date.

MAGALIA -- A Magalia man was found dead Saturday in a rock quarry after he was thrown from his Honda motorcycle on a rocky trail in the Plumas National Forest.

YAKIMA, Wash. - A Honda Accord was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

The Sensex is now down 15 points at 14,147. Hero Honda has tumbled 3% to Rs 660. TCS, Satyam and Infosys are down 1% each at Rs 1,172, Rs 478 and Rs 1,992, respectively.

YORKVILLE — Tom Abbatecola, a sales consultant at Carbone Honda of Yorkville, was recently recognized by Honda America as one of the top 30 volume sales consultants in the United States for 2006.

The Sensex is now down 18 points at 14,145. Hero Honda has slipped 2% to Rs 666. Satyam has shed 1.5% to Rs 476. TCS and Infosys are down 1% each at Rs 1,172 and Rs 1,993, respectively.

LOS ANGELES, CA Monday Jun.18.2007 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Fall Out Boy has taken a break from the grueling Honda Civic tour schedule to shoot a new video in NYC.

A contract to build the headquarters and hangar for Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s aerospace division in North Carolina has a Columbus general contractor mulling its first business development office outside Ohio.

Posted June 17, 2007 at 9:45 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The search continue for the people inside a gold or coffee colored 1990 Honda Accord who are responsible for the murder of a 15-year old boy in San Francisco's Mission District.

Chris Schneider, president and owner of Honda Motorwerks, wants to help people move into the ZONE —“Zero Oil and No Emissions.”

Global gasoline prices vary enormously, thanks to widely divergent subsidy and taxation policies. Just look at what it costs to fill the 13.2gallon tank of a 2007 Honda Civic around the world: It’s pocket change in Venezuela, but more than $30 in the United States.

ODESSA, Wash. – When Ed Hayden looks out onto the sagebrush-covered landscape surrounding this small farming community, he imagines a couple of 397cc Honda quads tearing down an old farm road or a family on Yamaha WR250Fs painting the skyline with clouds of dust.

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- Asian stocks rose on Monday with South Korea hitting an all-time high as investors snapped up exporters such as Samsung Electronics after tame U.S. consumer price data soothed inflation worries in Asia's top export market.

Honda Australia has optimistically predicted that it will sell about 100 a month of its latest car to bear the red badge, the Civic Type R. It's a good target, but bear this in mind; Australia's total allocation of the hot-blooded hatch is just 100 a month.

Approximately 1800 cycles were on hand for the three-day event, which included everything from seminars to a marketplace for vendors. And, apparently, Marietta was a hit with the participants.

USA GP: Race notes - Honda

RUBENS BARRICHELLO (No. 8 Honda Racing F1 Team): "I had a great start. I'd gained two or three positions already, and when I braked at the end of the straight, Ralf (Schumacher), I don't if somebody threw Ralf into me, but I just saw Ralf coming to my side and breaking my suspension.

Alex Wurz: I made up a few positions at the start by overtaking several cars at the first corner. Our planned strategy was also good, so I was looking good for a positive race.

The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button ended today's United States Grand Prix in 12th position. His team-mate Rubens Barrichello's race ended after a first corner incident in which he tried to avoid Ralf Schumacher's spin and clashed with two other cars.

US GP Sunday quotes: Honda

All three teams brought at least one car home, however, there were no points for Williams, Aguri or Honda.

US GP - Honda - Race Jenson Button ended today's United States Grand Prix in 12th position...

Ralf Schumacher refused to admit he was at fault for the first-corner accident which resulted in the retirement of his Toyota along with the Honda of Rubens Barrichello and Red Bull of David Coulthard at the United States.

A girl on her way to church with her mom died after a car fell from the sky onto her car in a dramatic three-car crash that also left another man dead in Northeast Miami-Dade on Sunday. The crash happened at about 8:30 a.m. when a Emilio F. Cabieses, who also died in the crash, lost control of his gray 2006 Honda Accord on a Palmetto Expressway exit ramp. Cabieses, 28, of Hollywood, was speeding ...

This is one Honda thieves may want to avoid. The car got stolen not once, but twice, in Yakima County on Friday, and authorities quickly arrested suspects in both cases.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

YAKIMA, Wash. - This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times. The car was stolen near Tieton early Friday, according to the sheriff's office.

June 17, 2007 - A 20-year-old Mississauga man is dead after his car crashed head-on into another vehicle yesterday. Mississauga's Andrew Ponte was killed after his Honda Civic made an abrupt u-turn just before 12:30 a.m. yesterday.

This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

YAKIMA, Wash. -- This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

Someone steals a car after it was abandoned during an earlier police chase.

Someone steals a car after it was abandoned during an earlier police chase.

Police make arrests after a Honda is stolen twice in the same day.

The Honda rider has struggled over two days of qualifying at the Misano circuit but put that behind him with the fourth best time in the superpole session yesterday.

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- The passion that burns in Laurie With isn't visible until she gets behind the wheel of her Honda Civic hybrid -- and drives real slow.

This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times. The car was stolen near Tieton early Friday, according to the sheriff's office. A detective in an unmarked car spotted it around 10:45 a.m. in Terrace Heights as it raced another Accord. The detective gave chase, losing one of the Hondas ...

This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid. The car was stolen twice in one day in Yakima County, and authorities quickly arrested suspects both times.

This is one Honda Accord thieves may want to avoid.

Lets see here? ummm, lets compare a 396 V8 to 2.0 liter Accord? I am already feeling like we don't know what a comparable car is. Lets see, how about we compare a comparable car. 1983 Honda or Toyota Camry to a 1983 Buick Century or Celebrity.

Overall, it is generally a reliable car. It looks great. It's Fast. Idle Control had to be replaced. Leaks and burns oil.

Between 6:17 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, someone stole items from a 1997 Honda Accord parked outside a home in 2800 block of state Route 256, Baltimore.

SUGAR GROVE -- A deal in the works between Aurora Municipal Airport, Honda and Piper officials will bring a new breed of light corporate jets to the city's airport, they said. It beat out every airfield in Illinois and surrounding states for the deal.

SUGAR GROVE -- A deal in the works between Aurora Municipal Airport, Honda and Piper officials will bring a new breed of light corporate jets to the city's airport after beating out every airfield in Illinois and surrounding states, they said.

Honda’s decision to park the gas-electric version of its Accord sedan amid soaring hybrid car sales has some scratching their heads, but those who build and sell the vehicle said it boils down to numbers: It wasn’t selling.

BRIDGEWATER — In the moments after Matt Cushing's Honda rolled three times across the width of westbound Route 22 at Grove Street on May 31, his first thoughts were about a bike ride.

Honda's decision to park the gas-electric version of its Accord amid soaring hybrid car sales has some scratching their heads, but those who sell the vehicle said it boils down to numbers: It wasn't selling. Honda officials announced June 4 that the company will discontinue the hybrid Accord at the end of the current model year.

Q. I purchased a Honda Odyssey today, and the dealer tried to sell me a $1,200 protective interior/exterior coating. I said no, but he said he would honor the offer until Monday. Should I buy this, or is it just an "upselling" strategy to get more money out of me? -- Sally RAY: Tell him you're not interested, Sally. And then, when he calls back and asks if you'd be interested if it was ...

Chris Schneider, president and owner of Honda Motorwerks, wants to help people move into the ZONE —“Zero Oil and No Emissions.”

Civics have always had a kind of sensible, calm look that didn't ruffle any visual feathers. But Honda felt continuing to play safe was dangerous. The Civic needed flair, something bolder.

BRIDGEWATER -- In the moments after Matt Cushing's Honda rolled three times across the width of westbound Route 22 at Grove Street on May 31, his first thoughts were about a bike ride.

THE engine of my 1997 Honda Civic was overhauled recently. Since then, I have noticed that the automatic gearbox will not change up until the engine revs up to at least 3,500rpm.

OAKMONT, Pa. -- File this away for future reference: If the U.S. Open comes down to the final shot on the 72nd hole on Sunday, Steve Stricker may be your guy.

For the first 12,000 miles, we referred to this car as a "dream car". It had exceptional performance for a minivan. At slightly under 12,000 miles, the brakes started to produce a squeal and felt as though they were grinding.

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USA GP: Qualifying notes - Honda

Cracked windshield, no apparent reason. 20,000 miles. Location: directly in front of the driver starting at about three inches from windshield wiper and stops at about on inch from top of window. Only noticed it because it started raining and the water collected along the invisable hairline crack.

US GP - Honda - Qualifying Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will line up for the start of tomorrow's United States Grand Prix in 13th and 15th positions respectively...

US GP - Super Aguri Honda - Qualifying The ‘Brickyard’ produced an exciting and close qualifying session in Indianapolis today...

Qualifying for the US GP didn't go according to plan for Honda, Williams or Aguri, all of whom dropped out in Q2.

The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will line up for the start of tomorrow's United States Grand Prix from the 7th and 8th rows of the grid.

Following a tough second day of World Superbike qualifying at the Misano World Circuit today, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda's James Toseland will start tomorrow's 24-lap race from the front row of the grid. Team-mate Roberto Rolfo qualified in ninth position for a third row start.

US GP Saturday quotes: Honda

Jenson Button says he extract the maximum from his Honda after qualifying in 13th place ahead of tomorrow's race at Indianapolis.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with this Type-R, nor my previous 2002 Type-R. This car is fantastic. It's quick, comfortable, looks good, is manufactured to a very high standard and I wouldn't want anything else.

Major updates to the RA107 ahead of France : Honda will test heavily revised Honda in Jerez next week, ahead of its expected debut in the French Grand Prix.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

A woman was taken to Salem Hospital with serious injuries Friday after her Honda Passport flipped over on the freeway, state police said.

Two different men stole the same car at different times Friday, leading to separate arrests, according to the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

A Honda Civic was stolen between 9pm Tuesday and 7am Wednesday from the 1000 block of Powell Street in Hollister, the Hollister Police Department said. There are no suspects.

Minivans don't have quite the same appeal that they did more than 20 years ago when they debuted. But one minivan - the Honda Odyssey - has been reliably racking up annual sales records until this year.

What do teenagers drive, other than parents crazy? Not the Mustangs or Corvettes they fantasize about, but mostly new or used Honda Civics.

Local workers have been deployed to pump gas and carry groceries to win customers over, without making mention of the cars Would you buy a Honda just because some guy with a Honda logo on his shirt helped you unload your grocery cart?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Honda's decision to park the gas-electric version of its Accord sedan amid soaring hybrid-car sales has some scratching their heads, but those who build and sell the vehicle said it boils down to numbers: It wasn't selling.

A soldier was found dead Friday night inside a car parked outside a store on Person Street. Shortly before 8 p.m., the man was found inside a Honda Civic in the parking lot at the Family Dollar Store at 420 Person St., Fayetteville police said.

Nothing has gone wrong with my engine. just a few minor problems here and there other that excellent. The engine on my lsi has been opened up a lot. it is very very quick eventhough there have been no modifications made to it.

The new $6 million Mike Pruitt Honda auto dealership will include a spacious showroom, large customer lounge area and an activity-filled children's room.

American Honda Motor Co. has inaugurated the $89 million, 549,000 square foot, Midwestern Consolidation Center in Troy, Ohio, to meet the supply requirements of Hondas nine other parts distribution centers throughout the US.

Jenson Button believes Honda Racing's first test of their upgraded car at Jerez in Spain next week will be key to whether or not the team can turnaround their season.

Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:01 PM CDT A test drive went awry Thursday morning as a potential customer taking a vehicle from Rhinelander Honda for a spin ended up flipping the vehicle near the intersection of Pine Lake Road and Spider Lake Road. The driver of the vehicle, Matthew Peronto of Rhinelander, was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander for treatment of injuries.

Move over Harley Hawg riders, the Wing Dingers are coming to Laurel. Wing Ding is the world's largest convention of owners of Honda Gold Wing motorcycles. Wing Ding 29 will highlight the celebration of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association's anniversary.

Button and Barrichello confident they have established a good platform for the weekend.

USA GP: Practice notes - Honda

Just five days after leaving Montreal, Formula One was back in action in Indianapolis today where the first free practice sessions were held in preparation for Sunday's race.

US GP - Super Aguri Honda - Practice Takuma Sato and Anthony Davidson completely their planned testing programmes at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today...

Williams, Renault and Honda all got at least one driver into the top ten in Friday's US GP practice.

US GP - Honda - Practice Just five days after leaving Montreal, Formula One was back in action in Indianapolis today where the first free practice sessions were held in preparation for Sunday's race...

US GP Friday quotes: Honda

I have a 2000 Accord V6 & the SRS light came on last year with the OPDS problem at 81,000 miles (passenger sensor). It wasnt under warranty last year, but I just received a notice that warranty for it has been extended by Honda to 150,000 miles or 10 years. I always believed in Honda!

NEW YORK – Recognizing the value of a small niche ad space and shortened attention span of viewers, Honda has joined forces with Sony to push its Fit minicar in an online exclusive.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas packs plenty of power into his 5-foot-9 inch frame. In his first event this season, Villegas averaged 316.5 yards off the tee at the Sony Open in Hawaii. His best week of driving came at the Honda Classic, where his 329.9-yard average led the field.

Some people think our attention spans are getting shorter, while others argue that we’re simply getting better at multitasking. Well, you can decide for yourself, but MySpace, Sony, and Honda are preparing to air edited four-to-six minute versions of thirty-to-sixty minute television shows. MySpace TV The so-called “minisodes” will be shown on MySpace, and ...

Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2007 2:01 PM CDT A test drive went awry Thursday morning as a potential customer taking a vehicle from Rhinelander Honda for a spin ended up flipping the vehicle near the intersection of Pine Lake Road and Spider Lake Road. The driver of the vehicle, Matthew Peronto of Rhinelander, was taken to Saint Mary's Hospital in Rhinelander for treatment of injuries.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

(Jennifer Manley) The remains of a Honda Civic after an accident Friday that left a teenager, who was crossing Queens Boulevard, with devastating injuries to his legs.

Hmm...where to start... Head gasket soon after I bought it. The Radio would only play AM. Transmission slipped, sometimes would totally skip second gear.

Some people think our attention spans are getting shorter, while others argue that we’re simply getting better at multitasking. Well, you can decide for yourself, but MySpace, Sony, and Honda are preparing to air edited four-to-six minute versions of thirty-to-sixty minute television shows. The so-called “minisodes” will be shown on MySpace, and this may say more about the social networking ...

The air conditioning was not working when we got it, so we got a sizable discount to allow for repairs. One of the hoses had a hole in it that was leaking refrigerant. We had that replaced and it still is not working. Now we are told that the condenser has a bad clog and needs to be replaced.

BREAKING NEWS 2PM: Police have today named the rider of a 1000CC Honda motorbike who was killed in a collision with a car. (15/06/2007 14:04:24)

Jennifer Kathleen Nielsen, a married mother of two small children who was eight months pregnant, started her days shortly after midnight when she got up to deliver USA Today newspapers. In the wee hours of the morning, Nielsen hopped into her Honda Civic to take bundles of newspapers to convenience stores and supermarkets. She made some extra money and still got home to watch her children during ...

Four cars and eight bikes constitute Honda's involvement at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The most recognisable of the cars will be a Civic Type-R prepared by JAS Motorsport and driven by Honda's F1 test driver Christian Klien.

Honda Motor is mulling making hybrid cars in China, where regulators want more energy efficient vehicles to help combat the nation's choking pollution problem, state media said on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average rose 0.72 percent on Friday to close at its highest level in a week as air conditioner maker Daikin Industries Ltd. rose on expectations of a hot summer this year, while a softer yen helped exporters such as Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

The new $6 million Mike Pruitt Honda auto dealership will include a spacious showroom, large customer lounge area and an activity-filled children's room.

SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - Honda Motor Co is planning to test-market its hybrid-powered Civic economy car in China within three months, an official with a Honda joint venture was quoted as saying in the official Shanghai Daily.

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. -- The passion that burns in Laurie With isn't visible until she gets behind the wheel of her Honda Civic hybrid -- and drives real slow.

Honda Motor Co. plans to become the first Japanese carmaker to produce passenger vehicles with low-pollution, fuel-efficient diesel engines, informs AFP. Honda has developed a highly advanced catalyst that can cut nitrogen oxides and other emissions to levels on par with petrol vehicles. Although conventional diesel vehicles consume less fuel and emit less carbon dioxide than gasoline-powered ...