Honda Motor Co.

Rubin Postaer & Associates cuts about 200 workers

2013-05-31 19:58:00

Los Angeles County's second-largest advertising agency on Friday terminated nearly one-fifth of its workforce — about 200 people — after losing much of its signature American Honda Motor Co. account. Santa Monica based Rubin Postaer &...

Honda joins electric car pricing battle with $259 lease on Fit EV

2013-05-30 04:00:00

Honda Motor Co.�is lobbing a grenade into the ongoing electric car price war, dropping the lease payment on its compact Fit EV from $389 to $259.� The 36-month lease deal requires no down payment and comes with unlimited mileage, along with free...

Honda sued by artists who claim TV commercial uses their work

2013-05-09 07:30:00

Honda is being sued by two artists who claim that the automaker improperly used one of their large-scale sculptures in a television commercial, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle. The report says that Dan Havel and Dean Ruck, the artists who...

Shifter problem behind Honda recall of CR-V, Odyssey and Acura RDX

2013-04-18 16:46:00

Honda Motor Co. will recall 204,500 CR-V crossovers, Odyssey minivans and Acura RDX crossovers to replace a safety component. During internal testing of the vehicles, Honda discovered that in subfreezing temperatures it could be possible to shift the...

Huge recall for Honda, Toyota, more: Airbags can spray shrapnel

2013-04-11 08:05:00

A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by Honda, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. The...

Cerritos auto mall sells 50,000 cars, generates millions in taxes

2013-04-05 08:07:00

The city of Cerritos is cashing in on the rebound in auto sales. Dealers at the Cerritos Auto Square sold 49,563 cars and trucks last year, a big increase of 10,173 vehicles,� or 26%, over the prior year, according to a Annie Hylton, the city's...

Honda and SolarCity offer a home discount for going green

2013-02-26 09:39:00

Buy a new Honda Fit EV or Accord Plug-In Hybrid and get a big discount on a solar power installation at your home. Or don’t buy a new one; just prove you own a Honda generator or show up at a dealership with the paperwork for your rusting, 1970s-...

Honda switches up ad agencies

2013-03-18 16:46:00

Rubin Postaer & Associates held on to its signature account -- American Honda Motor Co. -- but the agency lost a significant piece of business in one of the advertising industry's most-closely watched reviews. Honda announced late Monday that it was...

U.S. auto sales resilient in January

2013-02-01 16:54:00

The national economy remains sluggish — but don't tell the auto industry. Auto sales showed surprising strength in January, with all three domestic manufacturers — General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group — reporting...

More marketers lengthen Super Bowl ads to stand out during game

2013-01-22 09:44:00

For this year's Super Bowl, more marketers are benching the standard 30-second spots and paying pricey sums — in some cases more than $7.5 million — to run 60-second commercials during the NFL championship Feb. 3. Longer commercials are part...

Chrysler surges in a big year for U.S. cars

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Honda recalling cars to fix airbags that can kill drivers

2011-12-02 16:34:31

American Honda Motor Co.'s float, "Air Show," won the Mayors Trophy in the 1981 parade.

2012-12-28 17:17:36

Art St. Cyr, vice president of product planning and logistics for American Honda Motor Co., introduces the 2013 Honda Civic.

2012-11-29 00:00:00

John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., conducts the global debut of the Fit EV.

2011-11-16 00:00:00