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We pretty much know what the next-generation Honda CR-V will look like thanks to leaked patent drawings plus an official teaser provided by the company a few weeks ago. The new CR-V will go on sale in the second half of this year as a 2023 model. Ahead of its …

The Honda CR-V is the second most popular SUV on the market (behind the Toyota RAV4 ) and many customers are eagerly awaiting the next generation. Remember, for the first time ever, it will be available as a hybrid in Canada . That model is in fact featured in the …

Honda ’s assembly plants in Alliston, Ontario are currently being retooled and upgraded to mass produce hybrid vehicles. The company today announced that the transformation will require an investment of $1.38 billion over six years. The governments of Canada and Ontario will each provide a contribution of $131.6 million. The …

A couple of weeks after Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the U.S. is now looking at Honda for a possible issue involving inadvertent braking. More specifically, regulators this week launched an investigation into more than 1.7 million 2018-2019 Honda Accord and 2017-2019 Honda CR-V vehicles equipped …

The next-generation Honda CR-V should be unveiled this spring as it prepares to hit the market around summer for the 2023 model year. What will it look like? One thing’s for sure: styling needs to be improved, especially with other compact SUVs stepping up their game big time—think 2022 Hyundai …

Many Honda CR-V fans and potential customers are bummed that the hybrid variant is built and sold in the U.S. since 2019 but not in Canada. However, things will change with the next-generation 2023 CR-V. Honda Canada president and CEO Jean Marc Leclerc confirmed the good news during a media …

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has completed new, tougher side crash tests to address higher-speed crashes that continue to cause fatalities and found out that 19 out of 20 compact SUVs failed to earn a “Good” overall rating. The lone exception? The 2021 Mazda CX-5 . Nine …

Honda dealers in the U.S. want more SUVs, and we suspect Canadian dealers are thinking the same thing. Apparently, the HR-V , CR-V , Passport and Pilot are not enough. In late 2023, a new electric SUV will join the Honda lineup (with the help of GM), but in the …

Honda has announced that most of its North American plants will halt production next week due to supply chain issues. All will be impacted in some way. Workers were notified of the decision on Monday. The Japanese automaker gave a number of reasons including “the impact from COVID-19, congestion at …

Customers seem to want more and more SUVs, and you know what? Dealers, too. While most manufacturers have introduced new models in recent years, that’s not good enough for some. According to Automotive News , Honda ’s National Dealer Advisory Board in the U.S. is starting to put pressure on …