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Google has just confirmed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that it reached an agreement with five manufacturers to include the Android operating system in their vehicles. These manufacturers are Audi, Honda, Hyundai, Kia and General Motors. It’s an agreement that will allow owners of mobile devices …

Until mid-year 2013, the Hyundai Elantra, was beating the Honda Civic in Canadian sales and was considered the best-selling car in Canada for several months. Since then, the situation has changed and the hugely-popular Honda Civic will likely retain its lead in total annual sales with 64,063 units sold, or …

The 2014 Honda Civic has just arrived at dealers across Canada. Available in two models, the sedan is offered in DX, LX, EX and Touring trims, while the coupe comes in LX, EX and EX-L trims. Some highlights This year’s model brings with it significant changes to better meet the …

Honda has announced that production of its Ridgeline truck will stop in mid-2014 at the Lincoln plant in Alabama. We’ve also learned that the replacement will make its appearance in 2015. Here is the first teaser photo of the future Ridgeline. The Ridgeline was the first pickup to be built …

Since 2005, the Green Car Journal uses the Los Angeles Auto Show as the venue to award the title of Green Car of the Year ® for the most environmentally friendly car. Since then, the number of cars evaluated has grown steadily, likely a direct consequence of manufacturers trying to …

The Ford F-Series pickup will lead all automotive sales in Canada this year according sales reports compiled by automotive marketing firm Desrosiers. Selling close to 85,000 units so far in 2013, the F-Series outsells the RAM pickup by about 1.5 times and doubles the next closest competitor, the Honda Civic …

Honda has just unveiled a concept car called the Mobilio at the Indonesian Auto Salon. This concept will eventually become a production vehicle to be offered in several Asian markets. It’s a compact crossover based on the Brio, which is sold all over Asia. The aesthetics of the concept were …

Honda will use the platform of the next Civic Type R to develop its future CR-Z coupe. The architecture will be shorter than that used on the Type R which is a very popular model in Europe. It will still have room for a more efficient hybrid powertrain, however. Details …

The first minivan to earn the highest possible rating of 2013 TOP SAFETY PICK+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is the 2014 Honda Odyssey. This includes an overall GOOD rating in the Insurance Institute's stringent small overlap frontal crash test. The IIHS created the small overlap frontal …

DETROIT - Honda says it will spend $215 million to expand an engine plant and build two training centres in Ohio. The investment will add about 60 jobs in the state, although 50 of them will come from other Honda operations in North America. About $180 million will go to …