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Consumer Reports: Most Reliable Car Brands of the Year - Find Out Who Ranks Highest

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Leading Brands in Reliability Lexus (Score: 79) Toyota (Score: 76) Mini (Score: 71) Acura (Score: 70) Honda (Score: 70) Rounding out the top 10 are Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. Acura's RDX and TLX models receive praise for their above-average reliability.

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Honda launches new environmental leadership award “Green Dealer” program for Honda and Acura dealers in US

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has established a “Green Dealer” program for its independently-owned Honda and Acura automobile dealers in the United States. We’ve designed this program around what we feel are both meaningful and achievable targets that are well within the reach of most of our 1,300 US Honda and Acura dealers. Acura - Silver Level.

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Buick offering 2.0L direct-injection turbo option for 2013 Verano

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turbocharged engine with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing that produces an SAE-certified 250 horsepower (187 kW) at 5300 rpm and 260 lb-ft (353 Nm) of torque at 2000 rpm. Its closest competitor, the 2013 Acura ILX 2.4L, offers a peak of 170 lb-ft of torque, according to GM.

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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Lexus and Toyota took the number one and two spots, respectively, and were followed by Mini, Acura, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, Porsche, BMW, and Kia. Data is accrued primarily on model years from between 2000 and 2023. In the case of America’s preeminent EV company, Tesla landed mid pack — sandwiched between Infiniti and Ram.

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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where he became actively involved in the local development of Honda and Acura automobiles. From April 2004 to March 2006, Hachigo was stationed in the US as Senior Vice President of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., In April 2006, Hachigo became Operating Officer of Honda R&D Co., and subsequently gaining promotion to Managing Officer in April 2007.

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Honda CEO: Honda Studying Battery Electric Commuter Car, But Holds Fuel Cell Vehicle as the Ultimate Eco-car

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He was working in Ohio 10 years ago on the development of the first-generation Acura MDX. His career at Honda has included being appointed Executive Vice President, Honda R&D Americas, Inc. in 1998, and Managing Director of Honda R&D Co., President Ito.

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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

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However, Acura seems to have worked out recent trouble spots with its new transmissions and infotainment systems. The brand’s reliability is bogged down by some of its new and redesigned models. The Odyssey and the Clarity have “Much-Worse-Than-Average” reliability, and the CR-V and new Accord drops to “Average.”

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