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Select Honda and Acura Vehicles now offering Siri Eyes Free integration

Green Car Congress

announced that select Honda and Acura models including the 2013 -2014 Honda Accord and 2013 Acura RDX and ILX now offer Apple''s Siri Eyes Free mode as a dealer installed accessory. Using Eyes Free mode, Siri takes hands-free functionality even further and helps minimize distractions by keeping an iOS device’s screen from lighting up.

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Honda, Acura neatly situated in 2023, says American Honda’s Mamadou Diallo

Baua Electric

Shoppers are snapping up each Honda and Acura product now that we will be able to meet call for, however we nonetheless wish to secure our manufacturing goal reasonable and in step with our pristine industry methods, which is [maintaining] low stock and having sellers promote into their pipeline, and truly run an effective operation.

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These Are the 10 Least Reliable Car Brands, Says J.D. Power

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It serves as a vital tool for consumers who value reliability in their vehicle purchasing decisions and for automakers striving to improve their products' performance. Owners have noted problems ranging from the technological complexities of electric vehicles to the traditional mechanical issues. Power's Role in Automotive Insights J.D.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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The next-generation fuel cell system which is being developed jointly with General Motors will move on to the next stage that includes production and purchasing, aiming at a product launch around 2020. The roles and responsibilities of each area such as production, purchasing, quality, service and sales will be further clarified, he said.

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Honda to install public CNG fueling station near Marysville Auto Plant

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The fully automated station will feature three Class 8 dispensers for over-the-road carriers and a separate dispenser for passenger and light-duty vehicles. In purchasing, improvements to the efficiency of the company’s supply-chain logistics allowed Honda and its suppliers to avoid more than 4.3

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Rising stock boosts July incentives, led via EV offer

Baua Electric

A buoyant economic system and making improvements to stockpiles helped push light-vehicle deliveries up 15 p.c “Resilience in consumer purchases remains the driving factor that is supporting the industry and the economy.” to 111,762 at Honda and Acura. to a couple 1.3 million to 16.1 million. . 1, up 14 p.c

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Ford puts the pedal down on performance … but not with electric drive technology right now

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However, unlike today’s hybrid drive Le Mans racers, or the new Acura NSX hybrid supercar, also revealed at NAIAS ( earlier post ), the GT—nor any of the other Ford performance vehicles unveiled at NAIAS—makes no use of electric drive technology. Nair said that more than 65% of Ford ST customers come from outside the Ford brand.

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