Japanese auto maker, Japan has announced the pricing details of the ninth-generation Honda Civic, which is scheduled to go on sale in January in the UK. The range is now available to order and will come with a starting price of £16,495.

The new Honda Civic 2012 were first released during the Frankfurt motor show last month in Germany. The new modelsd will come with several improvements and feature

a high level of standard equipment, air-conditioning, alloy wheels, a ECON driving mode as well as daytime running lights.

Washington, Sept 6 : The India unit of Honda Motor Co. is to call back 72,115 units of its City sedans manufactured between 2005 and 2007 to replace the faulty power window switches.

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd said that the decision is part of a global exercise by the Japanese automaker and is an extension of an exercise announced in January 2010 to replace the same part in 8,532 units of the second-generation City sedan.

Beijing, Aug 6 - Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will recall a total of 760,515 vehicles sold in China over potential automatic transmission problems, China's quality watchdog said.

The automobiles being recalled will include the company's Accord, Odyssey and Spirior models, Xinhua reported citing the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Honda's two joint ventures in China - the Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. and the Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co. Ltd. - will launch the recall Aug 8.

Japanese Automaker, Honda has said that it will release the latest version of its popular Civic hatchback at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.

The company said that the ninth generation of its best-selling vehicle will continue to be built in the Swindon plant in the UK. The company is yet to officially reveal the new look and has only released some pictures of it in disguise.

Warranty expert, Warranty Direct has named Honda as the most reliable car maker in the UK.

Warranty Direct found that the Japanese automaker’s vehicles has only a nine percent chance of developing a fault over a 12 month period ahead of Toyota, which ame on the second position with 15 percent.

Those, who are planning to buy Honda City as their next car to serve their households with can now get the deals at lower prices as Honda Siel Cars India has recently announced on Tuesday about the new price structure that they have decided upon for its volume model Honda City, reason behind the price reduction being stated as a cost reduction effort in the supply chain and manufacturing. The reduced prices are effective from today onwards.

There is no denying the fact that Honda has banked on the gasoline version of technology for its success in the India market for years but as the competition has now started to move towards the diesel option and rightfully the consumers are also supporting the move, Honda has no other choice rather than following the trend.

It has been learned that the company is planning to come up with a diesel engine in its cars like Honda City, Jazz and its proposed small car by 2012.

While the news of Honda breaking its ties with Hero Group, a partnership that was struck way back in the 1980s is all around the market, the fact of the matter is the industry watchers expect the Japanese auto major to emerge as a stronger player without Hero.

On the other end, while the speculations in the market are supporting the fact that the Japanese company may sell its stake to a cluster of PE players, many are even echoing the fact that the Munjal family may pick up stake in the two-wheeler company.

After witnessing its unit sales falling from the past many months, Honda SIEL has finally made a comeback by posting the best sales ever in the month of August this year. As the numbers issues by the company, the company has sold close to 5,532 units, filing a 38.75 per cent jump over the same period last year.

It may be noted here that the company had sold 3,987 units in the corresponding month last year. HSCI Vice President (Marketing) Jnaneswar Sen said that the company is very happy about its performance in the last year.

Washington, Aug 10 - Honda has recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles in the US because of a defect that could lead cars to roll away when parked, the Japanese manufacturer said Monday.

The safety recall was related to a defect in the ignition mechanism. Honda in a statement reported "several complaints about such failures" and "a small number of related incidents, including one that resulted in a minor injury."

Honda was recalling 197,000 'Accord' and 117,000 'Civic' models from 2003, as well as 69,000 Element models from 2003-04. (dpa)

Japanese automotive manker Honda has rolled out its new 1,200 cc super bike, VFR1200F, in India.

Eyeing to start a new era of sports riding in the Indian market, the new bike VFR1200F is available at a price Rs 17.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

This is Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India's third offering in the sports biking section after CB1000R and CBR1000RR Fireblade, which are 1000 cc bikes.

Honda Siel Cars India, leading manufacturer of premium cars in India recently said that the company will be investing close to rs. 250 crore with a view to, expand its power train facility in its Tapukara Plant in Rajasthan.

The largest producer of the motorcycles across the world for the past nine years has surely been going through one of the best growth phases in the history of the company but its stock took a beating after the news of Honda divesting a 6% stake in the company hit the bourses.

It is to be mentioned here that the Japanese auto major holds a 6% stake in the two-wheeler major while the majority stake is being held by the Munjals.

Amidst the scenario where the company is facing the situation of falling sales numbers in the Indian market, Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has recently announced that it will to invest Rs 300 crore in its second plant at Tapukara (Rajasthan) to make engine & transmission components (powertrain).

While the company said that the investment in developing engines and other important components will help the company cut its costs in the Indian market, it will also make its operations very much viable. HSCI president and CEO Takashi Nagai said that the company wants to cut costs and enhance financial yields via such efforts.

Beijing, July 1 - Japanese car-maker Honda has decided to recall its Civic and Stream models sold in China due to airbag defects, fearing it could cause injury to the vehicle occupants, China's quality inspection authorities said.

The recall, to begin July 19, will cover two models - the 2001 and 2002 versions of the Civic and the Stream - which were produced between August 2000 and July 2002, Xinhua reported citing a statement from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

After filing falling numbers in the past couple of months, Honda SIEL is trying to make a comeback in the Indian market.

The company has recently re-launched its Civic model in the Indian market at Rs 12.20-13.81 lakhs. According to the statement issued by the company, the new Civic will have enhanced features, namely steering mounted cruise control system, back up sensors and will sport a 1.8 litre i-VTEC engine.

While the company has enjoyed massive success as far its products are concerned, but the same products are expected to turn as a hurdle of the company keeping in mind the production constraints being faced by HMSI.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India Limited, a 100% subsidiary of the Japanese auto major, Honda Motor Company is struggling to meet the rising demand for its products.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India Limited, a 100% subsidiary of the Japanese auto major Honda Motor Company and a cousin to the market leader Hero Honda in the Indian market has recently announced that the company will be investing close to Rs. 530 crore on its expansion plans in the Indian market.

After witnessing impeccable response to its superbikes in the Indian market, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India (HMSI), the Indian subsidiary of Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Corporation, is working on a plan to launch another companion to its superbikes range in the Indian market by the end of the current calendar year.

The sources in the company confirmed the development as the company is planning to launch he 2010 VFR 1200F in India by December, almost a year after the product was launched in the international markets.

While at point of time, Japanese automakers like Honda & Toyota were believe to be interested in only the gasoline technology, the times have changed now. It is believed that both the giants are now working to develop diesel engines for the Indian market to generate future growth.

As players like Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai are spending more money on building and marketing diesel cars across the Indian market, experts believe that the diesel cars will play a major role in the ongoing volumes war among the automakers. It may be noted here that while Toyota still has diesel technology for its products like Fortuner, Innova and Land Cruiser.