Industry News
Honda Australia Hits an All Time High in June 2008
Jul 04, 2008
Honda Australia sold more vehicles in June 2008 than any other month in the company’s history. According to VFACTS figures released today Honda sold 6,217 vehicles, breaking through the 6,000 unit barrier for the first time.
Honda’s previous best month was in January this year with 5,959 units.
Honda Announces First FCX Clarity Hydrogen Vehicle Customers
Jun 16, 2008
Honda Announces First FCX Clarity Customers and World’s First Fuel Cell Vehicle Dealership Network as Clarity Production Begins in Japan. This breakthrough zero emissions vehicle is due to be delivered in July.
Honda Enters 2008 Australian Rally Championship
Apr 02, 2008
Honda Australia will enter a Group R Civic Type R in selected rounds of the 2008 Australian Rally championship.
Built by Italian tuning specialists, JAS Motorsport, the purpose-built Civic Type R is set to create enormous attention when it debuts at the Rally of Canberra in early May.
Honda Australia Donates $100,000 to Lighthouse Foundation
Apr 02, 2008
With more than 20,000 young Australians homeless, Honda Australia together with the Honda Racing F1 Team’s earthdreams initiative is assisting the Lighthouse Foundation to bridge the digital divide by providing hundreds of young people in Victoria with the opportunity to gain access to the information, education and skills to enable them to be self-sufficient.
Honda CR-V is Australia's Most Popular SUV in 2008
Apr 02, 2008
Coinciding with first anniversary of its Australian launch, the third-generation Honda CR-V was the most popular SUV sold in Australia in January, according to VFACTS figures.
A total of 1,575 Honda CR-V’s were sold giving it a Compact SUV market share of 19.2%.
One In Ten Hondas will be a Hybrid by 2010
Feb 15, 2008
Helping Honda to achieve its ambitious Hybrid target will be a new Sports Hybrid based on the CR-Z unveiled at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show, and a new Global Hybrid to go on sale in 2009, with a focus on making hybrid technology more ‘affordable’ with a worldwide sales plan of 200,000 units.
Honda Australia Sets Fifth Consecutive Sales Record
Feb 15, 2008
December’s result of 4,605 put the company comfortably ahead of the 2006 result of 54,202.
Honda’s market share for 2007 is 5.8 per cent – an increase of 0.13 per cent over 2006.
Honda Sales Service Spare Parts Dealers Australia
Feb 27, 2000