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1990 Accord Passes the Million Mile Mark
Joe LoCicero of Norway, Maine has done it. Joe just recently clocked over 1,000,000 miles (or 1,600, 000 km) on his 1990 Honda Accord. Honda helped Joe and his wife Sharon celebrate the event by presenting him with a brand new 2012 Honda Accord. Congratulations, Joe!
Honda Supplies Vehicles for the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay
The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay got its start August 24 in Cape Spear Newfoundland. The relay retraces the Canadian leg of the route Rick traveled on his Man in Motion tour twenty five years ago. This tour of Canada will 7,000 participants moving on foot and traveling in wheelchairs, aided by a fleet of vehicles from Honda Canada.
As the official vehicle supplier for the Anniversary Relay, Honda Canada is supply four Acura MDXs, six Honda Pilots, one Honda Ridgeline and three Honda Odysseys, retrofitted to accommodate passengers in wheelchairs.
The relay will celebrate the strides made in providing access for those with mobility challenges. Honda has long been a leader in helping to make the world more accessible with the development of such innovations as the ASIMO humanoid robot, Stride Management Assist and Bodyweight Support Assist.
To learn more about the relay click here.
First look at the 2012 Honda CR-V
This "concept" version of the upcoming 2012 Honda CR-V should be very close to what you'll see at Airdrie Honda this fall!
Edmunds says the Honda Accord Coupe, Insight and Pilot have lowest ownership costs
Edmunds.com has declared the Honda Accord Coupe, Insight and Pilot as the coupe, hybrid and SUV, respectively, with the lowest true costs of ownership in their price categories. Edmunds.com factors in such items a spurchase price, depreciation, interest on your loan, taxes and fees, insurance premiums, fuel costs, maintenance, and repairs.
Upcoming 2012 Ridgeline will get new Sport Package
The refreshed 2012 Honda Ridgeline, going on sale later this winter, will be available with a Sport Package which includes exclusive black 18" ally wheels, black honeycomb grille and black headlight and brake light housings. Stay tuned!
2012 Civic Si is new Pace Car at the IZOD IndyCar Series
The new Canadian built 2012 Honda Civic Si served as the official pace car for the IZOD Indy Car Series that started last weekend at the Honda Indy Toronto. The Si Coupe was modified by Honda Performance Development, Honda's racing company North America, founded in 1993.
Honda Gets Its Top Rating Ever from JD Power
Honda scores again with JD Power. Honda received its best ever ranking in initial quality from JD. Seven Honda models earned the highest ranking in their respective segments. The 2008 Fit and CRV were also ranked as the most dependable in the subcompact and compact SUV categories in a 3 year survey from JD Power.
Honda Canada Sponsors Paul Tracy at the Honda Indy in Toronto and Edmonton
Paul Tracy will race in this year's Honda Indy Toronto and Edmonton Indy, in support of Make-A-Wish® Canada. Tracy will drive the #8 Make-A-Wish Canada/Dragon Racing/Honda/Dallara/Firestone car. Dragon Racing is an IndyCar Race team, owned by Jay Penske and sponsored by Honda Canada
Blue Jays to Conduct Honda Super Camps
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS will conduct seven Honda Super Camps across seven cities from June through August, as they continue their commitment to amateur baseball across Canada.
In conjunction with title sponsor HONDA CANDA Inc., the Super Camps will commence in Vancouver and will continue through the summer with camps being held in Prince George, London, Halifax, Ottawa, Calgary, and concluding in Toronto.
?We are very proud to partner with the Blue Jays on this significant initiative. Together we continue to grow this game across Canada and programs such as this provide our players future with the fundamental skills they need, while enhancing their enjoyment of this great game? - Jim Baba, Director General, Baseball Canada.
Each Honda Super Camp presented by the Blue Jays Baseball Academy, will be three days in length and run from 8am-1pm each day. Each participant will receive top level instruction in all aspects of the game from Blue Jays alumni and Baseball Canada instructors. Registration will be available on bluejays.com/camps, with a cost of $150 per child and will
limited to 150 children aged 8-14. In addition, working with local baseball associations, the Toronto Blue Jays, through Jays Care Foundation, will donate registration fees for a limited number of players in each of the seven camps to help remove any financial barriers to participation.
The Calgary Camp will take place from Aug 8 to 10 at Absolute Sports. The instructors will include Blue Jay alumni Duane Ward, Mark Eichhorn, and Rance Mulliniks.
2011 Honda Odyssey Achieves Historic Milestone
The 2011 Odyssey becomes the only minivan to earn top U.S. safety ratings for both the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under their respective more stringent testing guidelines.
2011 Odyssey Earns Top Safety Marks
The 2011 Odyssey has earned the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration?s best-possible Overall Vehicle Score of five
stars. That makes the 2011 Odyssey one of the first two vehicles ever to earn
five stars in each position for all three crash tests: frontal, side and
rear.
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