Review: Honda CR-V 2.4 S-X 4WD AT – Drive With Confidence and Comfort With This Versatile Crossover SUV
Monday
Jul 4, 2011
A growing family has growing needs. And that’s just what my family and I are experiencing these days. This includes the need for growing space in the family car. Kids are in grade school. Baby is now a toddler. Strollers have given way to big school bags. Moving to the city’s outskirts has necessitated bringing more stuff in the car than before.
And so it’s just the right timing that Honda has decided to lend us the new CR-V to take out for a weekend spin. It was short-notice, but I didn’t say no when Honda’s marketing manager called me to say the car was ready for pickup within a few hours’ time, even if it meant an hour’s drive in bad weather.
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Review: 2011 Honda City 1.3S AT – No-Frills Sporty Comfort With This Big Subcompact With an Aggressive Look
Monday
Jun 6, 2011
Let me begin this review of the Honda City 1.3S AT with the disclaimer that prior to picking up the review unit at Honda’s Ortigas office, I came fresh out of my weekend-long test drive of the Nissan Teana 250XV V6. Big car to small car. That’s just like my Honda Jazz experience, which came right after reviewing the Nissan Sentra 200 CVT.
With this in mind, I guess I should resist comparing the two review units, as these are on opposite sides of the size spectrum (not extreme, but still opposite). The 2011 Honda City sits smack at the bigger end of the subcompact class and almost nearing the compact class with its dimensions (it measures largest among its contemporaries). And while the City is meant to be a small, fuel-efficient car, it delivers just the right level of performance that you would expect from a car this size. With the City, you won’t be afraid to weave in and out of Metro Manila traffic. But you won’t feel out of place with bigger and more expensive cars on the street, either, with its sporty arrow-inspired look and clean lines.
Honda PH: No Price Hike For Now
Wednesday
May 4, 2011
Good news for the moment? Honda Car Philippines Inc. (HCPI) promises that there won’t be any price hike because of the low supply of car parts coming from Japan.
However, they won’t say until when the price will remain at the same rate.
“Everything is unstable at the moment,” Natsume said. Aside from the shortness in supply, he noted that the price will be dependent on foreign exchange, prices of materials and oil.
So if you’re thinking of buying that Honda vehicle, you’d better do it now as the prices of its cars may go up in the coming months.
Article via: Philippine Star | Image by StaraBlazkova at the Czech language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], from Wikimedia Commons
First Quarter Car Sales Up by 8.2%
Monday
Apr 11, 2011
The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc. (CAMPI) said that the Philippines car March sales figures were up by 8.2 percent compared to last year.
There were only 33,536 sold last March 2010, while there were 36,293 units sold March 2011. This is considered good news despite all that has happened to the PH auto industry.
“Currently, vehicles are available for sale. We are hopeful that the situation will improve soon enough even with limited operation levels to help stem any shortage,” group president Elizabeth Lee said.
Car manufacturers like Toyota was the top seller, with Mitsubishi following second, while Honda’s sales actually declined by 17.9 percent.
[Article via: Manila Standard Today |Image via: Tsikot]
Honda Cutting 50% of 2011 Production
Tuesday
Apr 5, 2011
You might be seeing lesser Honda cars being sold this year. According to Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI), it will be cutting production by half because of the damage done to the manufacturing plants in Japan as we mentioned last time.
Honda will continue to hold it together as much as they can. Despite all the problems, Honda teams throughout the Oceania region will do what they can to help alleviate the car parts issue. The Sayama Plant and Suzuka Factory will resume production of finished vehicles on April 11.
The company just resumed its production and shipping of component parts yesterday.
[Article via: The Philippine Star | Image via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)]
Local Car Supply Problems After Japan Quake
Friday
Mar 25, 2011
The Japanese massive earthquake and tsunami damaged not only Japan, but also its economic structure as its car manufacturing sector also took a large hit–resulting in a tsunami of its own reaching even the Philippines.
Local car manufacturers are having a hard time getting parts to complete cars since Japanese car manufacturers are still assessing the damage wrought upon their areas. Damage to the structure and supplies may take some time.
All the Japanese car manufacturers were affected, some more than others. Honda Motor Corp. had more than a hundred suppliers located near the quake and tsunami centers. It just recently resumed operations. Toyota Motor Corp. would be less affected since most of their parts makers were located in the northeast side of Japan. Mitsubishi Motors fared the best since they are the farthest from the epicenter.
[Article via : MB | Image via: Inautonews]
Win a Canon Powershot G12, HP Mini & HTC Wildfire from Honda Philippines’ Jazz Live it Up Online Photo Contest
Monday
Feb 7, 2011
We recently reviewed a Honda Jazz on a weekend trip (review still to come), and while it’s not the biggest car in terms of volume, it’s certainly versatile and flexible, especially with the different seat configurations. That’s why Honda is giving gadgets to photographers who can creatively capture this versatility. Prizes at stake include a Canon Powershot G12, an HP Mini and an HTC Wildfire smartphone.
Here’s the media release.
Join Honda Cars Philippines, Inc.’s Jazz Live it Up online photo contest for a chance to win cool gadgets. With its surprisingly huge cabin space and versatile seat configuration, you can practically live up your lifestyle inside the Honda Jazz.
Simply capture the things you can do inside the Jazz and upload the photograph in www.hondaphil.com. You may set-up your kids’ playground or even have a picnic inside the car during your family’s out of town trip. The possibilities are endless with the Honda Jazz.
Be sure to write a short description of the photograph. The photograph that shows the most creative and most original idea wins.
Jazz Live it Up online photo contest runs until February 28, 2011. Contest shall award the three best photographs. 1st prize winner gets to take home a Canon G12 while 2nd and 3rd prize winners shall receive an HP Mininote and HTC Wildfire mobile phone, respectively. Winners are to present a valid ID and printed email confirmation by Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. upon claiming of prizes.
Revolutionizing the concept of small cars, the Honda Jazz has outshined competition in terms of interior space and functionality with its versatile ULTRA seats. Powered by the i-VTEC engine, the Jazz also delivers outstanding fuel economy without sacrificing power output. These amazing features make the Jazz the unbeatable choice of the media for Most Fuel Efficient and Most Functional Passenger Cabin for three times in a row during the Auto Focus Automobile of the Year Awards and 2010 Consumer Choice of the Year during the Annual C! Awards. Loaded with numerous innovative technologies, it is no surprise that the Honda Jazz has gained worldwide popularity that reaches cumulative sales of over 3.5 million units since its debut in 2001.
Check the Honda Jazz in any of 28 Honda dealerships nationwide. You may also virtually play with the different seat configurations of the Jazz and load exciting items for any of the three fun destinations on the website by simply visiting www.hondajazzfuv.com/jazzmasutra.php. Just remember to try before you buy. Be smart! Test drive!
Honda Jazz 1.3S AT 2nd Generation Review (First Impressions)
Friday
Jan 28, 2011
I haven’t even had the chance to sit down and finish my review for the Nissan Sentra 200 CVT, and another car has honked its horn on the driveway asking for a write-up: the Honda City 1.3S AT. Well, I actually had to take a cab to pick it up from the Honda marketing office, but that’s another story.
The second-generation Honda City 1.3S AT was actually released in 2009, and so this review might come in a bit late. But as they say, better late than never. These are actually just first impressions, as I still have to make a verdict much later, after I take this little pocket rocket out for a spin in these next few days.
Honda to recall defective Fit subcompacts
Friday
Dec 17, 2010
1.35 million Fit subcompacts will be recalled by Honda Motor Co around the world in order to fix defective headlights wiring.
Fit cars that were assembled in Japan from November 2001 to October 2007 are subject to the said recall. These cars were mostly from the Suzuka industrial unit of Honda.
Majority of the Fit cars, which is around 735,000 units, are from Japan. 385,000 units will be recalled in Europe where the unit is known as Jazz. There are also units from Africa, and the Middle East, and Asia including the Philippines.
The estimated cost for the recall is 3.6 billion yen or $43 million. According to a spokesman of Honda in Tokyo, there was no accident associated to the Fit cars with defects but this will bring a great impact to the auto company.
[via CBC News]
The Dreaded Engine Computer Box
Thursday
Aug 21, 2008
Ask anyone on what is the most sensitive part of modern cars these days and you may perhaps get the computer box as the answer. Rightfully so, it is considered the heart of modern cars and once it gives way, you are in big trouble.
Unlike older cars, car computer boxes of newer models from Mitsubishin, Honda or Toyota are hard to replace. In fact, that is your only option since they cannot be repaired. There are people in Banawe who may claim it can be fixed but if you want to take that risk and solicit worse problems for your car, then by all means grab it. But the reality of it all is that if other parts of your car can be fabricated, your computer box cannot.
The normal occurrences that would contribute towards car computer boxes being damaged severely include:
1. Floods or being soaked
2. Length of use
3. Wrong installation or has been tampered with
Not even the usual electricians would dare tinker with it for the reason that they know how sensitive this part it and how expensive it would take to replace it. The price could go as far as a second hand car!
So if your computer box goes on the blink, better start saving for a new one. There are no second hand ones that can last in the same way that your old computer box was. Certainly, it is a part that can be expensive to replace but it may take eternity to wreck depending on how you take care of your car.
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