Honda Insight News

Honda will contest the Japanese Super GT series with a heavily modified CR-Z hybrid, vying for both a win and more visibility for the unusual hybrid.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The engines are revving in downtown Buffalo where some of the newest cars to hit the road are rolling into the Convention Center.

Natural gas is starting to capture public attention as an alternative fuel for cars but that didn't help the Honda Civic Natural Gas model, which lost its eight-year hold on the "Greenest Car" list compiled by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy .

Toyota Motor Corp., the biggest seller of gasoline-electric autos, wants to spur U.S. demand for its hybrids with a smaller, cheaper version of the Prius, a goal that eluded Honda Motor Co.

He suggested the Honda Insight, the somewhat half-hearted attempt at a Prius competitor, soon to be made even more irrelevant by the sub-$20,000, 50+ mpg Toyota Prius C. Not to gang up on Honda, but the next suggestion was the Acura RL, a car overshadowed by the much better-selling, better-performing, and cheaper TL.

Honda Civic Natural Gas ties with the Nissan Leaf EV for 2nd place after eight years in the top spot.

When it came to January alt-fuel sales, there was Toyota , and then there was everyone else.

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Plug-in electric cars are still rare enough to turn heads, but they're being adopted at a faster rate than gas-electric hybrids were when they were new, an expert in the field told a group of electric enthusiasts in Camarillo on Sunday.

Honda has sold more than 800,000 hybrid vehicles since the first generation Honda Insight hit the road in November 1999.

Sales of hybrid vehicles in Malaysia are expected to hit an all-time high this year, boosted by rising popularity, increasing awareness, ongoing tax incentives and new model launches.

While not as near as successful as its native rival Toyota when it comes to hybrid models , Honda remains a major player in the category having recently topped the 800,000 sales mark.

Honda Motor's cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011 - 12 years and 2 months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan November 1999.

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