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Honda Robotics Division: Honda Announces New Honda 'Robotics' Division And All-New ASIMO

(14/11/2011)

Honda has announced the establishment of Honda Robotics, the collective name to represent all of its robotics technologies, and product applications created through its research and development of humanoid robots. The announcement coincides with the unveiling of an all-new ASIMO humanoid robot with a world-first technology enabling ASIMO to move without being controlled by an operator - whereby progressing from a "automatic machine" to an "autonomous machine". It now has the ability to make ... [more]

Honda Racing: Silverstone plans morning entertainment and breakfast offers for BTCC Early Birds

(12/10/2011)

Silverstone is preparing for a bumper crowd at this weekend’s final round of the DUNLOP MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Silverstone, in association with Honda Racing. As an incentive for fans to get to the circuit early and make the most of the season finale, the Northamptonshire venue has announced a host of entertainment and ‘breakfast-special’ offers that it will be laying on for race day (Sunday 16 October). Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Limit... [more]

HPI Bike Check: Motorcycles remain an easy target for thieves

(31/05/2011)

According to recent figures, motorcycles represent one per cent of all vehicles on the road but one in five stolen vehicles is a motorcycle. With this increase in stolen bikes on the road, HPI is warning buyers to remain cautious when making a used bike purchase. Despite the fact bikes make up a small percentage of vehicles on the road, they accounted for 22% of overall thefts in 2010, up 17% from 2006. HPI warns used motorcycle buyers to be vigilant against this growing threat and get protecti... [more]

HPI Check: Growing influence of CO2 emissions on consumer car buying decisions

(06/04/2011)

According to a new survey of UK car dealers from HPI, there is a 52% increase of dealers confirming that CO2 emissions influence customers’ purchasing decision in 2010, compared to 2007, thus confirming the growing influence of CO2 emissions on consumer car buying decisions. With the growing focus on carbon emissions, many dealers are choosing to download the HPI CO2Certificate, which can provide customers with clear ‘at a glance’ information on the running costs, fuel consumption and environ... [more]

Honda CRV CTDi: Top 10 cars with the best residual values

(10/12/2010)

Deciding what new car to buy can sometimes be difficult, but a big part of any buying decision should be how much the car is likely to be worth in the future, relative to the price you pay for it. Glass’s, the ‘bible’ when it comes to used car values, has excluded automotive exotica and cars sold in very small numbers from the list, which expresses the residual values as a percentage of original list price for vehicles on a ‘57’ plate with average mileage of 37,000 miles. Glass’s has revealed... [more]

Honda Jazz: The Honda Jazz is the most reliable student car

(15/10/2010)

Warranty Direct has analysed its 50,000 live policies to produce the reliability list of small used cars that come with a price tag suitable for parents or cash-strapped students. As tens of thousands of new students leave home and head for university this month, Warranty Direct reveals that the best car to pack them off in, for the student-sized budget of under £3000, is the Honda Jazz. The diminutive Jazz is the least likely runabout to leave its driver stranded on the hard shoulder, and is... [more]