Toyota and Honda forecast profit and sales short of analysts’ estimates as a trade spat between the US and China threatens global car sales already sputtering from weaker demand.

The planned closure of the Honda plant in England put a spotlight on the fallout of Brexit, as well as the huge challenges in general facing the global car industry, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

As the Irish Government puts together legislation to deal with the potential fallout from a no-deal Brexit, the situation in the UK becomes more farcical by the day.

The plant is Honda's only factory in the EU.

Jack Evans heads to Seville to see if electrification is a real alternative to a diesel Honda CR-V.

There are not many compact saloons on the market right now — certainly not outside the premium segment where the likes of the Audi A3 and Mercedes CLA offer options. The choices are limited, primarily because this is a market segment which appears to have withered on the vine in the face of an ongoing SUV/crossover onslaught.

A new Honda Civic Type R is upon us. Darren Cassey heads to Germany to find out if it can live up to its predecessor’s impressive reputation 

The collaboration brings together 11 companies.

Honda has been investing heavily in hydrogen cars. Darren Cassey heads to Denmark to test the latest fruits of the Japanese manufacturer’s labours.

Time was when the Honda Civic was a favourite of sophisticated ladies of a certain age, smitten as they were by the solidity and smartness of the Japanese family car.

Honda has revealed a special edition of its Civic Type R hot hatch. The Black Edition, which is limited to just 100 units, is designed to commemorate the last of the current-generation Civic Type R hatch.

Honda yesterday posted a surprise net loss for its fourth quarter as its quality-related costs, mostly to recall Takata-made air bag inflators, nearly quadrupled for the full business year.

HONDA has long been regarded as one of the most innovative and ingenious of all the motor manufacturers in the world and thus, when the company announced a return to the pinnacle of motor sport with a new hybrid Formula One engine, it was expected that the Japanese company would make an immediate and sustained impact, writes Declan Colley

Consumer satisfaction surveys are the bane of many a car manufacturer, largely because they don’t provide much of it, but for some — most notably the Japanese — they are a source of constant pleasure, reflecting as they do so well on the products those companies make and the love owners have for their Japanese cars.

Japanese car giant Honda is to recall 5.7m cars worldwide in the latest round of recalls involving Takata Corp air bag inflators which can explode and hurl shrapnel into the vehicle.

Honda sales are going really well here in Ireland now — the company had a 73% increase month-on-month in July when compared to last year — with strong growth recorded in the updated 2015 Civic (+79%) and CR-V (+169%). 

>Honda has announced details of its new HR-V, a car it calls "a new generation subcompact SUV".

Honda is recalling around 824 vehicles in Ireland over concerns about faulty airbags made by Takata.

Honda has set a new world record for fuel efficiency after one of its cars covered 13497.5km across 24 EU countries — using just £459 of diesel.

The Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC has once again proved its impressive fuel economy by claiming the 2015 Honest John Award for the Best Real MPG Performer.

Brendan O’Laoire shows off his stunning collection of motorbikes.

Jenson Button can understand the reasoning why Fernando Alonso will not be making his second debut with McLaren this weekend.

GIVEN all the palaver in recent times about the advent of the Crossover, and how the segment is going to swallow whole a load of other mini-segments due to its all-conquering effect on buyers, there is still a conservative vibe going on out there. And, curiously, Honda are at the thick of it.

PERCEPTION can sometimes be a dangerous game in this business. Take the Honda CR-V, for example. I always thought of the car — although something of a pioneer in the soft-roader segment — as something primarily aimed at middle American buyers who largely wouldn’t know the difference between a decent car and a takeaway hamburger — or care less for that matter.