November 4, 2008

• 2008 SEMA Show: 2009 Honda Ridgeline Powersports Concept (Edmunds.com)

  LAS VEGAS — Honda got two for the price of one at the 2008 SEMA Show with its 2009 Ridgeline Powersports concept. The vehicle links the Japanese automaker's truck and motorcycle business since the Ridgeline hauls a Honda CRF 450R Special Edition bike.

• Honda Reveals Accessory Concepts for Civic and Ridgeline at 2008 SEMA Show (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

  More than 16 Honda project, concept, and accessorized production vehicles are on display at the 2008 Specialty Equipment Market Association's show in Las Vegas, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today.

November 3, 2008

• Sales down for Alabama-made Honda vehicles (Birmingham Business Journal)

  Honda reported another drop in sales for the Odyssey minivan and the Pilot sports utility vehicle.

• Honda Canada reports October sales results (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

  Honda Canada Inc. reported combined October sales of 11,455 units by its Honda and Acura divisions, a 1% increase over last October. The Honda Automobile Division reported October sales of 10,293 units, up 2% from last year.

November 2, 2008

• 50 Updates to the 2009 Honda Ridgeline (About.com)

  Honda's Ridgeline truck isn't due for a total redesign for a couple of years (it was just introduced in 2006) but that doesn't mean the automaker is leaving the pickup…

October 31, 2008

• Auto headlines: Penske stock surges (Detroit Free Press)

  Penske Automotive Group Inc. shares jumped the most since 1996 in New York trading after posting a third-quarter profit, avoiding losses by three competitors. ALSO: Hyundai eyes China boost; Tundra shift to resume; SUVs, pickups profitable; Ala. plant builds pickups.

October 30, 2008

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (Detroit News)

  LINCOLN, Ala. — Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln, Ala. plant.

• Honda Begins Alabama Plant Conversion (Manufacturing.net)

  Automaker has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln plant in effort to keep production levels up by converting the plant to assemble better-selling vehicles.

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

  Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln, Ala. plant. Plant officials briefed U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions this week on Honda Motor Co.'s flexible manufacturing systems, which are allowing them to add the Ridgeline and Accord V-6 sedan to the assembly lines.

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

  Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln, Ala. plant. Plant officials briefed U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions this week on Honda Motor Co.'s flexible manufacturing systems, which are allowing them to add the Ridgeline and Accord V-6 sedan to the assembly lines.

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (Detroit News)

  LINCOLN, Ala. — Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln, Ala. plant.

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)

  LINCOLN, Ala. — Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln, Ala. plant. Plant officials briefed U.S. Sen.

• Latest Alabama News (FOX 6 News Birmingham)

  Here is the latest Alabama news from the Associated Press…

• Alabama Honda plant builds test pickups (Montgomery Advertiser)

  LINCOLN — Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln plant.

October 29, 2008

• Honda's Alabama plant building test pickups (WSFA 12 Montgomery)

  LINCOLN, Ala. (AP) - Honda has begun building test versions of the Ridgeline pickup at its Lincoln plant. Plant officials briefed U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions Tuesday on Honda's flexible manufacturing systems,

• Wednesday eye-openers: Highlights from today's Birmingham News (Birmingham News)

  State money for schools 25 percent short. State asks U.S to void a rate swap deal. Pelham prepares for today's Elite Eight state volleyball tournament behind standout Whitney Hudson. Honda starts building Ridgeline pickup in Alabama.

October 28, 2008

• Honda making test versions of Ridgeline pickup (Birmingham News)

  Dealer-ready versions of the Ridgeline will roll off assembly lines in Lincoln early next year.

October 26, 2008

• Cheap Gas, But Now What? (NPR)

  The price of gas has dropped about $1.20 per gallon since it hit more than $4 per gallon in July. Do lower gas prices mean Americans will start driving more?

• Price tag for Hyundai work stoppage could be millions (Montgomery Advertiser)

  The impact on central Alaba ma's economy from Hyundai's decision to stop its production line for 11 days this year will likely be in the millions of dol lars, according to an economist and an auto industry expert.

October 24, 2008

• Asian brands dominate car quality rankings; Scion most reliable (USA Today)

  Toyota Motor's Scion was the top ranked brand followed by Honda Motor's Acura and Honda nameplates in Consumer Reports' influential study of the most reliable new vehicles with Ford Motor's Lincoln and Mercury being the only two domestic nameplates in the top 15.