Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
The Honda Insight hybrid is no more. That''s the confirmation from Honda itself, as slow sales prompt the Japanese automaker to end production of its flagship hybrid. According to Bloomberg, Honda informed dealers back in November that Insight production would stop this month, and asked them to stop taking orders on the model.
Green Car Reports
APRIL 15, 2015
Automakers and their dealers know that when a vehicle is updated, redesigned, or discontinued, the last lagging examples of the old model may sit on lots for months, perhaps even years. So it appears to be with the Honda Insight, the subcompact mild hybrid hatchback that the company discontinued after the 2014 model year.
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 17, 2024
If this occurs, drivers may notice a fuel smell during idling or driving, Honda noted. Dealers will inspect the high-pressure fuel pumps and replace them, if necessary , free of charge. Honda plans to begin mailing owner notification letters in December.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2009
Honda’s Insight hybrid was Japan’s 10 th -best-selling new car in February, excluding minicars, according to figures from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Honda received more than 15,000 orders for the Insight, which was launched that month.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 5, 2009
The Prius remained Japan’s top selling new passenger vehicle in August—its fourth month straight as the top seller, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. The Honda Fit took the second spot, with 10,927 units (6%), followed by the Toyota Vitz (8,145, 4.5%) and the Honda Insight (7,900, 4.4%).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2009
Toyota’s Prius was the top-seller in Japan in July, with 27,712 units sold—almost quadruple the 7,058 units sold in July 2008, according to data from the Japan Automotive Dealers Association. The Honda Fit is still the volume leader from January-July, with 82,592 units total.
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2009
times June 2008 results of 6,231 units— according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA). In April, the Honda Insight had been the top-seller—the first hybrid to be such—with 10,481 units. In May, the Insight dropped to third place with 8,183 units, behind the Prius and the Honda Fit, with 8,859 units.
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