Big Island Honda - Hilo

In late 2009, Honda imported 1850 units of its Civic Type-R Euro from Britain. For 2011, the Japanese carmaker will bring only 1500 units of the sports car coupe to sell. Why the cut backs? The Type-R is  produced at Honda's Swindon, UK site - but the engine is coming under some fire overseas - it will be discontinued in most of Europe after this year, beacuse it does not meet the emissions standards.

When a British-built Honda Civic Type-R hit the streets, drivers everywhere loved it. From the company's home base in Japan to the United States, Type-R gained…

Honda Motor Company released their summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for October 2010. Results - things are going very well at Honda. Here's the rundown:

Production in Japan for the month of October 2010 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 10 months. However, production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 12th consecutive month - while worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 11th consecutive month.

Honda Fit was the industry's second-best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of October 2010 - with sales of 14…