Honda to Install Brake-override System on All Models
Honda Motor Co. said it will deploy brake-override systems in all of its Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S., with the first installment coming in late August, The Wall Street Journal. The entire lineup will have the system, which ensures that the brakes can overpower the engine if the accelerator and brake are both depressed, by the end of 2011, the company said in a statement. The systems gained attention this year after Toyota Motor Corp. recalled more than 8.5 million cars globally for unintended acceleration. Some of vehicles that had problems didn't have a brake-override system. Toyota has since pledged to install the system in all new vehicles and to retrofit three million existing cars with the technology. Auto-safety legislation that is being reviewed by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce calls for rules to be drawn up to require a brake-override system on all vehicles. Previously, Honda had said it would implement the system, but didn't say when. Currently, Honda doesn't have the system on any of its vehicles, said Gary Robinson, an American Honda spokesman.
More Industry

Pennsylvania Dealership Under New Retailers
The sale of the Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram store puts a family auto group on a leaner path as first-time dealers take the helm.
Read More →
Battery Storage Takes Priority Over EVs
U.S. automakers are prioritizing battery energy stationary storage over electric-vehicle production as the consumer demand for EVs lags the rest of the world.
Read More →
Auto Dealers Feel Better But Not Great
A second-quarter Cox Automotive poll of franchised retailers and independents found better views of the current market after a good spring but anticipation of third-quarter storminess.
Read More →
New-Vehicle Sales Picture Relative
A May forecast is complicated by last spring’s trade tariff effects on auto retail. Despite continued hard realities, many consumers took advantage of ways to bite the bullet.
Read More →
Auto Group Acquires Third Nissan Rooftop
Iowa-based Coleman Automotive Group recently acquired its seventh dealership, McGrath Nissan, which it renamed Nissan of Elgin.
Read More →
April Less Affordable
Based on prices, reduced incentives and slower household income growth, consumers found it more challenging to buy new last month, Cox Automotive reported.
Read More →
Building an Extraordinary F&I Agency
Work to determine your specialized talent, because that fact will determine everything about your agency’s future.
Read More →
Recipe for Compliance
The secret to both amazing barbecue and compliance is the same: understanding the basics and committing to a process.
Read More →
EVs Getting More Attractive
A growing percentage of U.S. consumers are open to switching and fewer are adverse to the idea, according to a recently completed survey. That’s despite the end of a tax break.
Read More →
EV Sales Drop in April Following Surge
North American electric-vehicle sales were down 28% year-over-year, a sharp contrast from global EV sales growth of 6%.
Read More →