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As of July 8th, the 2015 Honda Fit and 2015 Honda CR-V have been named the most satisfying vehicles in their individual markets for AutoPacific’s customer driven 2015 Vehicle Satisfaction Award. The Honda Fit proved its popularity with double-digit increases in sales each month since October 2014 and is up 63 percent throughout the year. The CR-V is continuing its run as America’s best-selling SUV while setting its all-time sales record for the first half of 2015 at 163,018 vehicles sold. "These two models represent Honda's core and growth segments, and we're gratified to know that our customers are satisfied with their purchases," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of Honda automobile division at American Honda. "Honda's products are created by passionate engineers who take joy in producing the highest quality automobiles, and AutoPacific's awards validate that enthusiasm, as well as tell us how well regarded the CR-V and Fit are in the industry." AutoPacific’s Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSAs) take their results from owners of cars throughout the United States and the 2015 results were based on over 66,000 responses throughout the first quarter of 2015. The VSAs are entirely determined through driver feedback and judge how satisfied customers are with their purchases.

In order to showcase the impressive versatility and array of available premium features found on the 2016 Honda Pilot, the brand has released a new marketing campaign featuring this all-new model. Through this extensive campaign, the brand will be releasing a series of TV, digital and print advertising spots that focus on the upgraded features and capabilities of the 2016 Pilot. Two new TV spots for the campaign have already been released to television and on the official Honda youTube page. "The campaign leverages the Pilot's strengths with two impactful spots, showing that the Pilot is 'Ready for Anything.' With its all-new styling, premium technology, and adaptability, it's the perfect vehicle for everyone," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. The first video for the campaign is called “The Incredible Pilot Elite” and it focuses on the impressive versatility of the 2016 Pilot by showing the vehicle put through a variety of different situations and highlighting how its handles each scenario. This advertisement is the centerpiece for the entire campaign as it highlights all of the aspects of this model that make it ideal for families. The Incredible Elite: The second video is called “Even Better” and it features family driving home in the 2016 Pilot after a day out. The ride initially begins quiet, but then the family launched into an impromptu sing-along of the song “Buddy Holly” by Weezer. This new spot has been designed to capture the attention of kids and parents alike by featuring a song that parents will recognize and that kids will find catchy. Even Better:

According to American Honda Motor Co., Inc., the Honda Division sold a total of 118,870 units during June showing yet another mom-over-month increase. Honda’s year-over-year sales also increased with total sales for the first six months of the year reaching 665,914 units, a .07 percent increase over January-June of 2014. "With the introduction of the 2016 Pilot late last month, our SUV lineup is the strongest it has ever been, and it was already in very good shape," said Jeff Conrad, Honda Division senior vice president and general manager. "The next several months will be exciting as we begin to renew and expand our car lineup." June Sales Highlights: Sales of the Accord reached 27,477 units Sales of the Civic reached 28,727 units Sales of the Fit increased 21 percent with 4,669 units Sales of the Crosstour increased by 19 percent 837 units Sales of the CR-V increased by 4.2 percent with 28,349 units Sales of the HR-V reached 7,760 units Sales of the Odyssey increased by 2.2 percent with 11,621 units Sales of the Pilot reached 9,093 units

Head over to the Honda website today to enter their latest sweepstakes to win the ride of your life in two-seater IndyCar, driven by an IndyCar champion. Entering is free and prizes include round-trip airfare for two people, a $250 American Express gift card, two credentials to one of 12 IndyCar races, a three day and two night stay in a hotel, or a ride like no other in a two-seater IndyCar. One grand-prize winner will win every single one of the prizes listed. To enter simply fill out some basic information on the Honda site. Check out the video above to see highlights from last year’s contest!

Independence Day weekend has arrived and here at D’ELLA Honda of Glens Falls we would like to wish all the drivers in the Glens Falls, Clifton Park, Saratoga, and Queensbury, NY areas a fun weekend. Take the time to relax with family and friends, and when you’re done swing by our store at 313 Quaker Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804.

Honda has just put out a new ad for the 2016 Honda Pilot showing just a few of the long list of standard features that come with the vehicle. Including standard features like Bluetooth audio, 26 highway mpg, and a multi-angle rearview camera, the Honda Pilot is well equipped for anyone out there. Watch the video and check it out for yourself. Come into D’ELLA Honda of Glens Falls and see us at 313 Quaker Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804 to check to learn more about the 2016 Honda Pilot.

Honda is inviting everyone to Vac The Odyssey through their new interactive sweepstakes featuring the innovative new HondaVAC® found in the 2015 Odyssey. This sweepstakes began last month and will run through July 13, 2015, as a way of promoting not only this impressive feature but Little League baseball as well. Every person who participates will be entered to win an all-expense-paid trip to the 2015 Little League Baseball® World Series set to take place from August 29-30, 2015 in South Williamsport, PA. In order to enter, you simply have to visit vactheodyssey.com and fill out the online entry form. While there, you can even play the interactive online game which allows you to see how much of a mess you can clean up in your Odyssey without becoming tangled up in the HondaVAC®.  Once the game ends you can enter your score to the high scorers list. Check out the website today in order to play the game and enter for a chance to win a trip to the 2015 Little League Baseball® World Series. You can also check out the Official Rules of the sweepstakes to learn more.

Honda just released a new ad for the 2016 HR-V Crossover. The ad features pop singer Prince Royce with a pile of gifts. He needs a place to put all the gifts and the 2016 HR-V has plenty of room to fit whatever is needed. To see it for yourself, check out the video. To check out the 2016 HR-V for yourself come into our store at 313 Quaker Rd, Queensbury, NY 12804 and see it for yourself. While you’re here, jump behind the wheel and take a test drive to see just how much you really love the HR-V.

Earlier this month, Honda introduced two all-new side-by-side models, the 2016 Pioneer 1000 and the 2016 Pioneer 1000-5. Coming with a 6-speed fully automatic Dual Clutch transmission and a wide range of different features, the Pioneer 1000 looks to expand and innovate the capabilities and performance for whatever you’re doing. "We're very excited about the all-new 999cc engine we've developed for these new Pioneers," said Lee Edmunds, Manager of Motorcycle Marketing Communications at American Honda. "We've also added the industry's only fully automatic mechanical transmission—the 6-speed Dual Clutch Transmission. With steel gears, the DCT offers true engine braking, seamless shifting and a smooth, reliable transfer of power." The Pioneer 1000 is backed by an inline, twin-cylinder, Unicam® 999cc engine. On top of that, no side-by-side before it has had a fully automatic 6-speed DCT. Making use of parts from around the globe and built here in the USA, the Pioneer 1000 is the largest in the Pioneer lineup. With five different configurations to choose from features like 14-inch aluminum wheels, four-wheel drive, electric power steering, and many more are all available. With so many options available, there’s a pioneer for anyone.

The 2016 Honda HR-V Crossover has officially arrived at Honda dealerships everywhere including D’ELLA Honda of Glens Falls where we serve customers from Queensbury, Saratoga, Clifton Park or Glens Falls, NY. In order to highlight the impressive design and capabilities of this all-new model, the brand has released a series of videos on their YouTube page. We shared a few of them in one of our previous blogs and here we have one of the latest videos in the new series called “Part Beauty Part Beast”. This new 60-second spot features the Lucas Brothers as they discuss the 2016 HR-V and the importance of finding the balance between beauty and power. Throughout the spot we see a number of athletes along with shots of the new HR-V as the duo discusses how to incorporate different personalities and talents into one model or person and how this car is the perfect combination that will fit with all the different sides of you. Check out the video above and stop by and see us here at 313 Quaker Rd in Queensbury, NY to learn more about the 2016 Honda HR-V today!

When entering adulthood, many teens lack the skills that make them financially literate. The American Honda Finance Corporation is making the push to change that by sponsoring the Junior Achievement USA® (JA) Personal Finance Program. This program looks to develop financially literate skills in around half a million teens over the course of the next four years. JA Personal Finance is focused on helping high school students improve their understanding of financial concepts like investing, budgeting, and saving, as well as properly using credit. Funding will go towards incorporating both digital technologies as well as in-class learning with JA volunteers, to create an experience that will help teens learn in an enjoyable way. Owning a vehicle involves many financial responsibilities and the campaign looks to ensure that teens fully understand these responsibilities. A variety of topics such as paying for insurance, options for financing, and routine maintenance, will all be covered to help teens make better decisions when it comes to future financing opportunities. "We support Junior Achievement USA because their core values align very well with our own core values as a corporation—to enrich the social, economic and educational well-being of communities and society," said David W. Paul, senior vice president, AHFC. "Buying a car is one of the first major financial decisions most of us make. It is important that we educate the next generation to ensure that they are ready for the responsibilities of financing a car as well as establishing a firm financial foundation to help them succeed in life."

Give and Take: Great Thinking Inside: Lining up with the kickoff of the 2016 Honda HR-V Crossover, Honda is beginning an advertising campaign that depicts the history of the brand’s innovation leading up to the 2016 HR-V. The advertising campaign is comprised of two different TV approaches “Give and Take” and “Great Thinking Inside”. “Give and Take” is a campaign depicting people’s faces being contorted in a variety of areas to show how hard it is to get everything exactly how you want it. The HR-V has found the perfect no-exceptions vehicle where everything is the way it should be. “Great Thinking Inside” focuses on the nostalgic side of long time Honda owners. Featuring models like the prelude, del sol, Element, and more, each model appears to come out of the car before it, depicting how each good idea seems to come from the previous one. All leading up to the HR-V Crossover. Paired with Sammy Davis Jr.’s “Gonna Build A Mountain” the feeling of nostalgia is only heightened. "The versatility, sleek design and advanced technology of the all-new HR-V Crossover provides a multi-dimensional element that will appeal to a variety of people," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Automobile Division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "The vehicles in ‘Great Thinking Inside' are iconic Honda models that demonstrate our evolution of thinking, while ‘Give and Take' illustrates our dedication to innovations, and we're proud to continue this track record with the all-new HR-V." The campaign will combine a variety of advertising forms making use of everything from TV, to magazine insertions, to homepage spreads on yahoo and youtube. Where so many advertising campaigns have gone wrong, the HR-V manages to execute it perfectly.