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The Home Depot Foundation Commits up to $500,000 to California Wildfire Relief
ATLANTA, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, The Home Depot Foundation announced a commitment of up to $500,000 to support wildfire relief efforts in California, bringing its 2018 disaster relief commitment to at least $4.8 million for areas impacted by fires, hurricanes and flooding throughout the year.
“Our hearts go out to all of the people and communities impacted by the devastation in California,” said Shannon Gerber, executive director of The Home Depot Foundation. “We will continue to work with organizations on the ground to provide emergency relief for these communities during this extremely difficult time.”
The Home Depot Foundation will provide support in collaboration with several nonprofit partners that are active in helping the residents of California, including American Red Cross and Convoy of Hope. Additionally, The Home Depot’s employee assistance program, The Homer Fund, is continuing to provide emergency financial assistance to associates affected by this tragedy.
About The Home Depot Foundation
The Home Depot Foundation works to improve the homes and lives of U.S. veterans, train skilled tradespeople to fill the labor gap and support communities impacted by natural disasters. Since 2011, the Foundation has invested $250 million in veteran causes and improved more than 40,000 veteran homes and facilities in 2,500 cities. In 2018, the Foundation committed an additional $250 million to veteran causes taking the total to half a billion by 2025.
To learn more about The Home Depot Foundation and see Team Depot in action, visit thd.co/community and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @teamdepot and on Facebook at facebook.com/teamdepot.
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Curacao has partnered with Viking Law to Bring Free Thanksgiving Meals to 425 Families in LA in this Year’s “Curacao Turkey Giveaway”
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Curacao, the largest Hispanic-centric retailer on the West Coast serving diverse communities in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tucson and Phoenix, has just announced a partnership with Viking Law, a CA-based firm headed by Alex Djarbekian. Both Curacao and the firm ––which has handled and litigated complex and often high-profile legal cases––, will bring full Thanksgiving meals to 425 low-income Latino families across Los Angeles, which is battling one of the major wildfires burning in California.
Through this partnership, and for the 15th year in a row, Curacao continues strengthening its commitment to millions of Hispanic families and millennials across Southern California by donating hundreds of turkeys in an event quickly becoming one of the city’s Thanksgiving largest meal distributions.
Low-income and underserved families will be able to celebrate one of the country’s top holidays by receiving hot meals and sides worth nearly $50 each. Each 6-person meal package will come with a whole turkey (22 pounds each), 6 servings of whole russet potatoes, one can of gravy, canned corn, wild rice, broth, carrots, cranberries, salad and stuffing.
“We understand how important family values are to the Latino community, and none of them should ever have to miss a special occasion due to a lack of financial resources,” said Ariela Nerubay Curacao’s CMO. “That is why, as part of the Thanksgiving spirit, Curacao is extremely proud to serve its community on this special date by providing healthy meals to hundreds of Latino families who, otherwise, would not be able to join this celebration.”
Alex Djarbekian, head of Viking Law Firm, said, “We are honored to partner with Curacao to make it possible for hundreds of Latino children, their parents and their friends to gather around the Thanksgiving table. It’s one of the many ways in which our company is committed to the well-being of this community.”
Families will be able to pick up their meals on Tuesday, November 20th, from 7PM to 9PM, at the parking lot of the store located on 1605 W. Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles 90015, California.
Meals will be provided only to those recipients who have previously obtained a voucher or a ticket number by texting PAVO to 474747. The voucher or ticket number must be presented in order to receive the meal.
The “Curacao Turkey Giveaway” initiative is one of the multiple programs created by the Curacao Foundation —a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by retailer Curacao–, to support the Latino community during the holiday season. Also, as part of its continued efforts and demonstrated commitment to the Hispanic community, Curacao will donate a percentage of all Black Friday sales to the Curacao Foundation.
About Curacao:
Curacao is the leading Hispanic-centric retailer on the west coast serving and lending to Latino communities for over 38 years with twelve approximately 100,000 square foot mega-stores in Southern California, Nevada and Arizona and at icuracao.com. Curacao stores offer Latino communities access to the best technology, home & fashion products from premium brands, as well as travel & money transfer services on credit.
Curacao founded the Curacao Children Foundation dedicated to providing needy Latino families with scholarships, free resources and merchandise to help improve children’s quality of life. The foundation celebrates children every year with the production of a massive children’s fair that attracts over 30,000 attendees and showcases over two dozen non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting and educating families in need. Curacao is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more info visit https://icuracao.com/.
About Viking Law:
Viking Law Firm provides aggressive representation to people who have been injured or harmed by an individual or corporation through a team of accomplished lawyers, who do not back down and will make their clients proud of electing the firm to represent them.
Located in multiple cities across California, the firm has handled and litigated complex and often high-profile legal cases featured on CNN, KTLA, Fox, NBC, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and other media outlets. For more info visit: https://www.vikinglf.com and www.accidentes123.com.
Media Contacts:
Inma Carbajal-Fogel
MPRM Communications
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323-933-3399
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Gente de Zona makes the world dance again!
MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — LaMusica App from Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) (OTCQB: SBSAA), exclusively premieres the much anticipated music video for the single “Hazle Completo el Cuento.” The legendary Cuban duo, Gente de Zona, is joined by the ever-growing urban sensation, El Micha, to bring their faithful fans a theme song that will make it hard for everyone to sit still. The single “Hazle Completo el Cuento” will be available on all digital platforms Friday, November 16th, and exclusive content will showcase on Ritmo 95.7FM from the expected premiere.
“Tell the whole story, tell him what happened, tell him you’re lying… Tell him it’s not him but me you answer the phone to…” says the chorus of the new single. This promising hit is not only lyrically enticing but rhythmically catchy; fusing a multitude of sounds. The song, which was released under the Sony Music / Magnus Media label, tells the all-too-familiar story of a desired woman who has to choose between two men. Her lover begs her to “tell the whole story” by putting her deceptive ways to rest and finally choosing to be happy with him.
The music video was filmed in Wynwood highlighting the influential Latin atmosphere that consumes the typical Miami lifestyle: everything is beautiful, forget your troubles and let’s party. We see Gente de Zona and El Micha singing to their respective girls while flirting and dancing in a way that exudes sensuality. It is a video that is characterized by its stunningly colorful cinematography and good vibes.
“‘Hazle Completo el Cuento’ is the epitome of a good time,” said Bianca Alarcón, Vice President of Content Development, LaMusica App/SBS. “We were thrilled to find out we would be working with Magnus Media and Sony on this project. The video premiere is a great demonstration of the ability to connect us all to our cultural roots while, at the same time, entertaining our audience in new and exciting ways.”
The single “Hazle Completo el Cuento” will be available on November 16th, 2018 on all digital platforms.
Do not miss the exclusive premiere of the music video “Hazle Completo el Cuento” this Friday, November 16th, 2018 on LaMusica App, which is available for free via IOS and Android app stores. More information about the LaMusica App can be found at http://www.lamusica.com.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) owns and operates radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Urbano format genres. SBS also operates AIRE Radio Networks, a national radio platform of over 250 affiliated stations reaching 93% of the U.S. Hispanic audience. SBS also owns MegaTV, a television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, produces a nationwide roster of live concerts and events, and owns a stable of digital properties, including LaMusica App, a mobile app providing Latino-focused audio and video streaming content and HitzMaker, a new-talent destination for aspiring artists. For more information, visit us online at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
MEDIA CONTACT SBS:
Vladimir Gomez
(786) 470-1644
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All-New 2020 Toyota Corolla Ready To Rock The Sedan World
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, California, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — With more than 46 million Toyota Corollas sold globally since its introduction in 1966, it would be difficult to find a driver who did not recognize the name. Everyone, it seems, has a Corolla story. Many, though are going to be doing double takes when they see the re-imagined and reconfigured 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan. And that’s exactly the point.
The 12th-generation Toyota Corolla made its arrival in two chapters: the all-new Corolla hatchback arrived earlier this year, and now comes the current best-selling Corolla body style, the sedan. Both are based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), which is far more than a new body structure, bringing together new approaches to engineering, design, assembly, and materials.
TNGA transforms both Corolla styles into drivers’ delights while also bolstering the model’s renowned value and reliability. Both draw from the same DNA and share powertrains. It’s no surprise, then, that the 2020 Corolla sedan dramatically elevates this model’s focus on comfort and refinement while also infusing it with the Corolla hatchback’s feisty personality.
The Corolla sedan’s bold new look is a perfect reflection of the bumper-to-bumper, wheels-to-roof transformation that has taken place. The TNGA platform means an available engine that produces more power than its predecessor yet delivers better fuel efficiency. TNGA imbues the Corolla sedan with greater agility, yet also with its smoothest, quietest ride. TNGA also means an elevated feeling of quality in every surface, switch and control the driver sees and touches. And, critically, TNGA delivers on Toyota’s commitment to driver and passenger safety with the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 suite of active safety systems – standard on every Corolla sedan model.
Design Transformation
Toyota shook up the midsize sedan ranks with the new-generation Camry, and now the compact sedan segment is in for a jolt with the 2020 Corolla sedan. From every angle, the new Corolla sedan looks lower and leaner, tauter and tighter. Powerful fender flares and generously curved fender top surfaces accent its sculpted, athletic core.
The bold front fascia details vary by model grade, with the SE and XSE putting on the sportiest face, including a body-color chin spoiler and aero stabilizing fins to emphasize the wide stance. The slim, J-shaped Bi-Beam LED headlamps wrap deeply into the front fenders and give the Corolla sedan a steely stare and a distinct nighttime signature. The sporty SE and XSE grades use triple J-shaped clearance lamps with LED light guides along with LED turn signals, creating a unique design signature.
The rear leaves a distinct lighting impression as well, with narrow combination lamps that wrap deeply into the fenders. All 2020 Corolla sedan models use LEDs, the type and style varying by model grade. The sporty grades feature smoked outer light lenses.
Cabin Fever
Simple. Warm. Inviting. Sensuous. These descriptors, seemingly from the luxury car realm, inspired designers’ efforts when visualizing Corolla sedan’s cabin. The result is called “sensuous minimalism.” It’s equal parts sporty and elegant, and, as always, Corolla-comfortable and durable.
A neat instrument panel lends an open, harmonious feeling thanks to its slimmer upper surface, with character lines that interlock with the door trim to convey an airy atmosphere. At the center of the instrument panel, within easy view for the driver and front passenger, sits a high-resolution 8-inch multimedia touchscreen for the standard Entune 3.0 multimedia system on all grades except the L grade, which gets a 7-inch multimedia touchscreen.
The center stack screen provides access to vehicle settings, audio controls, navigation, and Entune 3.0 apps. Climate controls, located below the multimedia portal, are fashioned in a bright, highly visible digitized configuration. The center stack flows into a wider console, with an armrest that’s nearly 0.8-in. longer than in the previous model, for greater comfort.
Dynamic Force is with You
The 2020 Corolla sedan L, LE, and XLE grades will use the 1.8-liter engine (2ZR-FAE) found in the previous generation, yet with more horsepower and better fuel efficiency. The XSE and SE grades are powered by a completely-new 2.0-liter Dynamic-Force direct-injection inline four-cylinder engine (M20A-FKS). This new engine delivers more performance and using less fuel. Remarkably, the new Corolla sedan engine is physically smaller and lighter, helping to lower the car’s center of gravity and improve its overall balance.
The 2020 Corolla will be available at dealerships Spring 2019.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 36 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 47,000 people (more than 37,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.7 million cars and trucks (2.4 million in the U.S.) in 2017 – and about 87 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road today.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights the way it partners with community, civic, academic and governmental organizations to address our society’s most pressing mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move, anything is possible. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
Media Contact:
Zachary Reed
469-292-3499
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Disaster-Affected Homeowners Receive Expanded Support from Fannie Mae
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) today announced the launch of a supplement to the post-disaster mortgage relief options the company currently offers. Fannie Mae’s Disaster Response Network™ is a comprehensive case-management service for disaster-affected homeowners whose mortgage loans are backed by the company. The program provides homeowners broader personalized support to address safety and basic needs, property repairs, employment, and financial recovery—all of which affect a borrower’s ability to meet their mortgage obligations.
“Communities face extraordinary challenges dealing with the impacts of a natural disaster,” says Michael T. Hernandez, Vice President Disaster Recovery & Rebuild, Fannie Mae. “For homeowners, the process can be complex, stressful, and time-consuming. We want to help families regain their personal and financial footing beginning with mortgage relief, but also by helping more broadly to ensure a successful recovery.”
The Disaster Response Network is operated by Clearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions through their Project Porchlight program. Utilizing a call-center model, staffed exclusively by HUD-certified counselors within the United States, the Disaster Response network will help homeowners navigate the challenging and unfamiliar post-disaster recovery process and will include:
- A comprehensive case assessment and action plan designed to meet the homeowner’s needs.
- Assistance in filing FEMA, insurance, and Small Business Administration (SBA) claims as well as providing additional referrals and resources for disaster recovery and resiliency.
- Tri-party calls with assistance providers and homeowners, plus ongoing counselor-homeowner check-ins to help ensure a successful recovery.
- A web-based platform designed to educate borrowers, provide resources and updates, and create a supportive online community of neighbors facing similar challenges.
Homeowners with a Fannie Mae-owned loan whose property is in a FEMA-declared zone are eligible for free assistance from the Disaster Response Network. If the home was not damaged, but the borrower’s employment/income was negatively affected, they are still eligible for the program.
Homeowners may access the program in one of the following ways:
- Mortgage servicers or Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Help Network may refer disaster-affected Fannie Mae homeowners to the Disaster Response Network.
- Homeowners can see if Fannie Mae owns their loan and request help by visiting the Loan Lookup Tool at www.KnowYourOptions.com/loanlookup or by calling us directly at 1-800-2FANNIE (1-800-232-6643).
Fannie Mae helps make the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage and affordable rental housing possible for millions of Americans. We partner with lenders to create housing opportunities for families across the country. We are driving positive changes in housing finance to make the home buying process easier, while reducing costs and risk. To learn more, visit fanniemae.com and follow us on twitter.com/fanniemae.
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America’s Promise Alliance Launches ‘Every School Healthy’ Campaign to Fuel Movement to Create Healthy Schools Across the Country
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — America’s Promise Alliance, the nation’s largest network dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, today announced the launch of the ‘Every School Healthy’ campaign to create healthy and safe schools where all young people can thrive.
Driven by the belief that every student deserves a healthy school that advances their education and promotes their social, emotional, physical, and mental health, the campaign is investing $1.8 million in six communities to accelerate progress of innovative solutions that create learning environments where students can thrive. Set against a backdrop of increased student activism where students are speaking out about the challenges they face, the campaign will help accelerate on-the-ground efforts to support the social emotional needs of youth. Not meeting the social and emotional needs of youth is emerging as an identifiable barrier to academic success.
To raise awareness and spark action, Every School Healthy will also engage partner organizations and individuals to tell the stories of schools and communities working to create healthy schools. The campaign will not only highlight collaborative successes and solutions, but also amplify the voices of young people working within their schools and communities to transform them into spaces where youth can truly thrive. Through these efforts, the campaign will provide proof points and motivation to inspire more people to take action to create healthy schools in their community.
“The research is overwhelming on the connections between health, education, and youth development,” said John Gomperts, President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance. “By paying close attention to students’ social and emotional well-being in addition to their physical well-being, schools will see the better educational outcomes they seek and prepare students to lead longer, more fulfilling lives.”
A Critical Moment for Student Success
As new research brings into focus the rippling hardships many young people experience and the increased urgency to support their healthy development, the campaign comes at a crucial moment. Key findings from this research include:
- Youth of color are at increased risk for poor health outcomes due to a lack of access to the social supports, opportunities, and experiences essential for healthy development, according to a report (Barriers to Wellness) by The Center for Promise, America’s Promise research institute.
- Students are increasingly absorbing stress and anxiety experienced by teachers, as more professional development and support is needed to prevent a trickle-down effect impacting students, according to a recent report (Creating Policies to Support Healthy Schools) by Child Trends, a nonprofit research organization and America’s Promise partner.
“Every child deserves to be in a school that promotes their well-being and allows them to be at their best,” said Jennifer M. Ng‘andu, Interim Managing Director-Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Sadly, this is not the reality for too many kids in America. All of us have a role to play—from families and businesses to young people themselves—in creating supportive schools that allow every child to grow, thrive, and meet the challenges of the world around them.”
Supporting Innovative Solutions at the Community Level
Communities across the country are already leading on-the-ground efforts to make schools places where youth can thrive. Every School Healthy will support several of those communities, funding acceleration work in six communities (in five states) already engaged in cross-sector efforts to create healthy schools. Each acceleration site represents what is possible when organizations and schools come together to collaborate on addressing challenges standing in the way of creating healthier schools. These six sites were selected through a competitive process from a pool that included more than 145 communities from 20 states across the country, and include:
- Adelante Mujeres (Forest Grove, OR)—Adelante Mujeres provides holistic education and empowerment opportunities to low-income Latina women and their families to ensure full participation and active leadership in the community. One of their key programs is the Chicas Youth Development Program, which provides girls ranging from third to 12th grade the opportunity to participate in weekly afterschool sessions that develop their leadership potential, build strong cultural identity, and foster healthy lifestyles and academic success. They carry out this program by partnering with local public schools and working with more than 500 local families each year.
- Alive and Well Communities (St. Louise, MO)—Alive and Well Communities is a nonprofit organization that is focused on activating communities to address the trauma experienced by residents and develop pathways to healing, well-being, and equity. They believe that the impacts of trauma prevent schools from being an environment that supports health and well-being for students and staff alike. The work of Alive and Well Communities is led by community members and works to promote trauma-informed practices at an institutional, community, and national level.
- Better Together Central Oregon (Crook County, OR)—Better Together Central Oregon and six key community organizations are partnering with Crook County School District in a comprehensive effort to create healthier students and staff and build a Culture of Care in schools and across the community. At its core, the model includes whole school development through staff engagement in trauma-informed practices, increased capacity in schools for mental health support, and amplifying youth and community voice in a movement to de-stigmatization mental illness and increase positive interactions between students and the adults they encounter in schools.
- FIT2gether (Cherokee County, SC)—Cherokee County School District has launched FIT2gether, a student-driven initiative designed to catalyze a culture of health through empowerment and collective action. FIT2gether has three components that each focus on a different population: FIT2Learn (students), FIT2Serve (staff), and FIT2Prosper (community). With student-led teams at each school in the district, young people will identify barriers to health and well-being and design solutions to make healthier school environments and communities for all.
- Partnership for Child Health (Jacksonville, FL)—Partnership for Child Health is working with the schools and broader community in Health Zone 1, known as Jacksonville’s Urban Core, to integrate trauma-informed and child rights-based approaches to advance whole child health. This effort will be fully integrated into existing initiatives aimed at improving the health and well-being of students in Health Zone 1 that include the Wolfson Children’s School Based Health Center and Full Service School program.
- Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness (Staten Island, NY)— Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness is partnering with North Shore schools and community partners to empower young people, parents, and faculty to advocate for healthy schools. The approach puts young people in the lead—encouraging them to identify health disparities in the schools and community, develop site-specific suggestions, and forge positive change through authentic dialogue and strong partnerships.
America’s Promise Alliance is leading the Every School Healthy campaign in partnership with ChildObesity180, Communities In Schools, FoodCorps, National Association of Community Health Centers, and Turnaround for Children. The Every School Healthy campaign is a part of Together for Healthy and Successful Schools, a collaborative initiative working to advance the vision that all schools support education and health. Together for Healthy and Successful Schools is comprised of America’s Promise Alliance, Child Trends, and Healthy Equity Works at Washington University in St. Louis, and it is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
For more information about Every School Healthy, please visit our website at EverySchoolHealthy.org.
CONTACT INFO
Dennis Vega
202.657.0682
[email protected]
America’s Promise Alliance leads more than 450 organizations, communities, and individuals dedicated to making the promise of America real for every child. For more information, visit www.AmericasPromise.org.
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The Home Depot Declares Third Quarter Dividend Of $1.03
ATLANTA, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The Home Depot®, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its board of directors declared a third quarter cash dividend of $1.03 per share. The dividend is payable on December 13, 2018, to shareholders of record on the close of business on November 29, 2018. This is the 127th consecutive quarter the company has paid a cash dividend.
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,286 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In fiscal 2017, The Home Depot had sales of $100.9 billion and earnings of $8.6 billion. The Company employs more than 400,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.
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All-New 2019 Honda Passport Starts Adventure with Global Debut in Los Angeles
TORRANCE, California, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — With a video teasing its on- and off-road capabilities and adventuresome spirit, today Honda announced it will unveil the all-new 2019 Honda Passport on November 27, the day before making its auto show global debut the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. The reveal will be livestreamed and available for viewing on Honda’s YouTube channel (https://honda.us/PassportReveal) starting at 3:30 p.m. PST.
The new Passport, launching early next year, expands on Honda’s award-winning light-truck lineup, joining the HR-V, CR-V and Pilot as Honda’s fourth SUV and its sixth light-truck model, including the Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup. Passport was designed and developed in the U.S. by Honda R&D Americas and will be manufactured at Honda’s Lincoln, Alabama plant.
“The new Passport is a more personal, powerful and off-road-capable SUV that hits the sweet spot between daily driving comfort and weekend off-road, all-weather adventure capability,” said Henio Arcangeli, Jr., senior vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. & General Manager, Honda Division. “With customer demand for SUVs continuing to grow, the new adventure-ready Passport is going to further solidify our lineup, attracting new buyers and keeping existing customers in the Honda family.”
Honda brand light-truck sales are on track for a fourth-straight record year, on the way to top 700,000 units for the third year in a row and now accounting for more than half of the Honda brand’s U.S. sales so far this year, with light-truck sales up 5.3 percent from year-ago results. Further strengthening its capacity to meet record demand for light trucks, in August Honda added production of the CR-V to a fourth North American plant, in Marysville, Ohio. The CR-V is now Honda’s top-selling model and continues as the most popular SUV in America over the past 20 years. Earlier this year, Honda launched freshened versions of its Pilot and HR-V sport-utilities, with upgraded technology, expanded availability of Honda Sensing®, and more premium features. Strong demand for the Honda Pilot has sales up more than 41 percent for the first ten months of 2018.
The Honda light truck lineup has been widely recognized for excellence in design, packaging, safety features and performance, with Honda named America’s “Best SUV Brand” by U.S. News and World Report in 2018, for the second straight year. Reflecting Honda’s commitment to local production, the Odyssey, Pilot and Ridgeline recently took three of the top 10 spots in Cars.com’s 2018 American-Made Index.
For More Information
Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com. To join the Honda community on Facebook, visit facebook.com/honda. Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2018 and released 2019 Honda models is available at hondanews.com.
About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.
Honda has been producing automobiles in America for more than 36 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2017, more than 90 percent of all Honda brand vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally sourced parts.
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