2016 Honda Civic Named ‘Overall Best Buy of the Year’ by Experts at Kelley Blue Book

         All-new, redesigned sporty and fun-to-drive 2016 Civic Wins Top

         Award

         Honda takes home bevy of ‘Best Buy’ honors for 2016 including

         CR-V, Pilot and Odyssey, showcasing strength in light-truck

         offerings

         Honda takes five of 11 non-luxury awards from Kelley Blue Book

TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 12, 2015 – Honda vehicles took home top accolades in multiple categories at the 2016 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Awards, with the all-new, sporty and aggressively styled 2016 Civic taking home the ‘Overall Best Buy Award.’ According to the expert team of editors and evaluators at KBB.com, ‘the 2016 Honda Civic is the Overall Winner in our Best Buy Awards because it sets a new standard in a segment already known for delivering great value, providing an up-level experience to drivers and passengers in every facet of the driving and ownership experience.’

            2016 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award Winners: Honda

         Overall Winner: 2016 Honda Civic

         Small Car: 2016 Honda Civic

         Small SUV/Crossover: 2016 Honda CR-V

         Mid-Size SUV/Crossover: 2016 Honda Pilot

         Minivan: 2016 Honda Odyssey

In addition to the Overall Best Buy of the Year Award for Civic, Honda secured accolades from The Trusted Resource® for three vehicles in its light truck lineup including CR-V, Pilot and Odyssey in their respective categories.

The Honda CR-V is the best-selling SUV over the past two decades and continues to offer incredible value to customers. The sleek and sophisticated 2016 Pilot is all-new and fully redesigned from the ground up with more trim levels, features and options than ever before. The 2016 Odyssey continues to be the only minivan to offer an in-vehicle vacuum and class-leading fuel economy.

"We are incredibly confident in the value, quality and design of the all-new 2016 Civic,” said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. “This prestigious award from KBB.com helps current and future buyers with their purchase decisions and further solidifies the notion that for customers who purchase a Honda, be it a car or a light truck, they are making an ‘overall’ smart choice.”

“We believe the all-new Honda Civic is a game-changer in the compact vehicle class” said Jack R. Nerad, executive editorial director and executive market analyst for Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com.  “While the previous-edition Civic was a market leader in a very important segment, the newest version ups the ante in every category – interior and exterior style, safety, feature set – the new Civic takes them all to a new level.”