Edmunds.com Presents Awards to 14 Charlotte Area Dealerships that Deliver Great Car Shopping Experiences

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Edmunds.com, the premier destination for car shopping, has honored 14Charlotte area car dealerships with its fourth annual Five Star Dealer Awards. The awards recognize select car dealers who earned the highest overall rating for customer satisfaction in Edmunds.com's dealer "Sales Ratings."

"Today's consumers have more information at their fingertips than ever before, but each individual car-buyer has different wants and needs from their next car," says Edmunds.com CEO Avi Steinlauf. "Congratulations to all the winners of the Edmunds Five Star Dealer Award for upholding the longstanding tradition of putting the customer first, earning excellent reviews from their community for providing thoughtful, personalized experiences that truly help people get where they need to go."

The 14 Charlotte area dealers recognized by Edmunds.com are listed below.

• Carolina Hyundai of Lake Norman – Cornelius, NC.
• Carolina Volkswagen – Charlotte, NC.
• Hendrick Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Concord – Concord, NC.
• Hendrick Honda – Charlotte, NC.
• Hendrick Kia of Concord – Concord, NC.
• Hendrick Motors of Charlotte – Charlotte, NC.
• Hendrick Volkswagen of Concord – Concord, NC.
• Honda of Concord – Concord, NC.
• Keffer Volkswagen – Huntersville, NC.
• Mazda of South Charlotte – Charlotte, NC.
• Paramount Hyundai of Hickory – Hickory, NC.
• Paramount Kia of Hickory – Hickory, NC.
• Rick Hendrick City Chevrolet – Charlotte, NC.
• Stateline Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram – Fort Mill, SC.

To be eligible for the Five Star Dealer Award, the dealer partner must have earned an overall sales rating of five stars generated by car shoppers on Edmunds.com – with a minimum of 20 reviews during the previous two years – as of December 31, 2015.

Car shoppers can look up the reviews and ratings for any dealer in their area on Edmunds.com's "Find a Dealer" page athttp://www.edmunds.com/dealer-reviews/. Winning dealerships are distinguished by The Five Star Dealer badge.

Dealers interested in participating in Edmunds.com's Dealer Partner program are encouraged to visit the Dealer Center athttp://www.edmunds.com/dealers/ or call 1-855-EDMUNDS.

About Edmunds.com, Inc.Car shopping destination Edmunds.com serves nearly 20 million visitors each month. With Edmunds.com Price Promise®, shoppers can buy smarter with instant, upfront prices for cars and trucks currently for sale at 10,000 dealer franchises across the U.S. Shoppers can browse not only dealer inventory, but also vehicle reviews, shopping tips, photos, videos and feature stories on both Edmunds' wired site and on its acclaimed mobile apps. Regarded as one of the best places to work in Southern California, Edmunds.com was also named one of "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Automotive" by Fast Company. Edmunds welcomes all car-shopping questions on its free Live Help Line at 1-855-782-4711 and help@edmunds.com, via text at ED411 and on Twitter and Facebook. The company is based in Santa Monica, Calif. and has a satellite office in downtown Detroit, Mich., but you can find Edmunds from anywhere on YouTube, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, Google+ and Flipboard.

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HENDRICK HONDA WINS EDMUND'S 2016 FIVE STAR DEALER AWARD!

This prestigious award is given to those dealerships that provide a "stellar car shopping experience."  View our reviews here.

Congratulations to Hendrick Honda!

Many thanks to the folks who participated in the Steve's Coats for Kids campaign -- another record breaking year!

Honda Picks Up Six “Best Cars For The Money” Awards from U.S. News & World Report

       Five Honda models honored in six different vehicle categories

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016 – Five Honda models have been honored with six “Best Cars for the Money” awards by U.S. News & World Report. The 2016 Civic was named “Best Compact Car for the Money,” the 2016 Honda HR-V was named “Best Subcompact SUV for the Money,” the 2016 Honda Odyssey was named “Best Minivan for the Money,” the 2016 Honda Pilot was named “Best 3-Row SUV for the Money,” and for the second year in a row, the 2016 Honda Fit was named both “Best Hatchback for the Money” and “Best Subcompact Car for the Money.”

“Honda is committed to building vehicles that bring joy to our customers and ultimately deliver long-term value,” said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. “Quality and value for money are key attributes customers expect when buying a Honda, and these awards recognize the brand’s ongoing fulfillment of that promise.”

The “Best Cars for the Money” methodology combines quality and value data into a composite score. Within each of 21 award categories, the vehicle with the highest score is named the “Best Car for the Money” in that category. Quality is measured by the overall score a vehicle achieved in the U.S. News car rankings at the time the awards are published. The rankings, updated monthly at www.usnews.com/cars, compare cars on the basis of safety, reliability and a consensus of industry experts’ opinions. Value is measured by a combination of a vehicle’s five-year total cost of ownership and the average price paid for the vehicle at the time the awards are published.

Airbag Recall

For Immediate Release

Statement by American Honda Regarding Nationwide Recall of Certain Takata PSDI-5 Driver Front Airbag Inflators

·         Approximately 2.23 million Takata PSDI-5 driver front airbag inflators will require replacement in Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S.

·         No PSDI-5 inflator ruptures have been reported in Honda or Acura vehicles

·         Takata inflators will be replaced with parts from an alternative supplier with repairs beginning in the Summer of 2016

TORRANCE, Calif. – February 3, 2016 – Based on a recent Defect Information Report (16E-005) from the airbag inflator supplier, Takata, Honda will conduct a national recall (16V-061) of approximately 2.23 million Honda and Acura vehicles in the United States to replace, free of charge to vehicle owners, the PSDI-5 Takata driver front airbag inflators installed in those vehicles. Honda has received no reports of Takata PSDI-5 inflator ruptures in Honda or Acura vehicles worldwide.

Honda plans to replace all of these recalled inflators with new parts from an alternative supplier at no cost to owners of Honda and Acura vehicles. Due to the large volume of new inflators needed to repair vehicles, the necessary replacement parts will not become available until Summer 2016. As a result, owners of affected vehicles will be informed of the recall in an initial notification letter within 60 days. Once replacement parts become available, Honda will send a second notification letter to owners with instructions to pursue repair at their local authorized dealer. The second round of notifications will prioritize older model year vehicles located in certain High Absolute Humidity regions1 and will expand to other areas of the country as more replacement parts become available.

The most up-to-date available consumer information about this action can be obtained at www.recalls.honda.com and www.recalls.acura.com or by calling (888) 234- 2138. The list of specific vehicle identification numbers (VIN) to be included in this recall has not yet been determined. Therefore, a VIN search at our websites or NTHSA’s recall site is not possible yet for this action. We anticipate that concerned owners of  the affected models will be able to accurately search their vehicles’ recall status on these sites beginning on February 15, 2016.

With this new action, a total of approximately 8.51 million Honda and Acura vehicles have been or now are subject to replacement of a Takata driver and/or passenger front airbag inflator in the United States.

Models included in the PSDI-5 driver front inflator recall in the United States (certain specific vehicles only):

·    2005-2012 Acura RL

·    2007-2011 Honda CR-V

·         2007-2016 Acura RDX (early production MY 2016 vehicles only)

·         2007-2014 Honda Ridgeline

·    2009-2014 Honda Fit

·    2009-2014 Acura TL

·         2010-2014 Honda FCX Clarity

·         2010-2014 Honda Insight

·    2010-2013 Acura ZDX

·    2011-2015 Honda CR-Z

·         2013-2016 Acura ILX (early production MY 2016 vehicles only)

1Fourteen U.S. states and territories designated by Honda as High Absolute Humidity regions: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam and American Samoa.

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