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Honda has captured the 2012 Best Retained Value Award for the second consecutive year from Edmunds.com. Honda was named the top non-luxury brand in the Best Retained Value Awards for maintaining the highest projected residual value after five years of ownership as a percentage of value when new.

"Honda's focus on retail sales has always benefitted our most important client: Honda customers," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "This valuable award from Edmunds.com is recognition of Honda's unending mission of providing true value to customers - one that extends well beyond the showroom."

"Honda has long had a reputation for dependable used vehicles, and that is reflected in today's booming used car market," said Joe Spina, director of remarketing at Edmunds.com. "Honda's family of vehicles continues to expand the company's status as one of the best values available to car buyers today."

For more information about the Edmunds.com Best Retained Value Awards, visit http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/best-retained-value-cars.html.

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Terrible Twos

Can't be, you say. Bel Air Honda is turning two years old in May? We know, we know, we don't look a day over one. (Cocoa butter - trust us.)

On a serious note, please let us take a moment to thank from the bottom of our hearts all of the people who have helped us make it to this point. We pride ourselves on earning your trust every time you come through our doors, and we know we could never exist without your support. We appreciate the time you've spent with us and hope to work with…

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During Honda's Really Big Sales Event, huge inventory at your Honda dealer means huge savings for you. Check out the five Really Big Sales Event TV commercials featured here! The Really Big Sales Event. Real deals, big inventory. Now. At your Honda dealer.
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During Honda's Really Big Sales Event, huge inventory at your Honda dealer means huge savings for you. Check out the five Really Big Sales Event TV commercials featured here! The Really Big Sales Event. Real deals, big inventory. Now. At your Honda dealer.
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Honda Really Big Sales Event

Foreign Language Couple - Honda Really Big Sales Event TV
During Honda's Really Big Sales Event, huge inventory at your Honda dealer means huge savings for you. Check out the five Really Big Sales Event TV commercials featured here! The Really Big Sales Event. Real deals, big inventory. Now. At your Honda dealer.
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BIG Sales Event

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During Honda's Really Big Sales Event, huge inventory at your Honda dealer means huge savings for you. Check out the five Really Big Sales Event TV commercials featured here! The Really Big Sales Event. Real deals, big inventory. Now. At your Honda dealer.
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Really BIG

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During Honda's Really Big Sales Event, huge inventory at your Honda dealer means huge savings for you. Check out the five Really Big Sales Event TV commercials featured here! The Really Big Sales Event. Real deals, big inventory. Now. At your Honda dealer.
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2012 Honda Civic Rated ?Least Toxic? Vehicle In New Study

There???s nothing like the smell of a brand-new car, right? Actually, that the ???new car smell??? is bad for your health and that of children and pets, as it is composed of chemicals coming off the steering wheel, seats, armrests and dashboard.

A new study of toxic chemicals in new cars from the Ecology Center released on HealthyStuff.orgsheds more light on the subject and it is interesting reading, to say the least. Officially, the study is called ???The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Cars.??? Right at the outset, we???d like to point out that the best performer, or ???least toxic??? vehicle is the 2012 Honda Civic. More about that later.

Did you know that the average American spends more than 1.5 hours in a car every day? Over time, accumulated exposure to toxins being released in the vehicle, exacerbated by extreme heat trapped inside on hot days, may lead to health problems such as allergies, birth defects, learning impairment, liver toxicity, and cancer.  

What are these chemicals? According to Jeff Gearhart, research director at the Ecology Center, the chief culprits are bromine (associated with brominated flame retardants, or BFRs), chlorine (which indicates the presence of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC and plasticizers), lead and heavy metals.

???Automobiles function as chemical reactors, creating one of the most hazardous environments we spend time in,??? said Gearhart.

Testing for chemical toxins - HealthyStuff.org

Testing for chemical toxins - HealthyStuff.org

This year???s testing involved more than 200 new vehicles on dealer lots. Gearhart added that there???s good news for consumers in that overall vehicle ratings are improving. The best vehicles today, according to the study, have eliminated hazardous flame retardants and PVC. The study further found that 17 percent of new vehicles today have interiors completely free of PVC, while 60 percent are produced without BFRs. See the list of PVC-free vehicles here and BFR-free vehicles here.

Back to the list of top performers in this year???s testing, the 2012 Honda Civic achieved the number one spot by being free of BFRs in all interior components, utilizing PVC-free interior fabrics and interior trim, and containing low levels of heavy metals and other metal allergens.

In addition, Honda is again the top-rated automaker for healthy interiors, as it has been since 2007.

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