Honda North Carolina Manufacturing (NCM) announced the start of production of its first battery-powered zero-turn radius (ZTR) mowers.

The all-new product family includes 54-inch and 60-inch models, along with a 60-inch autonomous model—the first Honda battery-powered ZTR autonomous mower.

Honda Power Sports & Products, a business unit of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., has announced that it has taken an important step toward even greater generator safety by equipping its portable generators with an advanced version of its original CO-MINDER carbon monoxide (CO) detection and automatic shutoff system.

In case you missed it, here’s Rural Lifestyle Dealer’s roundup of 24 announcements that emerged from this year’s Equip Expo 2024, held mid-October in Louisville, Ky.

Having recently read, and reported on, an Associated Press (AP) news item about the “weather whiplash” across the country these past weeks and months, I started thinking of a different, albeit positive, whiplash in my corner of the planet.

International landscape, outdoor living, and outdoor power equipment professionals gathered in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 15-18 for Equip Expo, where there was no shortage of news on new product innovations and information to support industry growth.

American Honda recently hosted Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) activities for students and teachers at 11 U.S. production facilities, promoting career opportunities in modern manufacturing.