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Season greetings from our family to yours. May your Christmas sparkle with joy, laughter & cherished moments.

Honda has won the 2025 “Best Car Brand” award for the fourth consecutive year from U.S. News & World Report, receiving high scores for the award’s key attributes of performance, interior quality, safety and reliability for its passenger car models, including Civic, Civic hybrid, Civic Type R, Civic Si, Accord and Accord hybrid.

An unparalleled success, the award-winning 11th-generation Civic is a gateway to the Honda brand and America’s most popular vehicle with Gen Z, first-time buyers and multicultural customers. Honda Civic is America’s best-selling compact car since 1973. A critical driver of brand loyalty for the Honda brand, the award-winning 11th-generation Accord is America’s most popular midsize vehicle with Millennial, Gen Z, first-time buyers and multicultural customers.

Hybrid-electric variants for both models, the new Civic hybrid and Accord hybrid, play a key role in the Honda electrification strategy. Hybrid-electric trims powered by the award-winning fourth-generation of the Honda two-motor hybrid-electric powertrain now represent more than 50% of Accord sales, and the new 2025 Civic hybrid models are expected to ultimately represent about 40% of Civic sales. This year over 25% of total Honda brand sales are hybrid-electric vehicles.

After evaluating 38 brands, U.S. News’ prestigious Best Vehicle Brands Awards recognize industry-wide excellence across four key segments of the automotive market: cars, SUVs, trucks and luxury vehicles, honoring automakers with the most desirable key brand attributes that excite and attract car buyers. The winners have the best combination of performance, interior quality, safety and reliability in their categories.

2025 Honda Odyssey EX-L – Stk #56H6308. MSRP $43,315. Model RL6H6SJNW. $3499, 1st payment, $595 acquisition fee, taxes, & DMV fees due at signing, 10k mi/yr. $.15 overage. To qualified buyers thru AHFC. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excess wear/tear and up to $.20/mi. over 10k mi/yr. Not all customers will qualify. See dealer for details. Expiration 1/2/25.

— 27 YEARS — Bob Tomoser, Honda Sales Manager — 5 YEARS — Russ LoBrutto, Shuttle Driver — 2 YEARS — Justun Osborne, Honda Technician — 1 YEAR — Alex Harris, Technician

Looking Back On Our 2024 Milestone Anniversaries — 40 YEARS — Terry Harrison, Fixed Ops Director — 25 YEARS — Max Harrington, Service Manager David “Zippy” Zimny, Honda Master Technician — 10 YEARS — Mike Morrill, Sales Manager Adam Maslyn, Service Consultant — 5 YEARS — Dennis Cahill, Parts Consultant Mike Barone, Detail Department Russ LoBrutto, Shuttle Driver

The new 2025 Honda Civic hybrid, the electrified variant of America’s most popular compact car, has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2025 North American Car of the Year award. The North American jury of automotive journalists announced the finalists for the 2025 North American Car, Truck and Sport Utility of the Year awards at an event during the Los Angeles Auto Show this morning.

Positioned at the top of the refreshed 2025 Honda Civic lineup, the new Civic hybrid, offered for the first time as either a sedan or hatchback, combines the fun-to-drive spirit of Civic with the award-winning Honda two-motor hybrid system featuring two large and powerful electric motors. Sales of the new Civic hybrid-electric models are ultimately expected to represent about 40% of Civic sales as a key step in the Honda electrification strategy.

This month Ralph Honda would like to shine a light on a family who are customers of ours, the Cox family. The Cox family has purchased multiple vehicles from Ralph Honda over the years. Thank you to Robyn, Monte, Morgan, Sloan and Jake for your previous purchases here. We appreciate your business with us! What made the most recent purchase unique is Morgan recently purchased a certified pre-owned Honda CR-V and had it delivered to her in Florida. Thank you, Morgan, for your business and we hope you are enjoying your CR-V! In addition to this, we would like to thank Morgan for her service in the Army reserves and we wish her luck as she begins officer training school and specialized training. Thank you to the Cox family for their continued support and business with us here at Ralph Honda.

No matter where you live, we will make sure you are able to experience Ralph Done Right for your vehicle purchase and ensure a smooth delivery, whether that’s here in New York or across the country.

Eggnog Thumbprints Ingredients: ¾ cup butter, softened ½ cup white sugar ¼ cup packed brown sugar 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup butter 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 tablespoon rum 1 pinch ground nutmeg Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. In a medium bowl, cream together 3/4 cup butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; stir into the creamed mixture by hand to form a soft dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Make an indention in the center of each cookie using your finger or thumb. 3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. 4. In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup butter, confectioners’ sugar, and rum. Spoon rounded teaspoonfuls of filling onto cookies. Sprinkle with nutmeg. Let stand until set before storing in an airtight container. Recipe credit: allrecipes.com

According to The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac Christmas Forecast: New England: There is a chance of a white Christmas in Northern Maine, but nowhere else in the region. Atlantic Corridor: There will not be a white Christmas. Appalachians: There will not be a white Christmas. Southeast: There will not be a white Christmas. Florida: There will not be a white Christmas. Lower Great Lakes: There will not be a white Christmas. Ohio Valley: There is a chance of a white Christmas. Deep South: There will not be a white Christmas. Upper Midwest: There will not be a white Christmas. Heartland: There will be a white Christmas. Texas–Oklahoma: There will not be a white Christmas. High Plains: The northern part of the region may experience a white Christmas. The southern piece, mainly south of I-70, will see a white Christmas. Intermountain: There is a chance of a white Christmas; there will be a white Christmas in the Rockies. The northern part of Arizona will not have a white Christmas. Desert Southwest: There will not be a white Christmas. Pacific Northwest: There will not be a white Christmas. Pacific Southwest: There will not be a white Christmas. Alaska: There will be a white Christmas. Hawaii: There will not be a white Christmas. Will There Be a White Christmas in Canada? Our neighbors to the north are in luck for sleigh rides and snowball fights this holiday season!

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