No more JDM Civics -- the Civic is dead in Japan
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No more JDM Civics -- the Civic is dead in Japan
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http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=20165
Honda's compact sedan isn't so popular in Japan
Although such a development seems unthinkable in the United States, if this latest report from the Nikkei is to be believed, the Honda Civic will be bowing out of the Japanese auto market.
In the U.S., the Honda Civic has been one of the best-selling vehicles on the market thanks to its reputation for reliability, quality, and fuel economy. In fact, Honda has sold over 215,000 Civics through October for 2010 -- the number of Civics sold in October alone was over 17,000.
However, the story is much different over in Honda's home market of Japan. According to Nikkei, Honda sold only 182 standard Civics and 270 Civic Hybrids for the month of October. As a result, the company will stop the sales of all Civic models in Japan.
Honda's product portfolio is much more diverse in Japan than it is in the U.S. and European markets where the Civic does extremely well. As a result, the Civic is seeing its sales gobbled up by smaller siblings like the Fit and more versatile ones like the Stream and Freed.
But while the Civic may be getting the axe in Japan, the model will continue to live on in other markets. The U.S. is expected to receive the next generation Civic some time next year.
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So sad.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=20165
Honda's compact sedan isn't so popular in Japan
Although such a development seems unthinkable in the United States, if this latest report from the Nikkei is to be believed, the Honda Civic will be bowing out of the Japanese auto market.
In the U.S., the Honda Civic has been one of the best-selling vehicles on the market thanks to its reputation for reliability, quality, and fuel economy. In fact, Honda has sold over 215,000 Civics through October for 2010 -- the number of Civics sold in October alone was over 17,000.
However, the story is much different over in Honda's home market of Japan. According to Nikkei, Honda sold only 182 standard Civics and 270 Civic Hybrids for the month of October. As a result, the company will stop the sales of all Civic models in Japan.
Honda's product portfolio is much more diverse in Japan than it is in the U.S. and European markets where the Civic does extremely well. As a result, the Civic is seeing its sales gobbled up by smaller siblings like the Fit and more versatile ones like the Stream and Freed.
But while the Civic may be getting the axe in Japan, the model will continue to live on in other markets. The U.S. is expected to receive the next generation Civic some time next year.
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Re: No more JDM Civics -- the Civic is dead in Japan
why don't they just build them and sell them here. you can't just take away the car because of the people in japan not buying them. i understand that the company is out of japan but you have to think about supply and demand. we demand the civic stay here in the us so you better supply it, then you make money also. it's a win win thing.
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Re: No more JDM Civics -- the Civic is dead in Japan
The current generation is at its end of the life cycle. I don't think there's financial gain to re-tool the plant to build it for only one year. And you won't be able to sell it in Canada, as it will conflict with the CSX.
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The Fit has become what the Civic was and Civic has become what the accord was and the Accord is an all new vehicle altogether.
The only thing these vehicles retained was the name, Fit excluded.
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Re: No more JDM Civics -- the Civic is dead in Japan
why don't they just build them and sell them here. you can't just take away the car because of the people in japan not buying them. i understand that the company is out of japan but you have to think about supply and demand. we demand the civic stay here in the us so you better supply it, then you make money also. it's a win win thing.
