brick
10-17-2009, 04:48 PM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Canadian_Flag.jpg We may see more frequent updates including fuel economy enhancements (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hDZHgV1CP5RSdQe7eLL-xmq999ZA)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Honda_CRV.jpgTom Krisher - The Canadian Press (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hDZHgV1CP5RSdQe7eLL-xmq999ZA) - October 16, 2009
Well, duh. --Ed.
Ask any car company executive how they plan to turn a profit in the future and they'll rattle off plans to sell efficient and well-equipped small and midsize cars for premium prices.
John Mendel, Honda Motor Co.'s top U.S. auto executive, is well aware that the plans sound as if they were photocopied from the Japanese automaker's playbook.
The increasing competition faced by Honda's bread-and-butter models, the midsize Accord, compact Civic and CRV small crossover vehicle, is what keeps Mendel awake at night.
He says Honda will stay ahead of the pack with new technology and by introducing models in new market segments, but Mendel concedes it may have to update its cars more frequently as competitors keep getting better in quality, reliability and fuel economy.
"We don't have the gap that we had years ago,"... http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hDZHgV1CP5RSdQe7eLL-xmq999ZA
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Honda_CRV.jpgTom Krisher - The Canadian Press (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hDZHgV1CP5RSdQe7eLL-xmq999ZA) - October 16, 2009
Well, duh. --Ed.
Ask any car company executive how they plan to turn a profit in the future and they'll rattle off plans to sell efficient and well-equipped small and midsize cars for premium prices.
John Mendel, Honda Motor Co.'s top U.S. auto executive, is well aware that the plans sound as if they were photocopied from the Japanese automaker's playbook.
The increasing competition faced by Honda's bread-and-butter models, the midsize Accord, compact Civic and CRV small crossover vehicle, is what keeps Mendel awake at night.
He says Honda will stay ahead of the pack with new technology and by introducing models in new market segments, but Mendel concedes it may have to update its cars more frequently as competitors keep getting better in quality, reliability and fuel economy.
"We don't have the gap that we had years ago,"... http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hDZHgV1CP5RSdQe7eLL-xmq999ZA