Trust Honda, they not only lead the way in the environment with their Civic
Hybrid but now the ever increasing SUV market as well. Methinks a TRD is
just around the corner....watch this space.
Read and weap Honda bashers.
Coinciding with first anniversary of its Australian launch, the
third-generation Honda CR-V was the most popular SUV sold in Australia in
January, according to VFACTS figures.
A total of 1,575 Honda CR-V's were sold giving it a Compact SUV market
share
of 19.2%.
Overall SUV market share was 8.9%.
Honda Australia Managing Director & CEO Mr. Yasuhide Mizuno was pleased
with
the outstanding result.
"It's easy to see why the CR-V remains one of our most popular and
successful models, as it offers consumers the perfect blend of
versatility,
reliability, affordability and comfort coupled with car like dynamics,
making it fun to drive and a perfect fit for today's hectic lifestyle and
everyday needs."
Launched in 1997, the CR-V immediately established itself as the segment
benchmark and has gone on to become one of Honda's global success stories
with over 2.5 million sales in over 160 countries. Over 100,000 have been
sold in Australia alone.
In 2000 the CR-V was the best selling four wheel drive in Australia
outselling all competitors in all SUV segments and was also Honda
Australia's
top selling model in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Roger
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