Good god... your news is ancient. CR-V was no. 1 in *January*, but now
it's
back to 4th place overall. It was however, the best-selling SUV in the
country in both 2000 and 2002.
"RogerM" <RogerM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>
> 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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