Crosstour struggles as Honda marketing backs core vehicles - Automotive News
Honda Motor Co. has a yet another orphan in its lineup: the Crosstour. "It's kind of a shame, because the people who buy Crosstours -- oh, man, they love them," said Greg May, owner of a Honda store in Waco, Texas. In a typical year, Honda wouldn't have to answer for a vehicle like the Crosstour. Honda has posted better gains for the first two months of this year, on strong crossover sales, but rival Nissan Motor Corp. , traditionally the No. 3 Japanese manufacturer in the U. S. , outsold American Honda in January and February. Honda builds the Crosstour at its East Liberty, Ohio, plant and is making moves there that cast doubt on the Crosstour's fate. The plant will soon add production of the Acura MDX crossover, which generates sales of about 5,000 a month, far more than the Crosstour's going rate. said it will halt production of the Venza, a wagon-style derivative of the Camry that competes against the Crosstour (and through the first two months this year has outsold it by more than 3-to-1). Asked last week if Honda plans to do the same... Source: www.autonews.com
