Honda's U.S. operations to take lead on more vehicle design
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Honda's U.S. operations to take lead on more vehicle design
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Honda has been dinged by the media – us included – for recent lackluster designs, most notably the 2012 Civic. While the company has mostly adhered to its public position that everything is fine, clearly there are some changes being wrought behind the scenes at the Japanese automaker. For one, Honda's North American product development team is going to be taking over the next-generation Civic, according to Automotive News.
Honda will also be developing the Acura NSX here, according to remarks made by Erik Berkman, the company's new president of Honda R&D Americas, speaking at the annual Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars. Berkman has been in charge of Honda's Ohio-based research and development center since April. The organization has some 2,000 employees, a number which is likely to grow in the next few years, according to the report.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/09/h...ehicle-design/
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With the nice design of the new Accord, let's see if Honda can continue the momentum with thew Fit and Pilot next year. Word is the refreshed Civic will be revealed soon, and some Honda insiders are raving about it.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
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Honda/Acura has so much ground to make up I honestly don't know if it's even possible at this point. Nearly every model that was once a hot commodity and the envy of the neighborhood is now spinning in a black hole or dying on the vine. If they ever somehow pull off a turnaround, it will take a good dozen to twenty years. And we'll never hear the admission their designers are to blame. The arrogance and oblivion Honda lives in is a good business lecture example for college classes.
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With the nice design of the new Accord, let's see if Honda can continue the momentum with thew Fit and Pilot next year. Word is the refreshed Civic will be revealed soon, and some Honda insiders are raving about it.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
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They produce and sell more cars here than anywhere else. Acura's will nearly be all designed and produced here. This is not surprising since they are pretty much American. Their small cars are Japanese but are not profitable here according to them.
Makes sense for them to continue to move things here then.
Forgive him, he's a Honda fan which means he wears two eye-patches but is really good at feeling "soft touch plastics"
Makes sense for them to continue to move things here then.
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If they ever somehow pull off a turnaround, it will take a good dozen to twenty years.
And we'll never hear the admission their designers are to blame. The arrogance and oblivion Honda lives in is a good business lecture example for college classes.
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Not a personal jab, its a joke with truth to it. . It is of many people's opinion that Honda/Acura leaves A LOT to be desired in the looks department, hence the ARTICLE in question. A personal jab would be "he's just a dumb fanboi blind as a bat with nothing resembling good taste".
They vast majority are ugly, many very ugly and this is an opinion shared by experts looking at reviews in commentary for years now as well as most posters around (see kyo7878's comment below).
Again this is the first sentence in the article.
Which backs up that they have serious issues in the design area.
They vast majority are ugly, many very ugly and this is an opinion shared by experts looking at reviews in commentary for years now as well as most posters around (see kyo7878's comment below).
Honda has been dinged by the media – us included – for recent lackluster designs, most notably the 2012 Civic
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Not a personal jab, its a joke with truth to it. . It is of many people's opinion that Honda/Acura leaves A LOT to be desired in the looks department, hence the ARTICLE in question. A personal jab would be "he's just a dumb fanboi blind as a bat with nothing resembling good taste".
Folks, back on the topic of the vehicle or the article and not comments about the other members posting in this thread.
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With the nice design of the new Accord, let's see if Honda can continue the momentum with thew Fit and Pilot next year. Word is the refreshed Civic will be revealed soon, and some Honda insiders are raving about it.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
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With the nice design of the new Accord, let's see if Honda can continue the momentum with thew Fit and Pilot next year. Word is the refreshed Civic will be revealed soon, and some Honda insiders are raving about it.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
And Acura finally has a hit with the RDX (ILX such a shame). Let's see the now RLX and NSX coming in the next few years.
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+1. Acura really needs to go back to the drawing boards with that ILX's powertrain. The look and interior are fine, but the powertrains aren't worth the price that it's asking. Such a dumb car in my opinion b/c of that.