The Honda company was forced to postpone a market launch of a new generation Civic family until 2011. This is with reference to the vice president of the American Branch of the Honda John Mendel, reports Autonews.com. It was planned that the new Civic will be on sale next fall.
The shift timing, according to representatives of Honda, by the necessity of some modifications of the car under changing market conditions and environmental requirements. 'We're not changing a market cycle of our models (five years - note Lenty.Ru) - said Mendel. We are changing a little car, if necessary. As previously stated operating officer of Honda Ttsuneo Tang, the new Civic will be the larger of its predecessor, but in general keep his style of design.
As experts note, Honda - not the first company, which because of the crisis had to revise the timetable for updating its own range. Previously, the company Toyota announced that the restyled Corolla model will be completed later than previously planned dates.
Honda, meanwhile, is not going to delay bringing to market other new models. In particular, the crossover CR-V, manufactured in 2006, will bring a generational change as previously planned - in 2011.