Honda makes cuts to car lines, kills S2000
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 179
Likes: 0
Honda makes cuts to car lines, kills S2000
http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/01/honda...ore-future.html
Small article with little information, but the notions are synonymous with a "deathblow" to anything more fun than a boiled broccoli dinner.
Small article with little information, but the notions are synonymous with a "deathblow" to anything more fun than a boiled broccoli dinner.
Registered User
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 394
Likes: 0
From: S. OC
Oh noes. Would Honda just stop making the S2000 already? It's not helping resale value any. 2000 MY2008 sold last year and this year will be worse.
Honda is just becoming like GM, only caring about short-term costs and not willing to spend money on R&D and no longer the innovative leader it once was.
Honda is just becoming like GM, only caring about short-term costs and not willing to spend money on R&D and no longer the innovative leader it once was.
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,572
Likes: 18
From: Second City
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,572
Likes: 18
From: Second City
Source Autocar article says the S2000 will die this year. Hopefully this is the last time we here "this is the last year of the S2000." I've seen this sentence in articles before.
It also says the S2000 successor and CR-Z based convertible are being scrapped. However, it implies that the CR-Z will still be coming. This is a good thing. I think that with what the world economy could bring, it's a good idea for Honda to revive the small and affordable sport compact market.
It also says the S2000 successor and CR-Z based convertible are being scrapped. However, it implies that the CR-Z will still be coming. This is a good thing. I think that with what the world economy could bring, it's a good idea for Honda to revive the small and affordable sport compact market.
Trending Topics
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 6,347
Likes: 0
From: Mt. Akina, Gunma
Originally Posted by patinum' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:34 AM
Source Autocar article says the S2000 will die this year. Hopefully this is the last time we here "this is the last year of the S2000." I've seen this sentence in articles before.
It also says the S2000 successor and CR-Z based convertible are being scrapped. However, it implies that the CR-Z will still be coming. This is a good thing. I think that with what the world economy could bring, it's a good idea for Honda to revive the small and affordable sport compact market.
It also says the S2000 successor and CR-Z based convertible are being scrapped. However, it implies that the CR-Z will still be coming. This is a good thing. I think that with what the world economy could bring, it's a good idea for Honda to revive the small and affordable sport compact market.
Registered User
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 159
Likes: 0
I made another thread, I didn't realize this was discussed already. Here is my post from the other tread.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...aspx?AR=236796
Also, you can see the S2000 sales for 2008 were abysmal. Especially bad when Honda overall sales were only down 6% from 2007.
December 2008 vs. 2007 S2000 Sales dropped from 210 to 72. (-65.7%)
Year to Date 2008 vs. 2007 dropped 41.2% from 4302 to 2538.
Not a good thing especially with the new CR model.
Farewell.
[QUOTE]Honda axes sports and luxury models
"The restructuring of Honda
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...aspx?AR=236796
Also, you can see the S2000 sales for 2008 were abysmal. Especially bad when Honda overall sales were only down 6% from 2007.
December 2008 vs. 2007 S2000 Sales dropped from 210 to 72. (-65.7%)
Year to Date 2008 vs. 2007 dropped 41.2% from 4302 to 2538.
Not a good thing especially with the new CR model.
Farewell.
[QUOTE]Honda axes sports and luxury models
"The restructuring of Honda
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,572
Likes: 18
From: Second City
S2000 Sales by Year (from Wikipedia which matches the above press release for 2007 and 2008).
1999 - 3400
2000 - 6797
2001 - 9682
2002 - 9684
2003 - 7888
2004 - 7320
2005 - 7780
2006 - 6271
2007 - 4302
2008 - 2538
1999 - 3400
2000 - 6797
2001 - 9682
2002 - 9684
2003 - 7888
2004 - 7320
2005 - 7780
2006 - 6271
2007 - 4302
2008 - 2538