Ad blocker detected: Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker on our website.
Honda CEO takes responsibility for poor reception of redesigned Civic
There are plenty of ways to know an automaker has made a misstep. Diminished sales and high inventory are typical markers of a lackluster model, as is a paucity of critical acclaim. All three factors are currently weighting on the 2012 Honda Civic. And while stopping short of an actual apology, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito has reportedly stepped in to take responsibility for the model's reception. At a Tokyo Motor Show roundtable, Ito told media members that he takes full responsibility for the vehicle's meager performance in the United States and remarked that Honda takes input from world markets very seriously. The CEO also said that his company is working to discern the best course of action moving forward, acknowledging talk of an earlier-than-normal refresh to address the car's criticisms.
The redesigned Honda Civic hasn't found many fans since it debuted in April. Consumer Reports refused to recommend the vehicle for the first time in the car's history, and Dan Neil of The Wall Street Journal said that the new car "feels like a betrayal from Honda."
Ouch.
Not surprisingly, Automotive News reports that Civic sales have dropped by 15 percent while the rest of the automotive market has seen an increase of 10 percent compared to last year. While some of that fall may be due to supply issues brought about first by earthquake and tsunami activity in Japan and later by floods in Thailand, the reality is that the bread-and-butter compact simply isn't meeting expectations.
bagus deh CEO honda udah sadar kalau civic dan produk lainnya harus di re evaluasi, bikin lah civic lebih exciting designnya, betulin moncong accura, bring out the nxs, s2000 replacement dan please kill the damn cross tour, that car is simple FUGLY
kalo lama2 diliat sih gak jelek banget grill tamengnya acura, terutama yg model TSX manis juga. Paling jelek grill tameng kayaknya di model TL
Acura ZDX aja ane mulai suka liat tampang keseluruhannya hehehe.....
Kalo crosstour emang kurang estetikanya, juga new civic (terutama yg USDM) modelnya terlalu sederhana.
Yg sangat disayangkan sebenernya dulu Honda = engine technology leader...skrg...keok gak jelas. Kaya malas berinovasi. Menurut ane CEO nya mesti ganti.
Gue menilai desain beberapa model populer Honda lebih mengakomodir selera cewe. Keliatan dari design Jazz, CRV2011, Freed atau Civic - yang banci.
Fitur sama teknologi mesinnya juga cuma itu-itu ada. Padahal Honda punya mesin diesel canggih i-CTDi yang pernah mendapatkan penghargaan internasional untuk inovasi engine. Untuk mesin listrik dan hybrid pun kalah sama Toyota, Nissan or Mitsubishi....
Karena loyalitas pemakai saja Honda masih bisa bertahan. Tapi di Indonesia pun, udah kena salip sama Nissan
ya bgm jg salut ceo honda mau mengakui kekurangannya.
mgkn ceo toyota sehrsnya jg demikian.
imho pabrikan jepang saat ini kehilangan greget.
untung toyota baru2 saja launching FT86 hachi roku nya.
pabrikan jepang jgn terlena dr pabrikan korea terutama hyundai-kia.
silverlining wrote:ya bgm jg salut ceo honda mau mengakui kekurangannya.
mgkn ceo toyota sehrsnya jg demikian.
imho pabrikan jepang saat ini kehilangan greget.
untung toyota baru2 saja launching FT86 hachi roku nya.
pabrikan jepang jgn terlena dr pabrikan korea terutama hyundai-kia.
huh? dimana toyota kehilangan gregetnya bro? let's see:
1. Prius keluarganya nambah terus sampe mesti invent kata baru buat Prii
2. LF-A, gak perlu di jelasin yg ini
3. F - Seriesnya lexus
4. FT86
5. Styling produk2nya lebih normal dan progressif daripada honda
@ akang, dunia lebih lebar daripada apanja tanya aja si ayu ting ting bentar lagi(dengan catatan dia gak di dump ama cowonya sesudah kompoi)
silverlining wrote:ya bgm jg salut ceo honda mau mengakui kekurangannya.
mgkn ceo toyota sehrsnya jg demikian.
imho pabrikan jepang saat ini kehilangan greget.
untung toyota baru2 saja launching FT86 hachi roku nya.
pabrikan jepang jgn terlena dr pabrikan korea terutama hyundai-kia.
huh? dimana toyota kehilangan gregetnya bro? let's see:
1. Prius keluarganya nambah terus sampe mesti invent kata baru buat Prii
2. LF-A, gak perlu di jelasin yg ini
3. F - Seriesnya lexus
4. FT86
5. Styling produk2nya lebih normal dan progressif daripada honda
@ akang, dunia lebih lebar daripada apanja tanya aja si ayu ting ting bentar lagi(dengan catatan dia gak di dump ama cowonya sesudah kompoi)
silverlining wrote:ya bgm jg salut ceo honda mau mengakui kekurangannya.
mgkn ceo toyota sehrsnya jg demikian.
imho pabrikan jepang saat ini kehilangan greget.
untung toyota baru2 saja launching FT86 hachi roku nya.
pabrikan jepang jgn terlena dr pabrikan korea terutama hyundai-kia.
huh? dimana toyota kehilangan gregetnya bro? let's see:
1. Prius keluarganya nambah terus sampe mesti invent kata baru buat Prii
2. LF-A, gak perlu di jelasin yg ini
3. F - Seriesnya lexus
4. FT86
5. Styling produk2nya lebih normal dan progressif daripada honda
bushkntl wrote:
huh? dimana toyota kehilangan gregetnya bro? let's see:
1. Prius keluarganya nambah terus sampe mesti invent kata baru buat Prii
2. LF-A, gak perlu di jelasin yg ini
3. F - Seriesnya lexus
4. FT86
5. Styling produk2nya lebih normal dan progressif daripada honda
@ akang, dunia lebih lebar daripada apanja tanya aja si ayu ting ting bentar lagi(dengan catatan dia gak di dump ama cowonya sesudah kompoi)
hehe maap klo ga sejalan om bushkntl.
namanya jg imho. pendapat pribadi aja.
beda2 dikit2 kan boleh.
tp yg no 4 GT86 sperti yg sy blg sblmnya sy jg suka!
gpp lagi gak sejalan bro namanya juga diskusi cuma penasaran aja kalo dibilang kurang greget coba di share kurang gregetnya toyota apa jadi kan pengetahuan forum bertambah juga sapa tau aja memang ada yg sy gak tahu, kalau dibilang pabrik jepang secara general lagi dpt saingan berat dari korea saya sih setuju karena mobil2 korea yg baru sudah mulai mature dari segi design tapi kalo dibilang toyota sama seperti honda posisinya sampai si ceo mesti minta maaf saya rasa sih nggak.
silverlining wrote:ya bgm jg salut ceo honda mau mengakui kekurangannya.
mgkn ceo toyota sehrsnya jg demikian.
imho pabrikan jepang saat ini kehilangan greget.
untung toyota baru2 saja launching FT86 hachi roku nya.
pabrikan jepang jgn terlena dr pabrikan korea terutama hyundai-kia.
huh? dimana toyota kehilangan gregetnya bro? let's see:
1. Prius keluarganya nambah terus sampe mesti invent kata baru buat Prii
2. LF-A, gak perlu di jelasin yg ini
3. F - Seriesnya lexus
4. FT86
5. Styling produk2nya lebih normal dan progressif daripada honda
@ akang, dunia lebih lebar daripada apanja tanya aja si ayu ting ting bentar lagi(dengan catatan dia gak di dump ama cowonya sesudah kompoi)
toyota juga sukses dgn IMVnya..... and ga lupa high mobility performance car yg laris dan juara di indonesia selama 8 tahun......
ayu ting2 aja pake.......
In a roundtable with reporters at an event related to the Tokyo Motor Show, Tetsuo Iwamura, President and CEO of American Honda, told us that he's been surprised by the Crosstour crossover's slow sales:
"In the case of the Crosstour, I'm really disappointed because that's a nice car, [with] very beautiful styling, and it gives very good driving performance as well as packaging. But yet, we went a bit too far."
The five-door CUV has been struggling since it went on sale as a 2010 model. Through November, Honda has sold just 16,679 units this year - down nearly 36 percent from the 25,927 units tallied by this point in 2010. Honda had initially projected annual sales of 40,000 units.
ak4ng wrote:toyota juga sukses dgn IMVnya..... and ga lupa high mobility performance car yg laris dan juara di indonesia selama 8 tahun......
ayu ting2 aja pake.......
Cuman ane aja, ato om2 lain dimari juga baca postingan di atas yang sounds like copast antar trid (??)
FortunerMan wrote:
bushkntl wrote:please kill the damn cross tour, that car is simple FUGLY
He he...menurut CEO nya...very beautiful
- CUT -
Berarti benerlah yang om FM bilang (eh bener y om yang bilang?): CEO nya yang memang harus ditendang....
Maafkan saya, tapi desain mobil Honda dari dulu ndak pernah ada yang sesuai selera saya.
Tapi dulu aja masih lumayan, walau ndak cocok selera saya, masih ada bagus2nyalah.
Lha yang sekarang ini???
Dasar orang jadul sukanya terakir cuman S2K ama EG6 Estilo. 
*
