Honda unveiled the production version of the Concept S, which we covered last year, at the 2013 Shanghai motor show, and named it Jade. Sharing a platform with Civic, Jade will be slotted below Odyssey and Elysion in Honda’s MPV lineup in China. Release is scheduled for September this year. With a 2760mm wheelbase and … Read more
Honda Concept S to Be Released as Jade in September
April 27th, 2013 | Posted in Auto Shows | Dongfeng | Honda | New CarsThe empty slot between GAC-Honda’s City and Accord was finally filled as the joint venture launched on Thursday the "Crider," which, unsurprisingly, is a variant of the Civic. As Honda builds the popular Civic with another Chinese partner, Dongfeng, GAC has long wished for a substitute compact. Last year Honda promised to fulfill that wish … Read more
Ninth-gen Honda Accord Will Get Extended Wheelbase and Turbo 2.0L Engine in China
December 21st, 2012 | Posted in GAC | Honda | New CarsThe ninth-gen Honda Accord, which has been on sale in the US for three months, will be stretched when it comes to China, according to Yao Yiming, a vice general manager of GAC-Honda. To compete more effectively with Shanghai-Volkswagen Passat and FAW-Volkswagen Magotan, the Chinese variant will have a wheelbase of about 2800mm, increased from … Read more
Honda Concept S to Enter Production as the Next-gen Stream in H2 2013
December 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Dongfeng | Honda | New CarsA senior official at Dongfeng-Honda recently confirmed that a production version of Honda’s Concept S minivan would premiere at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, to be held between April 21 and 29, with market launch expected in the second half of the year. Debuted at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, the concept S was developed … Read more
Dongfeng Honda Releases Elysion MPV, Priced above Odyssey
June 9th, 2012 | Posted in Dongfeng | Honda | New CarsThe Elysion MPV from Dongfeng Honda hit the market in three 2.4 versions on June 7, the opening day of the 2012 Shenzhen auto show. With a price range of 283,800 — 319,800 Yuan (US$44,642 – 50,304), it is placed above the Odyssey built by the other Honda joint venture in China, GAC Honda, which … Read more
Dongfeng-Honda Ciimo Brings Back Eighth Generation Civic
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Dongfeng | Honda | New CarsWorking with its local partners, Honda operates two China-only brands: Everus (from GAC Honda) and Ciimo (from Dongfeng Honda). The two brands share a common task to sell outdated Honda models as new to Chinese consumers. Just as the first Everus model, the S1, restored a retired Honda City, Ciimo brought back the eighth generation … Read more
GAC-Honda Releases the Everus S1, a Rebadged City Subcompact
April 17th, 2011 | Posted in GAC | Honda | New CarsThe first Everus model from GAC-Honda, the S1 subcompact, hits the market today with a price range of 69,800 Yuan ($10,690) to 99,800 Yuan ($15,280). Largely a replica of an outdate City, the S1 is marketed as an affordable, mature choice poised to be the new "national car" of China. GAC-Honda first announced its plan … Read more
Overpriced GAC-Honda Crosstour Shunned by Consumers
April 15th, 2011 | Posted in GAC | Honda | MarketingThe Chinese-built Crosstour, available in two 3.5L versions selling for 398,800 Yuan (US $61,100) and 428,800 Yuan, is about twice as expensive as the comparable American model. The high price tags mystify many. Isn’t this odd-looking segment buster after all just another Accord? Are there enough rich fools around to buy it? Honda seemed to … Read more
The S1 subcompact, the first volume production model to bear the Everus emblem, rolled off production line at GAC-Honda’s Huangpu plant in Guangzhou on Saturday. It will go on sale at the joint venture’s 470 dealerships across the country in April. Everus ("Linian" in Chinese) is a marque launched by GAC-Honda specifically for the Chinese … Read more
Top 10 Best-Selling Sedans and SUVs in 2010
January 14th, 2011 | Posted in BYD | Honda | Sales | Top SellersMost popular new cars in 2010: Top 10 best-selling sedans Top 10 best-selling SUVs Rank Models Makes Units Rank Models Makes Units 1 F3 BYD 263,900 1 CR-V Honda 140,000 2 Lavida VW 251,600 2 Haval H series Great Wall 119,815 3 Elantra-Yuedong Hyundai 233,300 3 RAV4 Toyota 98,057 4 Jetta VW 224,500 4 … Read more
Honda’s China Sales Reached Record 650,000 Units
January 7th, 2011 | Posted in Dongfeng | Honda | SalesKyodo News reports that Honda sold 646,631 new vehicles in China last year, 12.2% more than 2009. For 2011, the Japanese automaker targets 730,000 units, and plans to increase the number of its Chinese dealerships from 810 to 890. Earlier this week, Dongfeng-Honda, one of the two major Honda ventures in China (the other is … Read more
Dongfeng Sales Gained 37.8% to 2.615 Million Units in 2010
January 7th, 2011 | Posted in Citroen | Dongfeng | Honda | Kia | Nissan | Peugeot | PSA | SalesDongfeng Motor posts a 37.8% growth in 2010 sales. The company and its joint ventures sold a total of 2.615 million new vehicles, as production increased 39.98% to 2.6615 million units. Revenue reached 269.159 billion yuan. Passenger car sales gained 36.57% to 1.9773 million units, while commercial vehicle sales grew 41.76% to 637,700 units. Here … Read more
New Models from the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show (2): GAC-Honda Everus S1
December 21st, 2010 | Posted in Auto Shows | Fun | GAC | Honda | New Cars | Opinion"Everus" has attracted much attention for being the first among a new breed of local brands to launch a volume-production model–that is, the S1 at the Guangzhou Auto Show currently under way. As a marque created by a sino-foreign joint venture (GAC-Honda) specifically for the local market, Everus is distinct from the brand of either … Read more
GAC-Honda officially launched the Accord crossover today in Shanghai. Marketed as a "luxury" sports coupe-crossover, the Chinese-made Crosstour is available in two 2WD trims, "Premium" and "Flagship," which sell for nearly twice as much–at 398,800 and 428,800 yuan, respectively–as the North American versions (EX 2WD and EX-L 2WD). The North American 4WD versions are not … Read more
GAC Honda to Launch First “Everus” Car at Guangzhou Auto Show
August 20th, 2010 | Posted in GAC | Honda | New CarsThe joint venture of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. (GAC) and Honda first unveiled the all-new passenger car marque "Everus" in 2008. Since then, we have seen three concept models coming from this brand: a supermini, a coupé convertible, and a mid-size sedan (shown in the photos below). This week we have learned that the first … Read more
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