Is it true that Honda is no longer selling the NC1 in Europe? A reliable source posted it in another thread.
Is it true that Honda is no longer selling the NC1 in Europe? A reliable source posted it in another thread.
There's no evidence of that which I can find. Nobody is saying this anywhere else on-line. Additionally all of the Honda web sites in Europe that I looked at continue to advertise the car and the European on-line configurator is still working....
https://www.honda.de/cars/new/nsx/overview.html#configurator/hub
https://www.honda.nl/cars/new/nsx-2017/overview.html
https://www.honda.no/cars/new/nsx-2017/overview.html
https://auto.honda.fr/cars/new/nsx/overview.html
https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/new/nsx/overview.html
I thought Honda continued to sell the NA1/NA2 in Europe until the very end. Am I wrong? So it's not like they have a history of withdrawing the NSX from specific countries when sales are low. Unlike the Corvette, the NSX is solely a halo car and not a money maker. So different rules apply. I think it makes sense to continue to offer it in Europe regardless of the sales.
December 2019 US Sales
NSX 10 (not getting any better folks)
I think the YOY bump was related to the new color that grabbed some attention. Otherwise, I agree with Bricks & Bio, things aren't getting better overall. They are rolling into the 4th year of production and interest isn't really improving. Interestingly, the Lexus coupe LC500 isn't selling well in hybrid format. Hmmm. Guess all those who said that people in this market strata don't care about hybrid drivetrains may have been correct.
I think the YOY bump was related to the new color that grabbed some attention. Otherwise, I agree with Bricks & Bio, things aren't getting better overall. They are rolling into the 4th year of production and interest isn't really improving. Interestingly, the Lexus coupe LC500 isn't selling well in hybrid format. Hmmm. Guess all those who said that people in this market strata don't care about hybrid drivetrains may have been correct.
i'd be curious what exactly is Honda's bottom line. We learned in 2018 they were willing to discount $25-30k?They are barely building 20 a month on average. How much longer does Acura stay in the game?
If someone would care to oblige... what's the going rate/range these are selling for in the used market? have they fallen below $90k? $100k? yet...?
Those Macan numbers are incredible. The beancounters must be happy.Porsche's sport cars are taking a USA sales hit.......granted the new 992 was just arriving - Cayenne SUV's are saving the day.
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The update:
The PMC built TLX is perceived as getting a bit more use from the factory and trying to associate the TLX with the big sibling NSX
Honda perceives cars sales will decline, so don't over invest and get burned. Money that is spent will go to electrification. Honda is behind on this as it is careful not to move into new stuff until/unless they believe it will work out. No stomach for other performance cars at this point. Customers will have to make due with an upgraded TLX that will come out (turbo).
2020 NSX will have changes similar in scope to 2019 changes.
C8 Vette does not appear to be on their radar.
About half the recalls have been done. Lease holders don't seem to care so not bringing them in.
Trunk smell has been addressed in 2019s by baking/degassing the tub prior to installation.
Scale model program dropped due to quality of models and relationship issue with vendor. Honda rejected a batch toward the end of the program. People who didn't get their model got a pen (I can see some grumping there).
They know about the PPF turning yellow. Possible fix is to have detailer dry a polishing wax type of product to knock off the oxidized layer of the film. I will try this the next time the car goes to Chicago Auto Pros.
Cunningham will do a lap record thing in a production 2019 at the Acura sponsored race this week end.
There have been more test drives associated with nice rich people events like the recent gold tourney at Beth Page. John Watt is hitting a bunch of these to shmooz.
Look for the NSX to be in a high profile video (my guess being a fast and furious).