From MotoStation.
Published: 02/12/2015 10:08
Particularly stocked, the Honda range sees some of its models disappear early this year against 2015. The sales performance or simplification of the range are the cause of these movements.
We had heard about the disappearance of some models of the Honda range for 2015. Information taken from Honda France, it appears that several models, although very recent, indeed leave the catalog remains to deplete stocks in concession . The CTX 700 and 1300 are affected by this selection. Sold, respectively, to the tune of 151 and 207 units for the year 2014, they have not sufficiently met with success. Nevertheless, their particular positioning would have deserved a longer installation period in the market. The evolution of the Honda range, including the platform NC 750 replacing the 700 suggests a probable return of the CTX 750 version in the short term. In another niche, CB 500 X, will also not be renewed for 2015. The volume of sales (328 units) remained well below the targets. In concession, trail displacement average sentence to seduce despite recognized qualities. VFR 1200 X Crossrunner will in future longer available manual transmission, only the DCT version, which represents 75% of sales, is preserved Catalogue 2015. Fabrice Recoque, director of the motorcycle division, explains the choices made by the the Honda range is very wide and this oversupply did not facilitate the task of the dealers at the risk of destabilizing the client. Finally the models mentioned above continue to be manufactured and are powered neighboring markets. There will be no tracking problem in the network, either side service or parts availability.
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