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Molly Brookshire

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honda small-CUV 2014 Mexico

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  • The Vezel -- a small crossover based on Honda’s redesigned Fit subcompact -- goes on sale
  • in the United States in the second half of 2014
  • rivals as the Mazda CX-5, Nissan Juke and Subaru XV Crosstrek
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  • Vezel is the car’s Japan-market name. The U.S. name will be announced later, Honda said today.
  • In the United States, Juke sales have climbed 4 percent this year and Mazda CX-5 demand has surged 95 percent. Sales of the new Subaru XV Crosstrek have totaled 48,216, while Buick Encore sales are 29,195.
  • Honda plans to source all U.S. Vezels from its new plant in Mexico
  • A spokesman said Honda wants to establish the gasoline version in the market before deciding on whether to add a hybrid option to the lineup
  • Honda is also banking on the vehicle to fuel a big surge in U.S. sales. Honda built the new plant in Mexico with capacity of 200,000 units just to make the crossover and the Fit hatchback. More than half of the plant’s capacity will be devoted to the crossover, says Ito.
Molly Brookshire

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Toyota TMMTX truck segment production capacity

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  • Toyota can produce a combined 250,000 Tundra full-sized and Tacoma compact pickups in San Antonio, running two shifts plus overtime and Saturdays, Fay said. Toyota's knockdown assembly plant in Tijuana, Mexico, can add another 50,000 Tacomas, but many of those trucks go to Mexico and Canada.
  • Assembly line tweaks could add about 7,000 units at each plant, Fay said. But that might not be enough.
  • Even if Tacoma sales were to stay flat next year, the combined pickup sales would exceed what San Antonio and Tijuana could produce for the United States. The quick rebound in pickup sales has caught Toyota by surprise.
Molly Brookshire

New capacity helps Nissan roll to records - 0 views

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Nissan capacity production

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  • December was the first full month of sales for U.S.-built Rogues from Smyrna, Tenn. Rogue sales rose 28 percent to 14,676 for the month. Retailers are also now receiving a flow of Sentras from a new plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that opened in November.
  • The Maxima, a Smyrna-built sedan that is nearing the end of its model life, benefitted from an incentives campaign of short-term bonus cash in December. Maxima sales rose 57 percent to 6,509 for the month.
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Mazda Mazda2 Toyota Yaris competitor MY2015

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  • Mazda Motor Corp. began manufacturing the next-generation Mazda2 subcompact in Japan today
  • The fourth-generation Mazda2, called the Demio in Japan, will go on sale here in the fall, Mazda said in a statement. It will hit American showrooms in 2015.
  • It is the first Mazda2 to be equipped with the full suite of Mazda’s fuel-saving Skyactiv technologies, including new engines, transmissions, body, and chassis. It is the fourth Mazda nameplate to receive the Skyactiv makeover, after the CX-5 crossover and Mazda6 and Mazda3 sedans.
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  • The U.S. version is expected to be sourced from Mazda’s new plant in Salamanca, Mexico, which opened earlier this year and makes the Mazda3.
  • Supplemental volume for the U.S. market may also come from Japan, but Mazda has not detailed sourcing plans yet. Currently all Mazda2s are imported from Japan.
  • U.S. sales of the outgoing Mazda2 surged 42 percent to 7,957 vehicles in the first six months of the year, from 5,594 the year before, as the carmaker cleared out inventories.
  • But last year, sales of the aging nameplate, which is getting its first full redesign in seven years, slumped 39 percent to 11,757.
  • That ranked it near the bottom of the subcompact segment, way below such rivals as the Chevrolet Sonic, the Ford Fiesta, the Honda Fit, the Kia Soul, the Nissan Versa, the Hyundai Accent and the Toyota Yaris.
  • The next Mazda2 will also provide the basis for a new subcompact sedan from Toyota Motor Corp. That car will be made in Salamanca, where Mazda has allocated about 50,000 vehicles for Toyota from its full annual capacity of 230,000 units. While that car will get Skyactiv underpinnings, including a Skyactiv engine, it will have a Toyota-designed body. Output for Toyota is expected to begin after April 1, 2015, but before March 31, 2016.
  • Molly Brookshire on 18 Jul 14
     
    Mazda2 had slumping sales in 2014, but with redesign, it could bring competition to the Yaris. Also, Mazda2 platform will be used for a new Toyota-designed body. ?.
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