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Hatchbacks Honda Fit Buy Now, Or Wait For the 2008 Fit?
95 messages, Last post on Jul 19, 2007 at 5:51 PM
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Replying to: nippononly (Aug 16, 2006 7:16 pm) As for any changes for the US/Canada, I also would seriously doubt it. What North America got (vs. Japan or Europe) was the equivalent of an MMC, so the model is practically "refreshed" from just a few months ago. ...and as you correctly pointed out, sales for the Fit are far from suffering, so no need to change it at the current success rate. 
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Replying to: hungarian83 (Aug 16, 2006 8:47 pm) And in October 2008, when the Greensburg IN facility is scheduled to get going, Honda will likely start tooling up for (but not necessarily immediately assembling) the new Fit for North America.
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| that's two years from now that they will begin building the revised model - just about what we thought! | |
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Aug 20, 2006 5:19 am) Despite the differences between the NA models and the rest of the world, they still share a huge number (great majority) of parts. This might be even more the case for the next generation since Japan and Europe will undoubtedly have updated features that the US/Canada have received for this generation: side curtain airbags, electronic throttle, etc. Another thing is that Honda won't be able to produce anymore NA-market Fits than they already are, since the lines will be running full steam for the JDM. So why would they want to produce a limited number of an old model, when they could be utilizing that line to produce an uninterupted flow of the new version? I definitely see the point that Honda would want to amoritize the investment, but if selling ~1.5 million units hasn't done that, then making a few more US Fits probably isn't going to see much more benefit. I think the question is, what makes more sense. Attempt to amoritize the entire investment made in the Fit/Jazz, including the additional R&D, marketing, etc. made for the NA-market. ...or Utilize the assembly lines more efficiently and create a single version, rather than trying to produce a huge amount of one model, and a small quantity of another. This of course means that Honda suppliers would also only have to make components for one car, rather than two. Then there is the fact that the new model will have advanced safety and emissions technology like ACE body structure, and much better than just a LEV-rated engine. Finally, the way the Fit/Jazz was introduced around the world, some regions were bound to have it for a long time, and some for a shorter time. Rather than always having the NA-market Fit play catch-up, it would make more sense to level the playing field for the second generation and make one model that will be introduced worldwide in a matter of months, rather than years.
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Replying to: hungarian83 (Aug 22, 2006 6:56 am) It should also be noted that many of the Fit's components are shared with other JDM Honda models, the Mobilio and Airwave, to name a couple. Honda will continue to source those shared parts so long as those models continue running. In other words, at least some of the "Fit parts" will be sourced even if the Fit itself shifts over to a different iteration. Because Honda can run the next-gen Fit at full capacity in one line and put the current Fit through the other lines, and because of the continuous inflow of many shared components, my belief is that Honda will not have much of a problem running both generations of the Fit at the same time in Suzuka. And, Greenburg will take over the next-gen Fit production for North America after Fall 2008, at which time the current Fit iteration for North America should cease to exist. I do grant 100% that all of the above is my own pure speculation, and I may find myself being dead wrong come 2007. But it's fun to speculate like this! 
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Replying to: jacksan1 (Aug 22, 2006 8:43 am) |
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Interesting speculation but aside from whether the 2008 is "all new" or not, does anyone know when it will arrive? It seems the 2007 model became available in April 2006? (For someone like me who doesn't know much about cars it's hard to see how a model that arrived in the 4th month of 2006 could possibly be considered an '07, but that's another story). Is there any reason to expect a 2008 model in april of 2007? Or is the 2007 going to be considered "this year's model" for more than a full year?
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Replying to: kipk (Jul 19, 2006 6:36 am) |
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Replying to: tacopop (Sep 28, 2006 10:24 pm) The Sport MSRP will go up by $100 and the LX will increase by $300. Cruise control will become a standard feature in the LX beginning Jan. 2008.
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Replying to: ticats (Dec 06, 2006 7:55 pm) Will there be any other changes? I'd like to buy the car, but I don't FIT in it ... so I'm very interested to know if there will be any changes to the driving setup. |
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