Honda will revive the HR-V name for its new subcompact SUV when it goes on sale in Europe in the middle of next year.
Like the original HR-V SUV sold in the region until 2006, the new car will target a younger audience than those buying the brand’s CR-V compact SUV. “It is an opportunity for Honda to seek out new conquest customers across Europe,” a Honda spokesperson told Automotive News Europe.
Honda is recalling 126,000 motorcycles for a second time because their brakes can malfunction.
Honda hopes that sleek styling and a smart interior will help its new Civic Tourer compact station wagon boost the automaker’s flagging sales in Europe.
Japan’s Honda on Monday recalled more than two million vehicles worldwide over an airbag defect that could pose a fire risk.
A number of car factories are at risk of closure because of overcapacity in the European auto industry. PSA/Peugeot-Citroen’s factory in Rennes, France, and Honda’s plant in Gebze, Turkey, are highest on the list, according to France-based research firm Inovev, which estimates that each plant’s capacity usage was below 30 percent last year.
