In Accord with Honda standards
It is one thing to give a car a facelift, but it is a whole lot more difficult to make it look better than its predecessor and to get buyers to pay more for the replacement model.
Being a focused premium sedan, the Honda Accord's going has been easy. With great brand image and reliability built into its bodywork, this premium sedan managed to outsell the competition in the segment, despite its relatively higher pricing.
The seventh generation Honda Accord is probably in the middle of a full-blown model makeover and before the eighth is rolled out globally during the next couple of years, a facelift to the current model is a simple way of ensuring that the Accord's appeal is maintained.
Of course, a facelift is a regular model-year change that cars are put through in big auto markets such as the US.
Man Collides With Police Car, Runs Away
SAN DIEGO -- A man in a suspected stolen Honda Accord rammed into a police cruiser in Valencia Park Friday, causing "significant damage" but no injuries, then ran away, authorities said.
The officer spotted the vehicle in the 5100 block of Churchward Street about 12:45 a.m. and followed it until the driver pulled into a steep driveway nearby, San Diego police said. When the officer pulled into the driveway and blocked the Accord, the suspect reversed the Honda and slammed it into the squad car's front end, causing "significant damage," said San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz. .
POLICE BRIEFS
TOMS RIVER: A 20-year-old township man was charged with drunken driving in a collision that disabled a section of Route 9 for almost 18 hours Wednesday, police said. Joseph Mansueto, 20, of Lakeview Court, who was driving his 1999 Honda Accord, hit a utility pole just south of Church Road about 12:45 a.m., Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy said.
After hitting the pole, Mansueto's vehicle traveled another 100 feet.
Mansueto was taken to Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, where he was treated and released, police said.
Officer Steve Eubanks charged Mansueto with driving while intoxicated, driving an uninsured vehicle and other motor vehicle summonses. The state Department of Transportation Emergency Response Team assisted police in handling traffic detours as a result of the accident, police said.
Trading Enterprises reports strong Honda sales
Dubai: Trading Enterprises, the exclusive distributor of Honda in the UAE, has reported a 128 per cent jump in sales across its range of vehicles in 2006.
This includes a 124 per cent jump in sales of the Honda Civic, 127 per cent for the Honda Accord, 132 per cent for the MR-V, 161 per cent for the CR-V, 115 per cent for the Honda City, 186 per cent for the Odyssey and 170 per cent for the Honda Jazz, the company said.
"2006 was an outstanding year for Honda in the UAE. Demand for Honda vehicles showed an upward curve due to the impressive range of excellent value-for-money products available, making Honda a highly popular choice among UAE motorists," said Guy Edmunds, Honda's sales and marketing manager at Trading Enterprises.
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