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will you change it now man?

 

It probably will steal some sales from the FWD TL; however, I think it will also bring in customers from other manufacturers and increase Acura's overall sales. Personally, I think the 4G TL is only interesting because of the SH-AWD version and if I were in the market for a FWD car I would stick with the V6 TSX.

 

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted March vehicle sales of 88,379, a decline of 33.7 percent compared to March 2008, based on the daily selling rate*, the company reported today. Honda Division posted March sales of 79,374, a decline of 34.2 percent compared to March 2008.

"The sales decline appears particularly steep when compared to last year's strong first quarter," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "The launch of the all-new Honda Insight hybrid is helping to better position the company for a tough economy where affordability and efficiency count more than ever. The demand for innovation still exists."

The 2010 Insight debuted in limited quantities on March 24 and achieved sales of 569 in its first partial month of sales. Honda Division total car sales decreased by 32.6 percent, to 49,346. Honda Division light-truck sales decreased 36.7 percent, to 30,028.

The Acura Division posted sales of 9,005, a decline of 29.5 percent compared to March 2008. Sales of the TSX sports sedan, the brand's second-best-selling model for the month, increased 16.6 percent, to 2,556.

*The daily selling rate is calculated with 25 days for March 2009 and 26 days for March 2008. All percentages reflect the daily selling rate.

For more information or downloadable high-resolution images of Honda and Acura vehicles, please visit www.hondanews.com or www.acuranews.com. Consumer information is available at www.honda.com and www.acura.com.

 

The TSX appears to be the only American Honda product doing better than it had last year. I'm happy to see that the buying public isn't in agreement with the snobby auto reviews that dumped on the '09 over issues that most people don't care about. It's possibly the most well rounded car there ever was in its class.

They really should put a bullet in the TL.

 

Did anyone else notice that TL sales seem to be rebounding? A couple months ago, the TSX outsold the TL for the first time, but now the TL is comfortably ahead once again.

 

I bet people are going from TL to TSX. I would... once there's a V6.

 

+1

 

That would depend on the class you're placing it in.

 

Maybe because of the heavier incentive for TL?

Up here in Canada, there is an additional $3000 cash rebate for TL, bringing the price down to almost $1000 below TSX non-navi premium.

 

Even with all the rebates in the US, the TL is still at least a few thousand more than a similarly equipped TSX.

 

The 4G TL section might have an answer. I tend not to ponder things that I deem unfavorable to my world view.