Extended-Suffering Honda Crosstour Given Sweet Release, Killed for 2016

Very first, the practical but dorky Mercedes R-class was discontinued for the U.S. in 2012. Then final month, the Toyota Venza died. Now, the Honda Crosstour will shuffle off this automotive coil at the finish of its 2015 model cycle. Funky wagon-posing-as-crossover factors, we hardly knew ye.

The Crosstour discontinuation tends to make sense, of course, provided that sales have been never ever all that strong. In its 1st complete year on sale in 2010, the Crosstour—originally called Accord Crosstour just before Honda scraped its most venerated nameplate off the back of —moved 28,851 units. But that was the high-water mark: Sales fell to 17,974 in 2011 and couldn’t prime 21,000 in 2012 despite introducing a mild refresh that year. The Crosstour also launched on the wrong foot, its maker getting revealed it by means of Facebook to scathing comments and not a tiny controversy, and its compromised practicality and tepid dynamics were the largest takeaways in our tests of the car.

In a statement attributed to John “I Don’t Give a Damn About Nissan” Mendel, the company’s U.S. executive vice president, the “crossover segment has evolved” and Honda will use the Crosstour’s capacity at the East Liberty, Ohio, plant to develop a lot more CR-Vs and Acura RDXs. (The plant will also bring on the Acura MDX in early 2017.) Mendel also says he expects the new HR-V to do heavy lifting in the crossover arena, and announced that it will move Accord hybrid production from its Marysville, Ohio, facility—which also assembles the regular Accords and the Acura TLX and ILX—to Japan.

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Certainly, the Crosstour will go out with a whimper. Honda sold fewer than 12,000 examples last year and just 2046 in the initial quarter of 2015, when Toyota pushed out a lot more than 3 times as many Venzas. We’d say that we wished Honda had sold an actual Accord wagon alternatively of this thing, but it probably wouldn’t have sold any greater. Which is an even bigger shame than the Crosstour itself.

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Extended-Suffering Honda Crosstour Given Sweet Release, Killed for 2016

Lengthy-Suffering Honda Crosstour Offered Sweet Release, Killed for 2016

Very first, the practical but dorky Mercedes R-class was discontinued for the U.S. in 2012. Then last month, the Toyota Venza died. Now, the Honda Crosstour will shuffle off this automotive coil at the finish of its 2015 model cycle. Funky wagon-posing-as-crossover things, we hardly knew ye.

The Crosstour discontinuation tends to make sense, of course, offered that sales had been never ever all that sturdy. In its first complete year on sale in 2010, the Crosstour—originally called Accord Crosstour before Honda scraped its most venerated nameplate off the back of —moved 28,851 units. But that was the high-water mark: Sales fell to 17,974 in 2011 and couldn’t best 21,000 in 2012 despite introducing a mild refresh that year. The Crosstour also launched on the incorrect foot, its maker having revealed it via Facebook to scathing comments and not a tiny controversy, and its compromised practicality and tepid dynamics were the largest takeaways in our tests of the automobile.

In a statement attributed to John “I Do not Give a Damn About Nissan” Mendel, the company’s U.S. executive vice president, the “crossover segment has evolved” and Honda will use the Crosstour’s capacity at the East Liberty, Ohio, plant to develop more CR-Vs and Acura RDXs. (The plant will also bring on the Acura MDX in early 2017.) Mendel also says he expects the new HR-V to do heavy lifting in the crossover arena, and announced that it will move Accord hybrid production from its Marysville, Ohio, facility—which also assembles the normal Accords and the Acura TLX and ILX—to Japan.

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Certainly, the Crosstour will go out with a whimper. Honda sold fewer than 12,000 examples last year and just 2046 in the 1st quarter of 2015, when Toyota pushed out much more than 3 times as many Venzas. We’d say that we wished Honda had sold an actual Accord wagon instead of this thing, but it likely wouldn’t have sold any greater. Which is an even bigger shame than the Crosstour itself.

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Lengthy-Suffering Honda Crosstour Offered Sweet Release, Killed for 2016

The Bars Are Back! Sixth-Gen Camaro Badge Unveiled, Release Date Confirmed

With the reveal of the sixth-generation Camaro looming, Chevrolet has fired up the hype machine, dropping tiny tidbits of details and releasing this teaser video, in the hopes of bringing the level of anticipation to a boil. The most current crumb to emerge is the logo pictured right here, a definitively contemporary take on the red, white, and blue tri-bar logo that graced a lot of a Camaro of yore. It is protected to assume that the logo will be rendered in badge type to take it is rightful spot on the nose–and/or flanks, gas cap, door panel, essential fob, and other locations–of the newly minted pony vehicle as it did in years previous.

Though the badge is cool, here’s one thing cooler: Chevrolet will unveil the hotly anticipated 2016 Camaro on Might 16, in its hometown of Detroit. Scheduled as the highlight of a daylong celebration (Camaropalooza?) on Belle Isle, the event will incorporate a display of the most important automobiles from the the brand’s history, hot-lap rides about the 2015 Belle Isle Grand Prix course in a 2015 Camaro Z/28, and a meet and greet with Camaro designers. Very best of all for Camaro owners, they get preferential parking.

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Possibly the greatest news of all is that the occasion is free, and Chevrolet desires you to be a component of it. Space is limited, however, and registration is essential. Additionally, priority will be provided to those who agree to bring their Camaros to Belle Isle. So if your blood runs Ford blue or you have a Mustang tattooed on your face, you are probably not going to be on the short list. For a lot more data or to register, visit www.thecamarosix.com.

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The Bars Are Back! Sixth-Gen Camaro Badge Unveiled, Release Date Confirmed

Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking

Beame revolutionised the tracking industry in the pioneering launch of a wireless tracking unit. The brand, in just 3 short years, took the market by storm and offered an affordable, wireless solution with benefits to consumers everywhere – the most important being one of the best recovery rates in the industry.

The brand catered for audiences looking for affordability and functionality. The wireless solution answered the market need for a simple, non-intrusive product that wouldn’t tighten the purse strings and in doing so, ensured that tracking became a reality for a much broader South African market.

No matter how broad the market, some fundamentals just don’t change; consumers everywhere no longer have the time to fuss over detail, so from installation through to management, Beame customers enjoy simplicity in its truest form. Online purchasing and installations at a nearby Tiger Wheel and Tyre illustrate consumer facing innovations that continue to and have already accelerated the growth of the brand.

One more exceptional offering, just launched to market, is the release of the Beame Smartphone App. The app launched on the 17^th June to Android and Apple users everywhere and at the touch of a Play Store/iStore button, subscribers take tracking into their own hands.

The brand shows that just compiling a list of FAQ’s and making it available on a corporate website is an obsolete CRM practise. Beame has considered how the landscape has changed and moulded a solution that again shakes up the industry. In line with its offering of simplicity, the brand now offers secure contract management at the touch of a button. Important and useful information is now at customers’ fingertips.

Grant Fraser Divisional Director: Product and Marketing MiX Telematics (Consumer) explains, “This App goes a long way in facilitating communication with the consumer and the brand as well as insurers and contract holders. In one very funky looking application all Beame contract holders can manage and distribute information to insurers, contact the organisation directly with any queries, report a hi-jacking or vehicle theft and check the proper functioning of a unit for extra peace of mind”.

The application will be available on other platforms in the near future with the second release scheduled for July 2014.

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Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking

Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking

Beame revolutionised the tracking industry in the pioneering launch of a wireless tracking unit. The brand, in just 3 short years, took the market by storm and offered an affordable, wireless solution with benefits to consumers everywhere – the most important being one of the best recovery rates in the industry.

The brand catered for audiences looking for affordability and functionality. The wireless solution answered the market need for a simple, non-intrusive product that wouldn’t tighten the purse strings and in doing so, ensured that tracking became a reality for a much broader South African market.

No matter how broad the market, some fundamentals just don’t change; consumers everywhere no longer have the time to fuss over detail, so from installation through to management, Beame customers enjoy simplicity in its truest form. Online purchasing and installations at a nearby Tiger Wheel and Tyre illustrate consumer facing innovations that continue to and have already accelerated the growth of the brand.

One more exceptional offering, just launched to market, is the release of the Beame Smartphone App. The app launched on the 17^th June to Android and Apple users everywhere and at the touch of a Play Store/iStore button, subscribers take tracking into their own hands.

The brand shows that just compiling a list of FAQ’s and making it available on a corporate website is an obsolete CRM practise. Beame has considered how the landscape has changed and moulded a solution that again shakes up the industry. In line with its offering of simplicity, the brand now offers secure contract management at the touch of a button. Important and useful information is now at customers’ fingertips.

Grant Fraser Divisional Director: Product and Marketing MiX Telematics (Consumer) explains, “This App goes a long way in facilitating communication with the consumer and the brand as well as insurers and contract holders. In one very funky looking application all Beame contract holders can manage and distribute information to insurers, contact the organisation directly with any queries, report a hi-jacking or vehicle theft and check the proper functioning of a unit for extra peace of mind”.

The application will be available on other platforms in the near future with the second release scheduled for July 2014.

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Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking

Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking

Beame revolutionised the tracking industry in the pioneering launch of a wireless tracking unit. The brand, in just 3 short years, took the market by storm and offered an affordable, wireless solution with benefits to consumers everywhere – the most important being one of the best recovery rates in the industry.

The brand catered for audiences looking for affordability and functionality. The wireless solution answered the market need for a simple, non-intrusive product that wouldn’t tighten the purse strings and in doing so, ensured that tracking became a reality for a much broader South African market.

No matter how broad the market, some fundamentals just don’t change; consumers everywhere no longer have the time to fuss over detail, so from installation through to management, Beame customers enjoy simplicity in its truest form. Online purchasing and installations at a nearby Tiger Wheel and Tyre illustrate consumer facing innovations that continue to and have already accelerated the growth of the brand.

One more exceptional offering, just launched to market, is the release of the Beame Smartphone App. The app launched on the 17^th June to Android and Apple users everywhere and at the touch of a Play Store/iStore button, subscribers take tracking into their own hands.

The brand shows that just compiling a list of FAQ’s and making it available on a corporate website is an obsolete CRM practise. Beame has considered how the landscape has changed and moulded a solution that again shakes up the industry. In line with its offering of simplicity, the brand now offers secure contract management at the touch of a button. Important and useful information is now at customers’ fingertips.

Grant Fraser Divisional Director: Product and Marketing MiX Telematics (Consumer) explains, “This App goes a long way in facilitating communication with the consumer and the brand as well as insurers and contract holders. In one very funky looking application all Beame contract holders can manage and distribute information to insurers, contact the organisation directly with any queries, report a hi-jacking or vehicle theft and check the proper functioning of a unit for extra peace of mind”.

The application will be available on other platforms in the near future with the second release scheduled for July 2014.

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Beame launches its first smartphone App release for vehicle tracking