| Honda (producer of quality Acura CL AC compressor) | | | | auto magazine called Motortrend. |
| has recently increased its sales in China by 36 | | | | The refurbished CR-V that hit the Chinese market in |
| percent last month attributed to the growing | | | | April this year was chosen by Motortrend's evaluation |
| popularity of the Civic and the Accord cars. | | | | team comprising of industry experts. The evaluation |
| Japan's second largest carmaker was able to sell | | | | team spent one-month-and-a-half to cover ten |
| 46,226 cars in China for November this year basing | | | | important aspects ranging from safety to design then |
| on the e-mailed statement by the company. For the | | | | to road test. |
| first 11 months of this year the company was able to | | | | Luckily for the CR-V it has obtained the highest rating |
| sell 378,602 units an increase of 32 percent. | | | | among three other candidates that include the Chery |
| Because of the favorable response that Honda | | | | Tiggo, Great Wall Hover and Hyundai Tucson. All of |
| vehicles have been getting, the automaker is | | | | the models tested are spacious five-passenger |
| considering increasing further its sale sin China | | | | crossover SUVs with handling like a sedan. |
| especially now that the Accord sedan is included in | | | | For the month of November, the CR-V has |
| the best-selling models in the country. | | | | dethroned the Great Wall Hover from the best seller |
| The total car sales in China have increased by 17 | | | | in Chinese SUV market. The November sales of the |
| percent in November attributed to the economic | | | | top five best selling SUV models in the Chinese |
| growth boosted further by consumer wealth. | | | | market: |
| Last month the sales at Dongfeng Honda Automobile | | | | • Honda CR-V - 5554 units |
| Co. that produces the Civic and CR-V sport utility | | | | • Chery Tiggo - 5257 units |
| vehicles have rose by 81 percent to 13,826 while | | | | • Great Wall Hover - 4479 units |
| Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co. that makes the | | | | • Hyundai Tuscon - 3990 units |
| Accord sedans and Fit subcompacts have increased | | | | • Changfeng Liebao - 2285 units |
| sales by 23 percent to 32,400 units that is according | | | | These five models are accounted for 59 percent of |
| to the company. | | | | the total SUV market. |
| The sales figures reported only pertains to the locally | | | | For the first 11 months of this year a total of |
| produced Honda vehicles in China and does not yet | | | | 339,800 SUVs were sold in the Chinese market an |
| include the imported models such as the Acura luxury | | | | increase by 60.3 percent from the previous year. the |
| sedan and the Civic hybrid. | | | | growth in the SUV segment is much faster as |
| Aside from the increasing sales that Honda is | | | | compared to the other segments like minivans and |
| obtaining in China, its Honda CR-V was also named as | | | | sedans. |
| the "2008 SUV of the Year in China" by a Chinese | | | | |