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A while back Honda announced that it would convert its
Fit into a hybrid version, but Honda has never been
very clear about when exactly such a vehicle would be
offered. Rumors have indicated it could go on sale as
early as late 2009 or as late as 2015.
The latest
rumors, however, indicate that the Honda
Fit hybrid will go on sale sometime in 2010 at a
cost of just $15,800, and that the automaker hopes to
sell 50,000 Fit hybrids per year.
Not so many decades ago, most in America claimed small
Honda and Toyota cars would never take off in America.
And this American arrogance and ignorance helped
pushed the US auto industry to the precipice of
liquidity. Today, Honda and Toyota are preparing to
roll out - combined - over half a million small hybrid
cars per year, and yet Detroit has neither a
product offering nor a plan to compete with such
vehicles.
In this repeat of history, however, the Big 3 aren't
sitting atop the automotive world. This time they are
either in or near bankruptcy. Will America really be
able to compete?
Labels: honda fit hybrid, Hybrid Vehicles
