Car Honda HR-V, the SUV to be manufactured in Argentina since 2015

Campana will occur in January and goes on sale in the second quarter. It was presented in the Hall of San Pablo and from there you have all the details.

                   The HR-V will be positioned below the CR-V in the supply of Honda.

Honda announced it will manufacture in Argentina a compact SUV, called HR-V,which goes on sale in the local market in the second quarter of 2015. This is a model that will mark the entry of the Japanese segment that today dominates Ford EcoSport and expected large growth-in sales and number of models in deal- for years.

The news that the HR-V is manufactured in Argentina, in the plant that Honda owns in Campana, Buenos Aires, gave the president of the company, Hideki Kamiyama, from the Hall of San Pablo 2014, where automotiveglance.blogspot.com It is conducting a special coverage. Kamiyama gave a press conference for Argentine journalists accredited in Sao Paulo shows, where the first details of the brand new model is provided. With him also spoke Federico Vahle, Senior Manager Commercial Division of the company.

Production of the HR-V in campaign will begin in the first quarter of 2015, taking the place it has today in the assembly line the City, which will be discontinued in the country and continue to build only in Brazil for the region. The HR-V will be the first SUV manufactured in Argentina and will, in a first stage, with a 20% national integration parts. In addition, the development will involve 60 pieces of local suppliers.

               Honda describes the HR-V as a combination of SUV and minivan coupe.

To produce the new model, Honda Motor Argentina allocated an investment of 250 million pesos to adapt existing infrastructure in Campana, already partially prepared for the production of HR-V.

This new compact Honda SUV, positioned below the CR-V is a global product of Japanese brand, which will also be manufactured in Brazil, Sumaré plant; in Japan for the Asian and European markets;Mexico and North America.

Production of the HR-V in campaign will start at a rate of 15,000 units annually, of which 65% will be exported to Brazil to complement the production of Sumaré. The rest will go to the local market (about 5,250 units per year). In this way, Honda will double its level of local production of 7000 units currently the City. The Campana works in one shift and employs a total of 800 people.

                Naftera will have 140 hp 1.8 engine with manual or automatic transmission.

HR-V, IN DETAIL 

In an interview with the Argentine media present in San Pablo, Honda executives provided additional details on the general settings that will have the HR-V.

For starters, the engine will be naftera 1.8 liters and 140 horses, the same that equips the Civic. It is a drive 4-cylinder, 16-valve i-VTEC technology of electronically controlled variable valve timing and valve opening. He associated with two transmission choices - 6-speed manual or continuously variable automatic (CTV) - provide "high levels of performance (...) with an excellent efficiency in fuel consumption," according anticipate from Honda.

Hideki Kamiyama and Federico Vahle by the Honda HR-V in San Pablo.

Because public preference for compact SUV is largely in versions 4 × 2 (90% of the segment), the HR-V will occur only with simple traction. It is not excluded, in the future, which is also manufactured in versions 4 × 4 "if there is a justified demand", they said from the Japanese automaker.

The HR-V is it based on a platform that partly matches that use the Fit and the City, "but showing differences, so it's not exactly the same," they said from Honda.

Honda does not describe the HR-V as an SUV, but uses the term crossover, as it claims, the new model combines "the dynamics of an SUV, the elegance of a coupé and the versatility of a minivan," and in consequence "will create a new segment."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Definitions of marketing aside, the HR-V will be a future opponent for the Ford EcoSport, theChevrolet Tracker and the Renault Duster, today, three compact SUVs sold in Argentina.

New Ford Ranger launched in Argentina in the 2nd quarter of 2016

    As a regional premiere, the renewal of the midsize pickup was exhibited at the year-end toast of the Oval. What are the main changes. 

     For the first time, he showed the new Ford Ranger in Argentina. It is updating the Oval midsize pickup to be launched in the local market during the second quarter of 2016.This restyling the Ranger launched in Argentina in July 2012 (see here ) presents new design (exterior and interior) and equipment, as well as improvements in the engines to reduce fuel consumption.

    As the current Ranger, the new model will be produced in Argentina at the Pacheco plant, as part of a new cycle of investments by Ford $ 220 million, announced in May.The unveiling of the new Ranger came in the 2016 New Year's Eve dinner of Ford Argentina with the local press, simultaneously with the toast also performed the Brazilian subsidiary for journalism in the neighboring country. That is, it was an unveiling of regional character.

                                                         MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS
    On the outside, the changes are mainly seen in the front, with new grille, bumpers, optical and fog lamps. Inside, the new focus on iron-board, steering wheel, instruments, interior fixtures and upholstery .In addition, the center console now includes a new 8-inch multimedia screen, larger than the current model. For its part, the instrumental has two digital displays with different information. Including the speedometer, which keeps the analog format is located.

       Another novelty is the SYNC system 2, the current evolution, now touch (also called "MyFord Touch"), which allows the driver by voice command, control both the multimedia system and browser and climate control.

     Under the hood, the Ranger Puma 2016 retains the turbo 5-cylinder engine with 3.2 liters and 200 hp, which has improved and the exhaust gas recirculation, a reduction in consumption. In turn, the smaller impeller, also Puma family with 4 cylinder 2.2 liter, increased potency from 125 to 130 hp. In both cases, the transmission options remain manual or automatic six-speed.

      Ford says the Ranger 2016 shows a decrease in consumption up to 15% on average, thanks to improvements in engines but also to relationships of longer safe and the new power-assisted steering, replacing hydraulic model current. Only on this last point, the Oval emphasizes that reducing consumption is 3 percent.

     In terms of equipment, updating the Ranger incorporates new devices like the warning system and lane change assistance, adaptive cruise control speed, tire pressure sensor system for detecting driver fatigue and emergency call if accident.

     The equipment described above are included in the New Ranger brought from Thailand in March 2015. Since this is a global Ford product, it is expected to also incorporate such items in the pickup to be manufactured in Argentina. But in any case, we should expect the local launch to determine the final configuration of the product.