Though Honda's foray into Truck Mountain was met with slow sales, the automaker is standing behind the Ridgeline with plans for a second generation to make its ascent in two years' time.
The new Ridgeline will be completely redeveloped from the wheels up in the United States, and is set to be assembled in Honda's Lincoln, Ala. plant where the current generation is, until June 2014, still being screwed together. The automaker has given no word thus far on what all will go into the new truck — including whether or not it will continue to share its underpinnings with the Odyssey minivan — though they do believe that the second generation will fare better bolstered by growth in the small/medium truck sector over the next few years, due mainly to economic growth, lower gas prices, and more disposable income.
As for the outgoing generation, 16,160 units left the lot through November 2013, an increase of 29 percent over last year's sales. Total sales since the Ridgeline's debut in 2005 comes to 242,049 to date, with a special edition for the 2014 model year recently making the rounds in many a Honda showroom.
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