New Honda CRV models have all plans set to improve its sales considering the struggle it had in recent time. The manufacturers are keen on making changes to the model like adding third row of seating. The changes might need the car to grow in size as a whole.

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Will the 2017 Honda CRV Models Have Seven Seats
As the Honda CRV models have struggled in recent months to keep up the sales pace of their sibling
HRV, Honda has already said that they will be considering making some changes. Recent rumours
suggest that these changes may include the option of a third row of seating.
The Rumours:
Many experts have been speculating for several months that the runaway success of the HRV would
impact the sales of the Honda CRV. Price may be a factor, but the fact that the HRV may have stolen
sales from the CRV is difficult to deny. While the Honda CRV models haven’t suffered the massive
sales drops other models have had in the first half of the year, it is becoming obvious that the
Japanese auto manufacturer needs to give the model a little more attention.
According to Leon Brannan, the head of the automotive division at Honda UK, this attention may
come in the form of the 2017 next generation model being offered with seven seats. Brannan has said
that the model will also feature a more attractive design and Honda could attempt to move the model
upmarket. The new ​Honda CRV is anticipated to debut in 2017 and these changes would mean that it
would need to grow in size. This would be necessary to accommodate a third row of seating. Brannan
revealed that the next generation model is set to feature interior changes borrowed from the HRV,
with features and design details similar to the smaller model including the HRV’s touchscreen
infotainment system.

2. The Official Stance:
Takahiro Hachigo has said during his inaugural speech as the new Honda CEO that the “core global
Honda models” which includes the Accord and CRV are set to “undergo full model changes” in future
plans to make them more aesthetically attractive and feature “more new technologies, innovative
designs and higher competitiveness”.
Officially, it is unknown whether Honda Australia will follow the UK strategy to promote the next
generation CRV upmarket and allow the HRV “more breathing room”. Presumably Honda Australia
will make an announcement nearer to the local arrival of the ​new Honda CRV in 2017. The Australian
sales figures have shown that the CRV has suffered a drop of 13.9 percent year on year. This has
equated to a drop from 5037 units sold in 2014 to 4337 in 2015. The CRV crossover is currently sat in
fifth place within the medium SUV segment. This is well below the leading models; the Toyota RAV4,
Nissan X-Trail and Mazda CX-5.
The HRV, on the other hand, which launched in February has already racked up 5191 sales and
claimed the crown as the Honda top selling model. Despite the Jazz hatchback enjoying spectacular
sales, the HRV has outsold this model by 52 units. These impressive sales mean that the HRV is in
fourth place within the small SUV category, trailing the Nissan Qashqai by only 103 sales.

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