The current, 10th-generation Honda Accord will continue to be on sale in Australia as the Japanese manufacturer’s D-segment sedan model for the country – as well as for Japan and Southeast Asia, according to Car Expert.
This is because the Accord for these markets, including the one for Malaysia, operates on “a separate model lifecycle” to that of the Accord that is sold in the United States, which is soon to be succeeded by the next, 11th-generation Accord. The Malaysian debut of the 10th-generation Accord came several years after that of the one for the US market, and so the same is expected for the 11th-generation car.
“[The] Accord remains an important global nameplate for Honda, with a very loyal and valued customer base here in Australia, but it is too early for us to confirm any details about plans for the next-generation model. The current model will continue in Australia for some time yet and it continues to perform strongly as a supporting model in the line-up,” a Honda Australia spokesperson told Car Expert.
This should mean that Honda’s D-segment sedan for our market will carry on in its current, 10th generation after the 11th-generation model has been launched in North America.
The current Accord for Malaysia was launched in February 2020 in our market in locally assembled at Honda Malaysia’s plant in Pegoh, Melaka in two variants, both with the 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine. This produces 201 PS at 5,500 rpm and 260 Nm from 1,600 rpm to 5,000 rpm, sending drive to the front wheels via a continuously variable transmission.
In the United States, the Accord additionally gets a 252 hp/370 Nm 2.0 litre petrol engine paired with a 10-speed automatic, along with a Hybrid variant featuring the carmaker’s Intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) two-motor hybrid system, which combines a 2.0 litre Atkinson-cycle petrol engine with electric drive for a combined 212 hp and 315 Nm.
GALLERY: 10th-generation Honda Accord in Malaysia
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Would be interesting to include facts like how many months did it take before/after the US launch of the 10th generation Accord for it to be launched in the Australian market.
Accord is a dying model since 2016. Not much ppl would top 40-60K to get a “longer-Civic” with the same engine and transmission. That’s reality
Really not sure why they’re doing this — seems like it’ll be an unpopular decision and more than likely a marketing flop. Who would rather buy the 10th-generation Accord when the 11th-generation is already out somewhere else?
If Honda Asia-Pacific’s reasoning is that local Honda manufacturers have already invested in their CKD pipelines, I still think they’re shooting themselves in the foot by forcing this continued separate lifecycle approach.
The 11th Accord possibly won’t be offered in RHD due to decreasing demand in the already small RHD markets. Honda has been trying to cut cost globally and this will be one of their steps. Remember Nissan did this first with the Teana/Altima (only North America, China and Middle East now), then Kia with the Optima/K5.
Of course Honda have to clear it stocks of old parts.
Both new and current are not nice. Why buy honda even with spareparts fail and quality fail,
i saw one on the road recently and can’t help but think that it looks like a platypus.
Seriously ugliest car by Honda MY
US market is big, that’s why car maker will try their best to appease them. With our generally small market and CKD membela locals & cronies program, they won’t see a point of giving us the best.
South East Asia accordana
Of course Honda will not bring the latest Accord lah. Current Accord also, you can hsrdly see it on the road. DRB, as expected from a crony GLC, does not really know how to sell cars
What’s the point of selling this car anyways, when no one is buying Accord. Even there is no blind spot monitor
effff yu honda. what a super lowsy design for the exterior, especially the taillight design. But interior is very nice.
U started with a suck design and are clearly lagging behind in this time of stiff competition. U had to do a new model since your current model sucks as hell, yet u still want to exploit your brand power in Asia and South East Asia region by NOT offering your correction. Good luck! Some of us have higher intelligence and do know how to discern.
Better wait for BYD. Much better than Accord
As usual, poor Southeast Asians get the lousy spec car while Americans get top of the line spec