{"id":522766,"date":"2010-04-09T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/09\/honda-ridgeline-may-not-return-after-2012\/"},"modified":"2010-04-09T19:38:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T23:38:00","slug":"honda-ridgeline-may-not-return-after-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/522766","title":{"rendered":"Honda Ridgeline may not return after 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/trucks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Truck<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/honda\/\" rel=\"tag\">Honda<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/rumormill\/\" rel=\"tag\">Rumormill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/#10\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/02\/0809ridgelinelead.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2009 Honda Ridgeline &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nWhat will become of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/ridgeline\">Honda Ridgeline<\/a> pickup truck after the 2011 model year? <a href=\"http:\/\/autoblog.com\/make\/honda\">Honda<\/a> isn&#8217;t saying, other than to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/02\/13\/scratch-that-next-generation-honda-ridgeline-not-coming-in-2011\/\">confirm earlier reports<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chicago-auto-show\/\">Chicago Auto Show<\/a> that &#8220;there would be no significant change to the Ridgeline through the 2011 model year.&#8221; That said, PickupTrucks.com has apparently heard from reliable sources that Honda&#8217;s innovative unibody truck won&#8217;t be renewed for another go &#8217;round after the present model&#8217;s rapidly approaching expiration date.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the Ridgeline has failed to live up to Honda&#8217;s lofty sales goals of 50,000 units per year. In 2009, Honda moved just 16,464 total units, which may not be enough to justify the expense of a major remodel. Alternatively, Honda may be taking a wait-and-see approach to the compact pickup truck market &#8211; just in case there&#8217;s a rebound from the current segment-wide sales slump. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\">2009 Honda Ridgeline<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2008\/08\/00_09ridgeline_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2008\/08\/01_09ridgeline_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2008\/08\/02_09ridgeline_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2008\/08\/03_09ridgeline_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/2009-honda-ridgeline\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2008\/08\/04_09ridgeline_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/news.pickuptrucks.com\/2010\/04\/is-the-honda-ridgeline-going-away.html\">PickupTrucks.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/09\/honda-ridgeline-may-not-return-after-2012\/\">Honda Ridgeline may not return after 2012<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:38:00 EST.  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