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News - Market Insight - Market Insight 2016Market Insight: Spotlight returns on small carsUpshift: Honda has taken the Civic upmarket with the 10th-generation series now here in sedan form, and with the hatch on-board from early next year, the brand expects to return to 50,000 annual sales in 2017. Higher sales expected of new Honda Civic, Renault Megane, Kia Cerato in tough market17 May 2016 By TERRY MARTIN - The launch this week of Honda’s new-generation Civic, our first Australian drive of the redesigned Renault Megane ahead of showroom sales in September and the arrival of Kia’s comprehensively updated Cerato this month all throw the spotlight back on the all-important small-car segment. - The segment is hugely competitive with around two dozen brands offering at least one model line – several offer more than that – although, as our monthly sales reports routinely indicate, three vehicles dominate the segment: Toyota’s Corolla, the Mazda3 and Hyundai i30, each with a 19 per cent share of the sub-$40,000 class this year. Click here for full story: Spotlight returns on small cars The Road to Recovery podcast seriesGallery Click to see larger images  Read more13th of May 2016  First Oz drive: Renault builds up for MeganeGoAuto drives the next-gen Renault Megane in pre-production LHD guise20th of April 2016  Kia Cee’d earmarked as limited editionEuro-hatch to provide possible two-prong Kia attack in small segment19th of April 2016  Honda takes Civic upmarketTenth-generation Honda Civic moves away from the $19,990 small-car brigade5th of April 2016  Exclusive: New models to drive Renault growthRecent rapid sales growth unlikely to continue for Renault in Australia15th of March 2016  Honda pins growth hopes on new CivicHR-V reignited Honda in Australia but Civic expected to pick up the pace2nd of March 2016  Geneva show: Honda Civic finally hatchedPrototype reveals tenth-generation Honda Civic's 'sporty' design25th of January 2016  Kia to spice up Cerato range with GTCerato hot hatch on the cards in Australia to fill Pro_cee'd GT hole15th of December 2015  First drive: Renault lifts MeganeBigger, bolder and smarter, Renault’s fourth-gen Megane hatch moves upmarket |
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