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Old 05-10-2006, 03:20 AM
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Any ideas of how honda picks the color?

Any ideas of how honda picks the color of the fit for a country?

For example, why did honda decide no yellow in USA?
Are americans anti-yellow but pro-orange maybe because we have an orange bowl.....but no yellow bowl.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 03:56 AM
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Old 05-10-2006, 07:45 AM
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It's all about demographics and focus groups
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 08:09 AM
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Spin of the color wheel?
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 09:40 AM
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Darts? J/K...

I love all colors that's available here, would not trade any of them for yellow. Although i don't know what the harm is adding yellow to the current choices. Bleh! they should have made all the colors used NA/Asia/europe/Australia universal.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 11:04 AM
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they prolly had a market research according to the demographic age groups
and yellow prolly wasnt a favorite choice
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 11:09 AM
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its because of the UT football team and that damn vince young
 
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I suppose the focus groups ranked 'em lower than the other 'wild' color, orange. After all, dunno about you, but to me, bright yellow will always be associated with taxis.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:03 PM
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why cant there be honda fit taxis?
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:04 PM
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I would have purchased Yellow
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 12:56 PM
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I have been an Industrial Designer for about 30 years - the selection of colors for production of ANY product is really complicated! Focus Groups, marketing forecasts, trends in fashion, interior design, changing paint material/application regulations, even the favorite color of the spouse of the company president can influence selection.

Check out this article: http://www.dexigner.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5589

I am sure a company as successful as Honda has a very large group of people constantly working on this - but it would be nice to have a Yellow Fit ;-)
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by geedee
they prolly had a market research according to the demographic age groups
and yellow prolly wasnt a favorite choice
yes. this is 99% correct. it all comes down to profit.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 01:10 PM
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I would have purchased Yellow
Same here.

Damn dart landed on burnt orange.

Funny that Canadians hate white cars, and like two greys/silvers.
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 01:13 PM
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why not pink?? havent see any pink cars here
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 03:44 PM
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I love yellow, i am asking the dealers if we can get other colors for the Fit by ordering it
 
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Old 05-10-2006, 07:13 PM
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If it's not available in the current color choices, you're not going to get it, period. Shame though, I'd have bought yellow too.
 
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I would like to get mine in Lunar Mist Metallic, but it's not available in Canada.
 
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