Another popular sedan gets the axe as Honda slashes one of its US-built cars

Daily Mail​

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Another sedan is exiting the US car market.
Acura, Honda's luxury vehicle brand, told he Daily Mail that its mid-size sedan, the TLX, will stop rolling off dealership lots in 2026.
The Ohio-built sedan is the latest small car to be killed off in the US.
Buyers are favoring crossovers and pickup trucks instead, leading to major lineup changes.
Acura introduced its mid-size luxury sedan to America in 1995. It initially carried the nameplate TL.
The blocky, high-end car immediately became a hit, selling 24,700 units in its first full year of sales. It peaked in 2005, selling 78,218 units.
But those sales haven't kept up. Last year, only 7,478 customers brought a new TLX to their driveway. This year, the $45,000 sedan's sales are down another 8.6 percent.
'Since the car's initial success, sales have been in a gradual, but steady decline as consumers increasingly turn to crossover utility vehicles,' Chris Naughton, a spokesperson for Honda and Acura, said.
Acura's best-sellers are mostly SUVs. Three of the company's top-four vehicles - the MDX, RDX, and electric ZDX - are small- to mid-size family cars.
The luxury automaker, which enjoyed a 4.4 percent increase in sales compared to last year, has delivered 78,476 vehicles this year.
Now, the automaker only has one small vehicle offering: the Integra.
Acura revived the $33,000, sport-oriented hatchback in 2022 after a 16-year hiatus from the US market.
When the Japanese import reached American consumers in the 1990s, it quickly became a classic among enthusiasts. The easily modifiable racer was huge in vehicle tuning culture.
Now, its made in the US.
'Integra has been our best-selling sedan since it returned to the lineup,' Naughton said.
'Both sedan models are built on the same line at the Marysville Auto Plant, TLX and Integra have been competing for capacity. So, rather than have limited volume of two products we will put our production focus on Integra.'
Honda's CEO, Toshihiro Mibe, is one of the last executives who has invested in sedans for the US market
Acura's small- and mid- sized SUVs have dominated its sales
American automakers continue to kill off thier sedans.
Multiple US-based brands - including companies that built their reputation in the mid-1900s on the four-door car type - now feature a lineup exclusively filled with SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks.
Chrysler only makes a minivan. Chevy no longer makes a new sedan. Ford killed its last sedan, the Fusion, in 2020.
That trend is accelerating, with Mitsubishi ripping the Mirage off the market in 2024, and Nissan scheduled to cancel the low-cost Versa by the end of the year.
But automakers that have leaned into the small vehicle segment are reporting some ballooning sales.