- Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:37 am
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@ Ceelx - nope, its just the name we got here in South Africa, it wasn't branded here as the Civic:
"The Ballade name continued to be used for a Civic-based model in South Africa, where it was used instead of Civic on locally produced versions until 2000. South African Ballades were assembled by the local subsidiary of Daimler-Benz, which wanted to market a smaller and cheaper car in addition to its Mercedes-Benz models. The Ballade name was adopted because it was perceived to have more luxury and upmarket connotations than the Civic name. This was important because the Ballade was sold through the Mercedes-Benz dealership channel. As of 2011[update], the Honda City will be launched as the Honda Ballade in South Africa"
@ Don - Thats correct
oh and thanx