Critical Knowledge:Element gets a faceliftFront fenders are metal instead of composite materialInterior features brighter color schemes, new trim, and revised switchgear and gaugesLX model adds a ...

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But after its first year, when 67,478 were sold, the Element never managed to break 60,000. Honda sold 26,447 last year, and sales in 2009 are down 46 percent to 13,458 through November.