Their product update cycle isn't any worse than others in the 'bashing\general' market - Traxxas and Tamiya as specialise in 'new' models that are just rehashes of old platforms.
Genuinely new products are normally released when they need to be - in the racing market this tends to be more frequent as the driving force is to be competitive. When your car gets outclassed it get replaced. If it doesn't get outclassed - well the B4 is a decade old!
In the case of HPI USA I would expect the problem is the US market is a tough one to crack. Losi and AE have the racing market sewn up as mentioned with loyal die hard fans of each. In the bashing market HPI has to compete with Traxxas in its home market, a market well known for support domestic brands.
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Yz4 - Yz2
DEX210 - Cobra 4210- DEX410
RC10 Team - Manta Ray - RC10T
Mini Trophy - Blizzard - Wheely King
Tz4 - GT24B
BMRCC
Emergency back-up race controller
(but only if nobody better is available)
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