Thursday, July 13, 2000
Honda Rolls Out 2 Millionth Civic In U.S.

NEW YORK (Nikkei)--Honda Motor Co. announced here Wednesday that it made its 2 millionth Civic subcompact in the U.S. on Monday. The Civic is the third locally produced Japanese model to top that mark after Honda's Accord and the Camry of Toyota Motor Corp. .

Full-size models have come to dominate U.S. car sales due to the country's prolonged period of prosperity. But the Civic is maintaining its popularity even as other small cars lose market share to larger vehicles.

Honda started producing the Civic in Marysville, Ohio, in 1986, and currently assembles over 300,000 units a year in Ohio and Canada. The Civic outsells the Saturn of General Motors Corp. and the Neon of DaimlerChrysler AG, both of which were introduced as "Japan-car killers." The Civic also outsells the Corolla, Toyota's long-time favorite.