Hatchback Honda Civic confirmed for Dongfeng-Honda
Honda’s product line up is clearly not wide enough for its demanding Chinese partners, the southern joint venture between Guangzhou Auto and Honda must fight with its central competitor Dongfeng-Honda for Honda models, but the fact remains that Honda’s product portfolio is somewhat narrow. The Euro market Honda Civic hatchback will be produced by Dongfeng-Honda in 2013 according to media reports ending the continual rumor that continually speculated that the car would enter China. In the meantime, the Honda Pilot midsize SUV is expected to go into production at the Guangzhou-Honda joint venture and will compete against the Guangzhou-Toyota built Highlander.
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Will we see a Civic Type-R, to compete with the other hot hatches?
Honda are very slow at replying to market conditions, they have three cars that they sell well and are unlikely to mix up the product line up with anything remotely exciting, especially after the Crosstour.