According to product cycle, new generation Civic will be released in this year. But Honda has moved to 2011 and revealed the car will lighter and more economical.
U.S. and Asian versions can be different design, depending on each market strategy of Honda.
At the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Director of Honda North America Tsuneo Tanai said, the redesign model has gone half way. Next generation Civic is expected larger than current model. However, the exterior was designed closer to the present generation.
Only Civic, Honda has a turnover of about a million cars sold globally each year, in which the U.S. market about March 1.
Mendel confirmed, the new generation Civic delayed debut time, but the CR-V developed based on the Civic will still complete five years cycle properly. Current model has been on the market in autumn 2006 and the next generation will appear next year.
- By Tan Dung
