Highlight clip from 2016 Honda Civic Indiana production

[administrator]

Small highlight reel from the 2016 Civic assembly line at Honda's Indiana plant where the 2016 sedan began production this week, following start of production at the Honda Ontario plant last week.

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[browning]

Does anyone know if US market Civics are still being produced in Japan? I know for a while Japanese built Civic and Accords were being sold in the US but in very small numbers.

 

[10thG]

Does anyone know if US market Civics are still being produced in Japan? I know for a while Japanese built Civic and Accords were being sold in the US but in very small numbers.

No Civics are produced in Japan. The sedans/coupes are made in Canada and Indiana. Hatchbacks will be made in the UK.

 

[martyr]

Does anyone know if US market Civics are still being produced in Japan? I know for a while Japanese built Civic and Accords were being sold in the US but in very small numbers.

Production of any Civics in Japan stopped in August 2010.

It stopped domestic production of the gasoline engine version for the home market in August and sales stopped at end of 2010.

It's pretty interesting if you go Honda's Japan website - http://www.honda.co.jp/auto/?from=top_pulldown there's very few models that are sold both in US and in Japan at this point.

 

[Shralper]

Does anyone know if the coupe will be a liftback?

 

[H_P]

Judging by the spy photos I'd say it is a traditional trunk, but I could be wrong. It's hard to make out any lines with the camouflage but the shape of the trunk and the way it falls flat to the decklid makes me think it won't be a liftback.

 

[Slickone]

Neat video. How about a longer one?

 

[Shralper]

Judging by the spy photos I'd say it is a traditional trunk, but I could be wrong. It's hard to make out any lines with the camouflage but the shape of the trunk and the way it falls flat to the decklid makes me think it won't be a liftback.

I'll be greatly disappointed if it isn't a liftback. There's no reason it shouldn't be, given the fastback design. I'm still not sure why they didn't make the sedan a liftback. My RSX-S has a liftback and it looks nothing like a hatchback (sorry but I'm not a hatchback fan). It's amazing how much stuff I can carry in the back with the seats down and the cargo cover removed. You could never load a mountain bike in the back of, say, a G37 or BMW coupe. It has to be one of the most practical small sport coupes ever made. I still can't believe Acura killed it.

 

[HondaPro]

I have owned many new Civics since 1996. All fit a full suspension Mountain bike. I put the rear seats down, pull the front wheel and slide the bike in rear tire first while twisting the handle bar. Then lay the front wheel over the fork. Completely closing the trunk. I have done this for 20 years. I love to mountain bike.

 

[Shralper]

I have owned many new Civics since 1996. All fit a full suspension Mountain bike. I put the rear seats down, pull the front wheel and slide the bike in rear tire first while twisting the handle bar. Then lay the front wheel over the fork. Completely closing the trunk. I have done this for 20 years. I love to mountain bike.

Perhaps. Even still, it would be much easier with a liftback.

Ever put a fully-inflated 4' diameter innertube in your civic trunk?.... I didn't think so

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