The Civic Hatchback is set to make its global debut at the upcoming 2016 Paris Motor Show next month, showcasing the mass production exterior and interior design to the public for the first time.
Civic is Honda’s biggest selling nameplate worldwide and the brand has undertaken the most comprehensive research and development programme in its history for this 10th edition. The Civic Hatchback has been developed jointly by Honda R&D teams in Europe and Japan and it will be manufactured exclusively at Honda’s UK Manufacturing plant in Swindon.
Although it is manufactured in the UK, it’s Honda’s United States customers that will get first dibs on the Civic Hatchback, starting this month, while Europeans will have to wait until January next year.
Besides the United States and Europe, Australian and Indonesian customers will also be getting the hatch, but as it turns out, Honda Malaysia has said that Malaysia won’t be getting the Civic Hatchback any time soon, due to lack of demand for such cars in our local market.
Besides the Civic Hatchback, Honda will also feature the four door sedan model of the Civic at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. Built at Honda’s production facility in Gebzé, Turkey, the new design includes an improved exterior and interior. While the Civic Sedan is not for sale in the UK, this car will be available in mainland European markets from early 2017 as well.
The Jazz Spotlight Edition will also make its debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. According to the Japanese automaker, the Jazz Spotlight Edition is an evolution of the Honda Jazz Keenlight concept revealed at Geneva Motor Show earlier this year.
While not available in the UK, the Spotlight Edition is based around a series of design features aimed to appeal to a more fashion conscious customer. Enhanced elements include a bronze front grille decoration, door mirror decoration, decals along the flanks of the car, unique 15-inch alloy wheels, tailgate decoration, steering wheel and centre console treatment.
We’ll keep you posted with more details of these models once it is officially revealed next month, so stay tuned!
