First glimpse of Honda's new Civic 01 | 08 | 2011

IT'S NOT THE MOST flattering pic, but this is he first 'official' photograph of the new Honda Civic. The ninth-generation of the popular hatchback, first launched in 1972, will enter Scottish showrooms early next year.

Designed exclusively for Europe and tested extensively on the region’s roads, the new Civic will be built at Honda's plant in Swindon, with production starting later this year. The Japanese manufacturer has also confirmed the plant will build the all-new CR-V.

“Our Associates are all really excited to be producing the next generation of Civic here at Swindon,” Mark Trowbridge, Honda's Director of Quality and New Model said. “The next six months will be busy, as we ramp up to full production following the training and trial builds of the new car.

First photo of Honda's all-new CR-V


“The fact that we will be the only Honda plant in the world producing this hatchback version of the new Civic, makes us extremely proud of the highly skilled and dedicated team we have working here in Swindon."
The company’s decision to also produce the next generation CR-V at Swindon is a further endorsement of the high quality produced by Honda’s UK based Associates. The new CR-V will go on sale in Europe from Autumn 2012.

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Jamies Edwardes