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Originally Posted by JSH
The 2019 Civic will be built in the USA so it has to share a common platform with a US manufactured car. (The 2nd gen was based on the Fit and made in Japan)
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That's reasonable from a logistics and economics of scale standpoint.
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The way CAFE standards work today, OEM's don't need to make small cars. Standards are set based on the car's footprint with larger cars getting lower requirements.
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CAFE standards seem to be more politically-oriented than technically-oriented.
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The last two generations of Insight sold poorly while the Civic is one of Honda's best selling vehicles. (15K vs 325K per year)
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Even though it could not have the same appeal toward those who get into hybrids as a form of virtue-signalling, it would make more sense to simply offer a hybrid variant for the most popular models instead of blowing money on a low-volume "halo" hybrid
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Hatchbacks don't sell in the USA unless they are attached to a SUV.
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Look at its side profile: even if the overall dimensions are not changed, don't you agree that a hatchback would be way more practical than that small trunk lid?