Honda Civic Sedan Falls Victim To Small Cars In Japan

In most parts of the world, traditional cars are losing ground to crossovers and SUVs, but not in Japan, where customers are still thrilled by small vehicles.

This has forced Honda to withdraw the Civic Sedan from the Land of the Rising Sun, as the compact four-door model was not the moneymaker that they expected it to be, with 1,619 units sold in the last fiscal year, compared to 250,000 examples of the N-Box minicar.

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Brought forward by AutoNews, the information pans out after visiting Honda’s local website, where the Civic Sedan can no longer be found. Nonetheless, the nameplate hasn’t left the country for good, as the five-door hatchback is still on sale with an MSRP of 2,948,000 yen, equal to $27,575 at the current exchange rates, and will be joined by the updated Civic Type R hot hatch starting this summer.

Meanwhile, the Civic is still popular with U.S. buyers, as Honda sold 325,650 units in our market last year. The Civic Sedan is listed online with a starting price of $20,650, while the Civic Si Sedan can be had from $25,200. The more practical Civic Hatchback slots between the two in terms of pricing, with an MSRP of $21,750. The Civic Coupe and Civic Si Coupe are listed from $21,050 and $25,200 respectively, while the hottest Civic of them all, the Type R, will set you back $36,995. It’s powered by a 2.0-liter turbo-four that kicks out 306 HP (310 PS / 228 kW) and 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque, connected to a six-speed manual transmission.

Note: U.S.-spec 2020 Honda Civic Sedan pictured