The Honda Civic endures, even amid fanfare for the CR-V

2022 Honda Civic Touring — When Honda announced a $1.4-billion retooling of its plants at Alliston, Ont., the focus was on the CR-V crossover. But Canada’s bestselling small car — the Civic — is well embedded there. (HONDA MOTOR CO.)

April 25, 2022 04:00 AM

Despite being Canada’s best-selling small car for nearly a quarter-century, the Alliston, Ont.-built Honda Civic took a back seat March 16 as the automaker announced a $1.4 billion plan to retool its three-plant campus, about 100 kilometres northwest of Toronto.

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