That’s quite a sad story!
The Honda Fit, Civic Coupe, and manual-gearbox-equipped Accord are leaving the American market. Automotive News reported the model’s retirement. Motor1.com confirmed this information with Honda.
The Fit will be discontinued at the end 2020 model year. The reason for the company’s decision to discontinue the Fit is that the market has changed since its original introduction in 2006. According to Honda’s 2021 What’s New report, HR-V and Civic Hatchback are the new gateway models of Honda. They offer significant utility, value, and performance. Honda will increase production of the HRV to balance out the Fit’s departure.
Honda recognized that the time was right for the Fit to retire. The US has decided not to introduce next-gen models after it In Tokyo, Japan in 2019. . The new generation of this little model features a more refined styling and is now available in Japan with a 2-motor hybrid system.
The Civic Coupe was killed at the end 2020 model year due to its popularity combined with the Civic Hatchback’s declining popularity. According to the automaker, the hatchback makes up 24% of Civic sales since 2016, while the coupe’s share has fallen from 16% to 6 percent.
Honda plans to stop Civic Si production in Canada at the end of 2020 model year. The plant will transition to a new, 11th-generation Civic Si Sedan later.
Honda stopped making the Accord without the manual gearbox in December 2019, as only 1-2 percent of buyers preferred that transmission. Automotive News says that there is enough supply of these three-pedal model to last the model year.