Honda last night launched the latest version of its Civic to much fanfare at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Production will start in Swindon later this month
CIVIC FACTFILE
- This is the ninth generation Civic
- The first Civic was launched in 1972
- More than 20 million Civics have been sold globally
- More than 650,000 have been sold in UK
- The eighth generation Civic went on sale in January 2006
- More than 170,000 of the eighth generation Civic have been sold in the UK
- The Civic range is produced in 14 countries and regions and sold in approximately 160 world markets
- Civic production was brought to Swindon in 1994
