Honda Canada Inc. has announced the retail sale of the two-millionth Honda Civic in Canada since the nameplate's introduction in 1973.
Canada's best-selling passenger car for the past 19 years is built at the company's manufacturing plant in Alliston and accounts for nearly 40 percent of the brand's annual sales.
"The success of the Civic over the years has led to the organic growth of a passionate and dedicated 'Civic Nation'; a community made up of Canadians from all walks of life. This community may not have common interests or originate from the same place, but it's the love of the Civic that unites them," said Jean Marc Leclerc, senior vice president of Sales and Marketing, Honda Canada Inc. "Being built at our Canadian manufacturing facilities and achieving this remarkable sales milestone has certainly cemented Civic's importance in Canada."
The Civic sold 747 units in its first year in 1973 and reached its annual peak in 2008 with 72,463 units sold.
Cumulative Canadian sales of Civic reached 2,000,000 in May 2017.
Production of Civic (three-door) began in 1988 at Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) in Alliston and to date, more than 4.8 million Civics have been built there.
In 2015, HCM became the global lead plant for the tenth generation Honda Civic, marking the first time a global lead plant had been located outside of Japan. This decision was a direct reflection on the more than 4,000 highly-skilled Canadian manufacturing associates at HCM, according to Honda.
