Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Indiana was the first Honda plant in North America to build a hybrid vehicle when it started Acura ILX Hybrid production in April. HMIN produces the Civic Sedan and the Civic Natural Gas on the same assembly line with the Acura ILX. million units after its new Mexico plant starts production of the Fit sub-compact in the spring of 2014.

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Civic Hybrid Indiana Acura North America 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2014

Honda announced that while the US model Insight will be available at dealerships in the US through the end of the year, production of the hybrid will end in summer 2014. By contrast, Honda sold about 23,000 hybrids across the Honda and Acura brands in the US in 2013, representing about 1.5% of total Honda sales in the US for that year.

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Insight Honda Hybrid Honda Insight 273

Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

BMW Takes Middle Path to Electrification ; Road Test: 2014 BMW i3. Honda sold a limited number of its Fit EVs; it appeared to be focusing on the Clarity fuel cell electrics as its main EV strategy going forward, but since has pivoted with a GM deal that promises unique Honda and Acura EVs based on the GM Ultium battery platform.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105