The new Honda Civic which the Japanese car firm’s UK factory in Swindon will be exporting to the world – including Japan and the USA – was unveiled in America tonight. The wraps came off the prototype of the new 10th generation car at the New York International motor show. It came just a day after it was announced that Swindon in Wiltshire will become the global production hub for the next generation five door Civic, supported by a new £200million investment. The ultra-sporty Honda Civic Concept car is presented at the New York International Auto Show, Wednesday . Although the dramatic Kermit green prototype seen in New York is a three-door version, the Swindon factory will be exporting the five-door hatchback version around the globe. A Honda spokesman said: ‘With more focus on sporty, fun-to-drive dynamics the new U.S. Civic line-up will include Civic saloon, Coupé and Si models, along with the return of the Civic five-door hatchback to the U.S. market. ‘ . These will be followed by the launch of a next generation Civic Type R in the U.S. market, as the ‘performance flagship’ of the Civic line-up. Currently, just over half of the vehicles produced at Swindon are exported to the Continent. But when the factory moves to dedicated Civic production next year, about 50 per cent of production will be exported to key markets outside of Europe, including Japan and now the USA. The Swindon factory will be exporting the five-door hatchback version of the Honda Civic around the globe . John Mendel, senior vice president, automobile operations of American Honda Motor Co., introduce the ultra-sporty Civic Concept car . Currently, just over half of the vehicles produced at Swindon are exported to the Continent . Philip Crossman, managing director of Honda UK said: ’This is significant announcement demonstrates the opportunity available to the Swindon operation and reinforces the quality and reliability of the product coming from our UK facility.’ Honda designer Guy Melville-Brown, a who worked on the new Civic’s exterior styling said: ‘This is the first time the Civic has been born in America. He promised the new Civic will have sporty proportions, with the windshield moved toward the rear, a shorter front overhang and longer rear overhang than the current Civic. The car will get new engines and transmissions, including a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder motor in higher-end models, Honda says. The sedan version will be in showrooms this fall, with a coupe and a high-performance R-Type coming later. Honda last rolled out an all-new Civic in 2011, and it was widely panned for bland styling, cabin noise and pedestrian handling. The Japanese car-maker was forced to quickly make improvements to the car at the end of 2012. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
New Honda Civic was unveiled at New York Auto Show tonight .
Swindon factory will be exporting the five-door version of the car .