The Civic-based Insight dies but the Civic Hybrid will rise from the ashes.
Honda
- The Honda Insight will end production in June, wrapping up its third generation.
- The Insight will be replaced by the similar but more recognizable Honda Civic Hybrid.
- Honda plans to expand its hybrid and battery-electric lineup with the ultimate goal of 100% zero-emissions sales in North America by 2040.
As one of the first hybrid vehicles, Honda launched its Insight in 1999, with awkward-looking skirts partially covering the rear wheels for better aerodynamics. While it didn’t share the same cultural success as Toyota’s Prius, it sold well enough to command three generations with a small break between the previous and most recent iteration.
Now comes some bad news for Insight fans: it’s dead. Honda is wrapping up the Insight’s production at its Indiana factory this June, leaving a hole in the company’s lineup.
Fortunately for hybrid fans, Honda plans to replace the Civic-based Insight with a more recognizable Civic Hybrid. Considering that Honda revived the Insight on the 10th-generation Civic platform, it makes sense that its production would wrap up with the 11th-generation Civic currently on dealer lots.
Late in its production run, the Insight certainly was a slow seller in the Honda portfolio. From 2018 to 2021, Honda moved a mere 70,000 Insights. Those numbers pale in comparison to Honda’s much more notable Civic nameplate. For context, Honda sold 264,000 Civics in the U.S. in 2021, making it America’s most-popular small car, according to Wards Intelligence data.
Honda hasn’t mentioned when the Civic Hybrid will replace the outgoing Insight but promises it is coming. Stay tuned for details about the Civic Hybrid as its launch approaches.
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