It isn’t a new vehicle for Honda as the Civic GX has been in production since 1998. But, it is new to the automaker’s Indiana plant, representing the only U.S. built natural gas vehicle that is currently being built in America by a major car manufacturer. Natural gas is abundantly available in the US and Canada, a clean burning “home grown” fuel.
Fifty State Legal, Generous Federal Tax Rebate Available
Last Wednesday, the first of what Honda hopes will be many Honda Civic GX units was rolled out, making it the cleanest internal combustion vehicle certified by the EPA. Certified for sale in all fifty states, owners of the Honda Civic GX are eligible for a $4,000 federal tax credit as a qualified alternative fuel vehicle. That will certainly help because with a base sticker price of $25,190 it carries an $8800 price premium over the base Honda Civic DX sedan with automatic transmission.
With a range of at least 220 miles and EPA fuel economy of 24 mpg city, 36 mpg highway the Civic GX is powered by a 113-hp, 1.8-Liter, 16-valve, I4 engine which is built at Honda’s engine plant in Anna, Ohio. The Civic GX has been on the market since 1998 and had previously been built at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant prior to production being shifted to Honda’s newest American assembly plant, Greensburg.
Fifty Year Anniversary For Honda
2009 represents an important milestone year for the Japanese automaker as American Honda Motor Company, Inc. was established fifty years ago in 1959. The U.S. was the first overseas market for Honda which also became the first Japanese car company to build cars in the United States when its Marysville, Ohio plant opened in 1982.
Today, Honda is the second largest Japanese car company, ahead of Nissan though well behind Toyota. However, the automaker continues to gain market share in the US as its major competitors continue to stumble.
Source: American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
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