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New reports are coming out of Japan that suggest the 2022 Civic hatchback will be the first vehicle built on Honda's new platform and will debut in Japan first before the US.

With production ending in the UK, the report says that production of the hatchback will be split between The United States (Indiana) and the Yorii factory in Japan (Saitama Prefecture). They also speculate that because of this there could be exclusive models in the US and Japan.

 

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Looks like some outlets here are picking up the same thing. CarBuzz is suggesting that November is when it'll be released.

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