Honda Civic Type R

Honda CR-V

Honda Jazz

Honda Civic

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Honda is a company that doesn’t like to follow the crowd. So, while it competes in most of the traditional sectors of the car market, in each case it does something a little bit different.

The Jazz, for example, might look like just another rival to Britain’s best-selling car, the Ford Fiesta, but it’s actually much more practical than its rivals, with a flexible boot and Tardis-like interior.

The bigger Civic is also a practical choice, but it’s mainly distinguished by having eye-catching, love-it-or-hate-it styling, despite competing in a sector of the market that’s usually more conservative than a blue rosette.

And while it may not seem so radical now, Honda’s large SUV, the CR-V, was one of the first to forego any pretence of being an off-roader and instead focus on on-road driving dynamics.

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Honda has created a giant car park at Southampton docks, as the recession-hit company mothballs thousands of unsold cars. The manufacturer has been forced to rent extra space to park up to 8000 cars that have nowhere to go as car sales plummet. Honda has rented 20 acres of storage at Southampton docks, but has provision to store a further 7000 Civics and CR-Vs at a nearby former RAF airfield.

A sharp decline in sales has forced the company to halt production during February and March at its nearby plant in South Marston, Wiltshire. Honda experienced a drop in sales during 2008 of almost 21%.

Honda has created a giant car park at Southampton docks, as the recession-hit company mothballs thousands of unsold cars.

The manufacturer has been forced to rent extra space to park up to 8000 cars that have nowhere to go as car sales plummet. Honda has rented 20 acres of storage at Southampton docks, but has provision to store a further 7000 Civics and CR-Vs at a nearby former RAF airfield. A sharp decline in sales has forced the company to halt production during February and March at its nearby plant in South Marston, Wiltshire. Honda experienced a drop in sales during 2008 of almost 21%.