Is Honda Working on a Fit-Based Crossover?

It’s being reported that Honda may be working on a new small crossover that will based on the next-generation Honda Fit.

2013 Honda Fit Sport
It’s being reported that Honda may be working on a new small crossover that will based on the next-generation Honda Fit. According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily Honda is planning a new crossover that will share an all-new platform with the new Fit. Honda hopes to sell 1 million vehicles that will use the new platform, with 400,000 units coming from a new crossover that will be sold in the U.S. and Europe.

If the reports are true, expect the new crossover to be built at Honda’s new plant in Mexico in 2014. The new crossover will compete against other new small crossovers, like the Buick Encore and Fiat 500X.
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