The Honda Civic hybrid, sedan and hatchback, Canada's best-selling car for 26 of the past 28 years, and the current back-to-back winner of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada's Canadian Car of the Year Award, has added more prestigious hardware to its trophy case; capturing two 2026 AutoTrader Awards as the Best Overall Car and Best Small Car in Canada.
This is the second consecutive year the Civic has won AutoTrader's Best Overall Car and Best Small Car Award, and the third year in a row that it's been crowned the Best Small Car in Canada.
The AutoTrader Awards gather automotive experts from across Canada with over 20 automotive journalists considering every single vehicle available for Canadians to buy and then voting on the best ones. Winners are based on thorough testing of every new vehicle available, making them one of Canada's most comprehensive automotive awards.
Civic capturing these AutoTrader awards and defending its title as Canadian Car of the Year come on the heels of it winning even more accolades, including a 2026 Car and Driver Editors' Choice Award and The Drive Best Value for 2026 Award.
The Civic sedan, both hybrid and gas models and the Civic Si sport compact sedan are proudly built at Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) in Alliston Ontario, and are renowned for their quality, affordability, reliability and fun-to-drive performance. Civic is Honda's longest-running automotive nameplate with more than six million built at HCM since 1988. HCM is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026.
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About Honda Canada
Honda Canada Inc. was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. Since 1986, the company has produced Honda engines and over 11 million cars and light trucks at its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing facilities, where the Honda Civic and Honda CR-V are currently built. Honda Canada has invested over $6.5 billion in Canada, and each year sources over $3 billion in goods and services from Canadian suppliers. Since its inception, Honda Canada has sold over five million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light trucks in Canada through a dealer network of more than 280 dealerships across the country. For more information, please visit www.hondacanada.ca.
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