Honda Motors stated on Tuesday it will stop selling the Civic in Japan. They stated reasons relating to demand for passenger sedans in its home market being on the decline. "Honda, Japan's third largest vehicle manufacturer by sales volume, will end domestic production of the Civic hybrid for the Japanese market in December. It stopped domestic production of the gasoline engine version for the home market in August," said the Wall Street Journal.

The car maker will continue to export the Civic Hybrid from its Suzuka plant in Mie Prefecture, western Japan. This is the only location it produces…