{ "_meta": { "purpose": "Canonical Honda Canada fact reference. Every content cycle MUST read this BEFORE changing any spec, MPG, MSRP, build-origin, or warranty claim. If the fact is not here, do not publish a number — ask Henry or add it here first.", "last_verified_against_honda_ca": "2026-06-29", "official_canadian_sources_only_hard_rule": "ONLY cite the official Canadian sources listed below for any brand fact claim (Honda + competing brands Toyota, Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Chevy, VW, Lexus, BMW, Tesla, Audi, Nissan). US-market sources (hondanews.com, american-honda.com, toyota.com), Wikipedia, Car and Driver, Edmunds, Motortrend, and other general automotive sites are FORBIDDEN for spec/number claims on Canadian-market pages. Photos are the only exception (US or Canadian press photos OK, credit the source).", "official_canadian_source_list_by_brand": { "honda_model_pages": "honda.ca/en/", "honda_warranty": "owners.honda.ca", "honda_corp_plant": "https://www.hondacanadamfg.ca/", "honda_corp_news": "https://hondanews.ca/en-CA", "toyota": "toyota.ca/", "mazda": "mazda.ca/", "subaru": "subaru.ca/", "hyundai": "hyundaicanada.com or hyundai.ca/", "kia": "kia.ca/", "ford": "ford.ca/", "chevrolet": "chevrolet.ca/", "volkswagen": "vw.ca/", "lexus": "lexus.ca/", "bmw": "bmw.ca/", "audi": "audi.ca/", "nissan": "nissan.ca/", "tesla": "tesla.com/en_ca (or tesla.ca)" }, "authoritative_sources_hard_set": [ "https://www.hondacanadamfg.ca/ — Honda of Canada Manufacturing corporate site (definitive for which models are built at Alliston HCM; Plant 1 since 1986 = Civic Sedan/Coupe/Si; Plant 2 since 1998 = currently producing the CR-V)", "https://hondanews.ca/en-CA — Honda Canada Newsroom (official press releases, corporate news, recall/quality announcements, model launches for the Canadian market)", "honda.ca/en/ pages — authoritative for Canadian-model specs, L/100km, MSRP, trim availability, feature lists", "owners.honda.ca — authoritative for warranty terms", "Henry Chen's blog posts on hondabyhenry.ca (hand-curated, dealer-side knowledge) — esp. blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html" ], "source_priority": [ "1. Henry Chen's dealer-side knowledge (window sticker, delivery truck, dealer sheet) — TOP for in-the-room facts", "2. Henry's blog posts on hondabyhenry.ca that he has hand-curated (especially the Alliston factory post)", "3. https://www.hondacanadamfg.ca/ — definitive for HCM Alliston build origin and corporate facts about the plant", "4. https://hondanews.ca/en-CA — definitive for official Honda Canada corporate news, press releases, recalls, model launches", "5. honda.ca/en/ pages — authoritative for Canadian-model specs", "6. owners.honda.ca — authoritative for warranty terms", "7. NEVER: Wikipedia / Car and Driver / Edmunds / Motortrend / US-market templates — DO NOT USE for Honda Canada or any brand's Canadian facts" ] }, "_rules": { "build_origin": "When in any doubt about where a Honda model is built, default to Honda's own published information OR Henry's blog post at blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html. NEVER pull US-market template defaults (e.g. Greensburg IN, Marysville OH) for Canadian-market pages.", "warranty": "Use Honda Canada's published warranty terms per honda.ca owners.honda.ca. NEVER invent or substitute warranty lengths/cutoffs. If the term is missing from this file, add it before publishing.", "mpg_l_per_100km": "Always L/100 km combined (5-cycle Canadian) for Honda Canada pages. US mpg (city/hwy/40/34) is a content bug on a Canadian dealer page.", "msrp": "Use Honda Canada MSRP in CAD. US MSRP is a content bug.", "pilot_2024_journey_diversion_note": "Pilot has a different original source narrative — its Canadian story is sourced from the HCM Alliston factory blog and Henry's buyer notes. NEVER restate legacy 2010s-era Pilot content without checking." }, "build_origins": { "civic_sedan_gas": { "correct": "Honda of Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario (HCM) — Plant 1 since 1986", "since": "1986 (HCM Plant 1)", "source": "https://www.hondacanadamfg.ca/our-products/ (Plant 1 = 'Honda Civic Sedan, Civic Coupe and Civic Si') + blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html", "common_wrong_claim": "Any US plant (Alliston, Ohio, etc.)" }, "civic_hatchback": { "correct": "IMPORTED (built in Mexico or US, NOT Alliston)", "source": "Honda of Canada Mfg. (hondacanadamfg.ca) Plant 1 product list explicitly excludes Civic Hatchback — only lists Sedan/Coupe/Si. blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html confirms.", "common_wrong_claim": "Built in Alliston (only Sedan/Coupe/Si are)" }, "civic_hybrid": { "correct": "IMPORTED (NOT Alliston — Honda's Greensburg IN plant powers Civic Hybrid for the North American market per Hondacanadamfg.ca engine plant note: 'The 2.0L engine powers the Civics built locally here at Honda of Canada Mfg. and at our sister plant in Indiana')", "source": "Honda of Canada Manufacturing site (Civic Sedan/Coupe/Si are the Alliston-built Civics per hondacanadamfg.ca) + blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html", "common_wrong_claim": "Built in Alliston (only Civic Sedan/Coupe/Si are)" }, "crv_hybrid": { "correct": "Honda of Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario (HCM Plant 2) — added to the line in 2024 with ~$1.4B investment", "since": "2024", "source": "Henry's Alliston factory blog post blog-vaughan-2026-06-04-honda-alliston-factory-civic-crv-vaughan.html (FAQ #4 confirms explicitly) + hondacanadamfg.ca Plant 2 confirms 'currently producing the CR-V' (gas + hybrid since 2024)", "common_wrong_claim": "Built in Greensburg, Indiana (was the wrong assumption propagated in Cycle 48 → 52)" }, "crv_gas_lx_sport": { "correct": "Honda of Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario (HCM Plant 2)", "source": "hondacanadamfg.ca/our-products/ Plant 2 = 'CR-V' + Henry's blog post" }, "hrv": { "correct": "IMPORTED (built at Honda's Celaya plant in Mexico)", "source": "Henry's Alliston factory blog post + hondacanadamfg.ca Plant 2 product list does NOT include HR-V", "common_wrong_claim": "Built in Alliston" }, "ridgeline_passport_pilot_odyssey": { "correct": "IMPORTED (built in US plants — Lincoln AL for Pilot, etc. Plant 2 previously built these per hondacanadamfg.ca but they moved to US plants; current Alliston production is CR-V only)", "source": "hondacanadamfg.ca Plant 2 historical note + Henry's Alliston factory blog post" } }, "warranties": { "honda_canada_default": { "comprehensive": "3 yr / 60,000 km", "powertrain": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "hybrid_components": "8 yr / 160,000 km (10 yr / 200,000 km on Touring Hybrid trims where applicable)", "source": "honda.ca/en/owners section, owners.honda.ca" }, "tucson_hybrid_powertrain": { "comprehensive": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "powertrain": "10 yr / 200,000 km", "source": "hyundai.ca", "common_wrong_claim": "5 yr / 100,000 km powertrain (Cycle 48 had this wrong; Cycle 52 corrected it)" }, "rav4_hybrid_powertrain": { "comprehensive": "3 yr / 60,000 km", "powertrain": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "hybrid_components": "8 yr / 160,000 km", "source": "Toyota.ca" }, "kia_seltos_powertrain": { "comprehensive": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "powertrain": "8 yr / 130,000 km", "source": "kia.ca", "common_wrong_claim": "Some sources say 8/150 — actual Hyundai/Kia published term is 8/130, not 8/150" } }, "fuel_economy_combined_l_per_100km": { "_source": "All values verified against honda.ca 2026 model year pages; L/100 km combined on the Canadian 5-cycle test where applicable.", "civic_sedan_gas_2_0l": "6.4", "civic_hybrid_combined": "4.9", "crv_hybrid_combined": "6.4", "crv_hybrid_a_real_time": "As low as 6.4", "crv_gas_2wd_1_5l": "7.8", "crv_gas_awd_1_5l": "8.4", "hrv_fwd": "8.3", "hrv_real_time_awd": "8.7", "pilot_3_5_v6_combined": "10.7", "civic_type_r_spec": "varies by trim — DO NOT GENERIC; pull from honda.ca type-r page" }, "powertrain_summary": { "civic_sedan_hybrid": { "engine": "2.0L Atkinson + 2 electric motors", "combined_hp": "200 hp", "combined_torque": "232 lb-ft", "source": "honda.ca/en/civic_sedan (verify before publishing)" }, "crv_hybrid": { "engine": "2.0L Atkinson + 2 electric motors", "combined_hp": "204 hp", "combined_torque": "247 lb-ft", "source": "honda.ca/en/crv-hybrid" }, "crv_gas_1_5l_turbo": { "engine": "1.5L turbo 4-cyl", "hp": "190 hp", "torque": "179 lb-ft", "source": "honda.ca/en/crv" }, "pilot_3_5_v6": { "engine": "3.5L V6", "hp": "285 hp", "torque": "262 lb-ft", "source": "honda.ca/en/pilot" }, "hrv_2_0l": { "engine": "2.0L 4-cyl", "hp": "158 hp", "torque": "138 lb-ft", "source": "honda.ca/en/hr-v" }, "civic_sedan_hybrid_compact": { "engine": "2.0L Atkinson-cycle 4-cyl + 2 electric motors (two-motor hybrid system)", "combined_hp": "200 hp", "combined_torque": "232 lb-ft", "transmission": "e-CVT", "drivetrain": "FWD only (no AWD option on Civic Sedan/Hatchback)", "fuel_combined_l_per_100km": "4.9", "warranty_comprehensive": "3 yr / 60,000 km", "warranty_powertrain": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "warranty_hybrid_battery": "8 yr / 160,000 km", "build_origin": "Honda Greensburg, Indiana plant (NOT HCM Alliston). Alliston builds Civic Sedan/Coupe/Si only.", "source": "honda.ca/en/civic_sedan" }, "corolla_hybrid_compact": { "engine": "1.8L 4-cyl + electric motor (Toyota Hybrid System II, 5th-gen)", "net_combined_hp": "138 hp", "transmission": "eCVT", "drivetrain": "FWD standard; e-Four (rear electric motor) AWD AVAILABLE — only one of the compact hybrid trio with AWD", "fuel_combined_l_per_100km": "4.4-4.7 (NRCan combined estimate)", "warranty_comprehensive": "3 yr / 60,000 km", "warranty_powertrain": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "warranty_hybrid_battery": "8 yr / 160,000 km", "build_origin": "CANADIAN-BUILT — Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, Cambridge Ontario", "source": "toyota.ca/en/vehicles/corolla/models-specifications/" }, "elantra_hybrid_compact": { "engine": "1.6L GDI Smartstream 4-cyl + electric motor", "combined_hp": "139 hp", "combined_torque": "195 lb-ft", "transmission": "6-speed EcoShift Dual-Clutch Transmission (DCT) — only one of the compact hybrid trio with a conventional automated manual (not CVT)", "drivetrain": "FWD only (Hyundai SmartSense safety standard)", "fuel_combined_l_per_100km": "4.7 (NRCan combined, Luxury Hybrid per hyundaicanada.com showroom FAQ)", "fuel_tank_capacity_l": "42 (Hybrid only; gas variants hold 47L)", "warranty_comprehensive": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "warranty_powertrain": "5 yr / 100,000 km", "warranty_hybrid_battery": "8 yr / 160,000 km", "build_origin": "Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (Montgomery, USA) for North American market; some export models from Asan, South Korea", "source": "hyundaicanada.com/en/showroom/elantra" } }, "towing_capacities_lb": { "crv_hybrid_sport_exl": "1,500 lb (TrailSport Hybrid rated higher)", "crv_hybrid_trailsport": "check honda.ca for current trim-by-trim", "pilot_with_accessory_pkg": "5,000 lb", "ridgeline": "5,000 lb (5,000 lb across most trims with accessory tow pkg)", "passport_trailsport": "5,000 lb", "hrv": "NOT rated for towing (Honda Canada officially does not recommend towing with HR-V)" }, "rhd_vs_lhd": { "canada_is_lhd": "Canada is Left-Hand Drive. Do not import RHD-specific facts." }, "_addendum_henry_correction_jun29": { "trigger": "Cycle 53 — Henry directly corrected the previous (wrong) assumption that CR-V Hybrid is built at Honda's Greensburg, Indiana plant for the Canadian market.", "correct": "CR-V Hybrid for the Canadian market is built at Honda of Canada Manufacturing in Alliston, Ontario (added to the Alliston production line in 2024).", "applied_to_files_cycle_53": [ "honda-crv-hybrid-vs-rav4-hybrid-vs-tucson-hybrid-vaughan.html", "honda-crv-hybrid-vs-rav4-hybrid-vs-tucson-hybrid-hamilton.html", "honda-crv-hybrid-vs-rav4-hybrid-vs-tucson-hybrid-mississauga.html", "honda-crv-hybrid-vs-rav4-hybrid-vs-tucson-hybrid-oakville.html", "industry-news-2026-05-16-honda-ev-plant-suspended.html" ], "applied_to_configs_cycle_53": [ "scripts/3way-crv-rav4-tucson-hybrid.json", "scripts/3way-crv-rav4-tucson-hybrid-hamilton.json", "scripts/3way-crv-rav4-tucson-hybrid-mississauga.json", "scripts/3way-crv-rav4-tucson-hybrid-oakville.json" ] }, "_addendum_honda_ca_sources_jun29": { "trigger": "Henry confirmed two reliable Honda Canada sources", "sources_to_use_first": [ "https://www.hondacanadamfg.ca/ — Honda of Canada Manufacturing corporate site (definitive for what HCM Alliston builds; Plant 1 = Civic Sedan/Coupe/Si since 1986, Plant 2 = CR-V since 1998 with Hybrid added 2024)", "https://hondanews.ca/en-CA — Honda Canada Newsroom (official press releases, corporate news, recall/quality announcements, model launches)" ], "use_for": [ "Build-origin claims: hondacanadamfg.ca is the definitive source. Always cite it.", "Corporate news / recall / quality statements / model launches: hondanews.ca/en-CA", "Cross-check both before publishing any Honda Canada factory or recall claim" ] } }