Analysis: Honda at crossroads as Civic panned, Hyundai looms

When Honda Motor's (7267.T) 2012 Civic debuted at the New York auto show in April, critics universally panned its cheap,hard-plastic interior .

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It was a discouraging result for a car that accounts for a fifth of the more than 3 million vehicles Honda sells annually and that was supposed to fend off Hyundai Motor's (005380.KS) Elantra in the increasingly competitive small-car segment.