Honda Civics are a line of cars that were very popular and manufactured by Honda. 
I agree.  Know for being one of the most durable brands on the market today.
They were originally a subcompact but now they are larger and more upmarket. They have moved into the compact car section of the market.
Excuse me I meant Known* for being...  I did not know that about them being a subcompact at first and now moving into compact.  That's interesting.  Sounds like they've gotten larger.
Honda Civic
The is a line of cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact, the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upscale, moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of is considered a mid-size car, and as such the tenth generation Civic sedan is technically a small-end mid-size car, although it still competes in the compact class. The Civic coupe is still considered a compact
Economy cars since 2000.
Today economy cars have specialised into market niches. The small city car, the inexpensive-to-run but not necessarily very small general economy car, and the performance derivatives that capitalise on light weight of the cars on which they are based. Some models that started as economy cars such as the Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Corolla, have increased in size and moved upmarket over several generations, and their makers have added smaller new models in their original market niches. The 2003 Volkswagen Golf Mk5 had