DETROIT, MI (AP)-- Slow sales and falling gasoline prices have prompted Honda to stop selling gas-electric hybrid and natural gas-powered versions of its Civic compact car.
The company also said it will discontinue a plug-in rechargeable version of the midsize Accord.
But it plans to roll out a new, more efficient version of the Accord hybrid early next year. And a new plug-in Accord will come at a later date.
Executive Vice President John Mendel says in a statement that production of the natural gas Civic already has been halted, and hybrid Civic production will end after the 2015 model year.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline nationwide was $2.80 on Monday, 86 cents below a year ago.