In a move that may see some cost-cutting, Honda has started to export variants of the Fit to Canada from a China local plant. Up until now, Honda has exported the Fit from Japan but in eye of the Japanese earthquake, Honda says the move is towards maximizing production capacity and be able to have multiple production bases shoulder numerous responsibilities in order to help each other in case of a crisis. Honda is aiming to reduce the production of exports in Japan to 10-20% over the next 10 years from the current 30-40%.
Honda's Fit sales in Canada are very small due to the success and the "nourishment" of the Civic line in Canada, Fit sales have totaled only 2 700 since the start of 2011.
