The Honda Civic (Japanese: ホンダ・シビック, Hepburn: Honda Shibikku) is a series of automobiles manufactured by Honda since 1972. Since 2000, the Civic has been categorized as a compact car, while previously it occupied the subcompact class.[by whom?] As of 2021, the Civic is positioned between the Honda Fit/City and Honda Accord in Honda's global car line-up.