Honda sees hybrid CR-V filling diesel's void

Honda predicts that sales of the hybrid version of its new CR-V crossover will be healthy enough to compensate for the loss of the diesel model. Honda was the first automaker to sell a hybrid in Europe with the Insight in 1999 but ditched the technology in favor of diesel. Rival Toyota persisted and now hybrids account for almost half its European sales, according to the company’s 2018 figures.