It’s always horrible when you hear that a car manufacturer is scaling down production at one of their plants, so it is nice to enter into this Holiday Season knowing that Honda Motor Co. has already finalized that their upcoming Mexican plant will offer three new Honda Fit variants. No doubt these new body styles will helps sales in North America as it gives drivers a bigger choice.

The Honda Fit hatchback is the standard model and was always going to be assembled at the Mexican plant, but it’s the Honda Fit Sedan and Honda Fit-based crossover that has us interested as it’s further proof that the Japanese carmaker is set to push this small car onto the American market, much more than they have in the past. For years North America has been obsessed with bigger is better, but it is finally nice to see that they have now started to embrace these smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Having driven a Honda Fit and taking the car for what it is, I’d have to say that I was pretty impressed. Okay, so it’s not going to win any wards for its performance, but again people’s obsession with speed and throaty sounds from the engine is not what most drivers want these days. The idea of three Honda Fit models has certainly got my interest.

We can already visualize what the Fit-based crossover will look like, as one would assume that it would be something like the Honda Fit Twist (see above), which as some of you will know is already on sale in Brazil. You’ll notice that it conforms to the stereotype of the CUV by standing taller than the hatchback model, along with having a more aggressive front end as well.

Honda had not told the subscription-based website any technical details on the three new Honda Fit models, but let’s hope that we learn more soon because public awareness is a big deal if the Japanese carmaker hopes to achieve the kind of sales numbers in the US that they have projected.

Inside Line explains that this latest model is aimed at the lower-end of the scale, with both the Insight and CR-Z hybrid vehicles. However, there are a few more expensive versions in the new Fit range, one of which will cost $25,585 after the Yen conversation.

Although the Honda Fit Hybrid has no plans to make it to North America, there will be a European version. The car will go on sale in the early part of 2011 – no details on price at this moment.

The new Fit is said to offer better fuel- efficiency than the Toyota Prius – its main rival. This Hybrid is perfect for those who do city driving, as it only has a small 1.3-liter engine working in conjunction with its electric motor.

Would you like to see the new Compact Honda Fit Hybrid in the US?

Hybrid cars cover 8 percent of the Japanese auto market, this has certainly improved over the years as drivers not only wish to save money on fuel costs, but also do their part to reduce carbon emissions.

It is no secret that the king of the Hybrid is the Toyota Prius, but after driving a standard version of the Honda Fit while on vacation Toyota should be worried. The car not only looked great from the outside, but the interior was also well thought out.

However, if Honda has any hope of competing with the Toyota Prius, then they need to release the compact hybrid Fit in the U.S. For more details on this visit WSJ.