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Honda plans to drive in Jazz early

27 Sep 2008

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Get set for more action in the Indian small car market. Encouraged by the lower excise duty on small cars, Japanese carmaker Honda has decided to pre-pone the launch of the company’s global hit ‘Jazz’ into India and will launch it by the middle of next year.

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Honda president and CEO Takeo Fukui, here for the inauguration of a unit at the company’s upcoming second plant, said the Jazz was coming in early “in view of the importance of small cars in India and the enthusiastic response to the car at the January Auto Expo in Delhi.”

Company will roll out Jazz from its existing plant at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh against earlier plan of Rajasthan, which was to be by the end of next year. Small it may be, but the Jazz will not come cheap.

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Honda will be pitching the model in the premium end and as per estimates, it would be in range of Rs 5 lakh. But Honda officials are not worried and insist car would give a good value proposition despite high cost.Masahiro Takedagawa, president and CEO of Honda’s Indian joint venture Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), said the low excise duty on small cars was one of the prime reasons for launching the car early.

 
 

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  • davinder yadav (31 May 2009 14:00)
    jazz rate is according to swift/ 120 so we intristing after launch. honda servising is tittle costly according to maruti. | Reply
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