Honda To Recall 693,497 Vehicles Around The World
Honda Fit EV Concept (Jazz)
Japanese car maker Honda is recalling it’s faulty vehicle this time around. According to Honda the defective spring parts were found in its Freed compact minivan, Fit ( Jazz in India) compact car and City sedan could deteriorate over time, resulting in abnormal sounds and in the worst case lead to stalling. The recalling of roughly 700,000 units includes 220,000 units in Asia (mainly the Southeast Asian ASEAN area), and about 156,000 in China. Around 97,000 units will be recalled in the United States. No accidents associated with the defect have been reported though. Read more
Good car gone bad: Honda Jazz May 2010 sales at an abysmal 205 while the Indian Car Industry Celebrates highest ever May sales
Honda Jazz
The writing was on the wall for quite some time. Now the sales figures reflect the sheer tragedy that the overpriced Honda Jazz has been. Massive discounts didn’t work. Nor did the jazzy special editions. Now, we have the Honda Jazz selling a pitiable 205 units across India in May, 2010. This, at a time in which every manufacturer worth it’s wheel has managed to muster it’s best or close to it’s best monthly sales figures. Read more
Honda Jazz selling at large discounts, expect more in the future!
Honda Jazz
Honda’s first small car in India, the Honda Jazz never really took off since it’s launch a few months ago. The main stumbling block of the Honda Jazz hatchback was it’s senseless pricing which almost rivaled the all new Honda City. While the Honda Jazz has enough space to rival C segment sedans, it is still a hatchback. Indians traditionally consider hatchbacks inferior to sedans. And this factor along with the high price is what is going against it in the Indian market. Though Honda has always commanded a premium for all it’s cars in India due to Honda’s exemplary quality, the Jazz has shaken this premise. Honda’s loss is Hyundai’s gain with it’s premium hatchback, the i20 doing very respectable numbers. Read more
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