Author Topic: Jazz Production Starts at Swindon (Read 6388 times)

RichardA · « **on:** October 06, 2009, 08:47:40 PM »

Production of the Jazz has commenced today at Honda's Swindon factory. Swindon will be the new home for Jazz's destined for the European market following Honda's decision to move production from Japan.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/243855/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8293841.stm
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/242959/jazz_build_is_music_to_industrys_ears.html

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guest238 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:03:48 PM »

Quote from: Autoexpress

That meant the facility’s 3,400 staff had to prepare to build the car in record time.

Oh god...

JazzyB · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2009, 10:43:35 PM »

But will it be any cheaper?

RichardA · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2009, 04:13:43 PM »

From Honest John:

After pilot production of 30 metallic blue Jazz and 30 Silver Jazz, 60 red Jazz were built at Swindon on 30-9-2009, paving the way for full scale production to start on 7th October 2009.

HUM (Honda UK Manuufacturing) is building:

LHD and RHD 1.2 5-speed manuals
LHD and RHD 1.4 manuals
LHD and RHD 1.4 6-speed I-Shifts
RHD 1.3 5-speed manuals (for South Africa only)
RHD 1.3 5-speed torque converter autos (for South Africa only)
RHD 1.5 5-speed manuals (for South Africa only)
RHD 1.5 5-speed torque converter autos (for South Africa only)

The 1.3 and 1.5 litre I-VTEC engines are being built at HUM, Swindon, but the 5-speed torque converter automatic transmissions are being imported from Japan.

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/index.htm?md=1174