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Title: Jazz Production Starts at Swindon
Post by: 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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Title: Jazz Production starts at Swindon from autumn 2009
Post by: guest238 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... ::)

Title: Jazz Production starts at Swindon from autumn 2009
Post by: guest255 on October 06, 2009, 10:43:35 PM

But will it be any cheaper?

Title: Re: Jazz Production starts at Swindon from autumn 2009
Post by: RichardA 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

Title: Re: Jazz Production starts at Swindon from autumn 2009
Post by: guest993 on October 12, 2009, 03:27:49 PM

Now there is no reason not to buy a Jazz. And when the hybrid version becomes available it should be law ;)

Title: Re: Jazz Production starts at Swindon from autumn 2009
Post by: guest1163 on December 13, 2009, 08:28:14 PM

Quote from: jazz club - nice 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... ::)

Have no fear.....   I work there and have just bought one - there's confidence!  :-X

Now, if another extra 100,000 people did the same thing every year for the next few years, I could afford to pay for it  ;D