Honda Siel Cars India today launched a variant of the premium hatchback Jazz.
The move precedes the introduction of the small car Brio, which will feature the same engine as the new Jazz.
The car is priced in the range of Rs 5.50 lakh to Rs 6.06 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The old Jazz was priced between Rs 7.12 lakh and Rs 7.56 lakh. The new variant will be fitted with a 1.2-litre petrol engine and give a mileage of 16.7 km per liter.
The engine is being manufactured at a facility in Greater Noida.
As per Mr. Jnaneswar Sen. Honda Siel senior vice-president (sales and marketing), “The engine capacity at the plant is around 1 lakh units per annum and the utilization level is about 60 per cent. So, there is enough capacity to produce engines for the Jazz and Brio”.
He also said some of the components would be brought from the Tapukara plant in Rajasthan. The localisation level of components in the new car stands at about 76 per cent.
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