Honda brings Jazz to UK

Honda UK has announced that volume production of the Jazz model has officially begun at the company's Swindon facility.

The first British-built Jazz was driven off the production line on 7 October.

The carmaker claims production of the vehicle was moved to the UK from Japan as a response to the success of the scrappage incentive schemes operating across Europe.

Honda stated that company policy dictates building the most popular cars in the markets in which they are sold. The Jazz has comprised 70 per cent of all Honda scrappage deals.

The carmaker said that the five-door family supermini has been successful because of consumer trends toward smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.

In the current financial year, the Swindon factory will build 20,000 units of Jazz, 75 per cent of which will be sold within the UK market. The other 25 per cent is planned for export to 55 countries across mainland Europe and other regions including South Africa.