The Honda Jazz was the undisputed king of the compact hatchback right up to the point that it was unfortunately discontinued in the Malaysian market. Its sales figures struck fear into the hatch of any other B-segment hatchback. Spanning 3 generations here, the final GK Jazz proved to be the most successful before it was replaced by the Honda City Hatchback. Jazz sales over the 3 generations totalled just over 100,000 units with 80,000 of those being locally assembled. That gave it a market shar

There is a reason why the Perodua Myvi is nicknamed "King of Malaysia". It's immensely popular with the carbuying public, be it as a first-time purchase, or just anyone looking for a nippy little runabout vehicle. Did I mention that it's also attractively priced and generously specced? However, in today's Used vs New segment, there is a very compelling used alternative to a brand-new Perodua Myvi in the B-segment hatchback marketplace. What car is that you ask? It's none other than the GK-genera

Once Japan’s No.1 selling car, the Honda Jazz (sold as Fit in Japan) is now languishing in Japan’s sales charts. On certain months, it even bumped off the top-5 list, which is now dominated by Toyota. The new TNGA platform Toyota Yaris (not available outside of Australia, Europe, Japan) is now the No.1 selling car in Japan, followed by the Toyota Raize (twin of Daihatsu Rocky, donor car for upcoming Perodua D55L), Corolla, and Harrier. In certain months, the even the Toyota Alphard sells more th

In Malaysia, we all know the Perodua Myvi easily outsells every other hatchback (and car) but up north in Thailand, it’s the Toyota Yaris that is dominating the hatchback market. According to sales data by Headlightmag, the Vios-based hatchback sold 2,139 units in June 2020, making its total cumulative figure to 10,679 sold in 2020 so far. That makes up 31.1% of the hatchback market, easily dominating the rest of the competition. Following the Toyota Yaris are the Honda Jazz and Suzuki Swift whi

Honda Motor Co. Ltd has announced that they have received more than 31,000 orders for the all-new Jazz since the model went on sale in February in Japan. The Honda Jazz is sold as the Honda Fit in Japan. Compared to their original projection of 10,000 units a month, Honda has sold 3 times more than anticipated, with the “e:HEV” hybrid being the most popular powertrain option. The variant breakdown are as follows: Basic: 19% Home: 47% Ness: 6% Crosstar: 14% Luxe: 14% To recap, the all-new fourth-

Introduced 2 years ago, the Honda City Hybrid and Honda Jazz Hybrid are Honda Malaysia's answer to affordable, mass market hybrid models. Malaysia is the only country in the world to locally-assemble and sell the Honda Jazz Hybrid and Honda City Hybrid. Honda City Hybrid Specifications Engine: 1.5-litre, naturally-aspirated, port injection, i-VTEC Power: 138 PS (combined system output) Torque: 170 Nm (combined system output) Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic, front-wheel drive Safety: