Indian Autos blog

We always knew that an all-new Honda small car was in the works. We thought that the new car would be boxy like the 600cc Honda Zest sold in Japan.

Now, it appears that Honda is working on a super compact car for the US market also. A car that would compete with the Smart and Toyota iQ/Scion.

So we ask ‘Will the new small car that is to come to India, look similar to this?’ Well, it has every chance to be!

We do not have much information about the engine specs and the seating configurations (2-door 2 seater/ 2 door 4-seater/ 4-door 4 seater)

But we know that, the new Honda small car will have an intense level of localization which will help bring the cost down.

Honda could use its Rajasthan facility which is currently work in progress to produce upto 250,000 units per annum when fully functional.

So, we have always been expecting to see the Honda Jazz for quite a while now and its still not here in India. Honda has just announced plans to develop an all new small car especially for emerging markets like India.

This small car will be launched in two to three years time to meet demand in emerging economies, Chief Executive Takeo Fukui told a news conference on Wednesday. Expect the car to be shown as a concept in 2009-2010 and then enter production in end 2010-early 2011.