CEO of Honda Motor Corp. Takanobu Ito had expressed disappointment over the performance of the Insight hybrid car sales. Honda are now preparing a new hybrid of jazz-based but has the same components with Insight. Jazz hybrid some time ago had caught on camera being tested by Honda. Like the Japanese daily Nikkei reported, and quoted by Reuters on Thursday (24/06/2010), which is a combination hybrid car Insight Jazz and it will be released for 1.5 million yen (approximately USD 150 million with the exchange rate of 1 yen = Rp 100.4) in Japan. This means the price is 400,000 yen cheaper than the Insight, but 200,000 yen more expensive than Jazz or Fit. The new car could drive up to 30 km per liter, slightly increased from the most efficient fuel consumption for the Jazz that is 25 km per liter. This new hybrid course will increasingly create competitive pole hybrid cars in Japan increased. In addition to Honda, Toyota also reportedly will issue a new hybrid next year.
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