GUANGZHOU, China-Honda Automobile-China Co. (CHAC) has begun exporting the Jazz compact passenger car to Europe. A joint venture comprised of Honda Motor Co. (Tokyo) and Guangzhou Auto Group Co., the new plant ramped up to full production in April and is the first auto production plant in China dedicated exclusively to exports.
CHAC expects to manufacture approximately 10,000 Jazz automobiles in 2005, every one of which will be exported to European markets, including Germany, and marketed through local Honda subsidiaries.