Honda has announced that its cumulative worldwide sales of hybrid vehicles surpassed one million units as of the end of September 2012. This milestone was reached 12 years and 11 months after the start of sales of the first generation Insight in November 1999.
Using its compact IMA (Integrated Motor Assist) hybrid system, Honda has been enhancing its hybrid lineup and currently sells eight hybrid models in around 50 countries worldwide, including Malaysia of course.
In May this year, Honda began production of hybrid models outside of Japan with the Acura ILX Hybrid in the USA, followed by July 2012 production of the Jazz Hybrid in Thailand. As we all know, Honda will also start production of the green Jazz in Malaysia later this year – click here to read more.
Future plans include new hybrid vehicles for mid-size models equipped with a two-motor hybrid system. In addition, a high-output three-motor hybrid system, Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive), will be applied to the new NSX and Acura RLX, the latter will be the Legend successor in Japan. We tried the impressive SH-AWD tech last year, click here for the full story.
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The Honda Hybrid cars in Malaysia have no duty and tax on them and yet they are over RM100,000. This clearly shows that Honda Malaysia is making a huge margin on each hybrid sold as the car is less than RM40,000 based on the Japanese factory price. Can the government do something about this and ensure companies just make a reasonable amount of profit instead of over 100% profit per car?
Unfortunately, this happens because there is demand for it even with the high price people still buying. Unlike other things the price doesn’t go down the more people buy it goes up.
Compared to Toyota, Honda has the better-looking and more exciting cars. However Toyota has the superior hybrid system.
Only if I can get the Toyota Synergy in the Honda CRZ or Jazz……
Both of the Honda & Toyota hybrid have different kind of approach or design. each of it has their own advantages and disadvantages. Honda Hybrid good for highway cruising while Toyota good for city driving. Honda hybrid drive like a normal car while Toyota hybrid don feel normal for first time users. Toyota have higher maintenance cost bcs you need to replace the generator
Bullshit.
1 million people in hot car during summer or Malaysia in traffic jam…
if they could improved that situation maybe more sales coming.. at least 1 from me.
Proton Insight…..a rebadge from Honda is coming soon!!!!