The JD Power of dreams
Honda has reclaimed second place overall in the JD Power Survey, scoring highly across all four categories - vehicle quality and reliability, vehicle appeal, service satisfaction and ownership costs. The latest results mean Honda has appeared within the top three manufacturers for four years running.
Honda’s popular Jazz finished first in its class yet again, making it a remarkable five years in a row and an unbroken record since the supermini was first included in the 2004 results. The Jazz also finished third in the overall model ranking table, making it Honda’s highest achieving model. Civic and CR-V also achieved second place for reliability in their sectors.
Matt Gibson, Head of Customer said: “We always strive to give our customers the best experience and achieving a consistently excellent result in the JD Power Survey is extremely important to us. This year, as well as moving back up to second place, we have also closed the gap on the top manufacturer.”
Sales update
Honda (UK) has started the new financial year confidently . CR-V is performing well in the SUV sales tables this year, proving once again that ‘not all 4x4s are the same’.
Sales are up 48 per cent on its nearest competitor, proving the British-built model is still capable of bucking the trend three-years after it was launched.
The new Insight is outselling its competitors in the hybrid market. Nearly 900 of the affordable hybrid cars have been sold in the UK since it was launched in April this year. Along with Civic Hybrid, Honda (UK) now holds 30 per cent of the hybrid sector.
Honda’s second-generation Jazz, which went on sale in October 2008, continues to record impressive results in the supermini sector. Customers are increasingly looking to downsize and the almighty Jazz provides a big car specification and features in an affordable supermini package. Year-to-date, 10,660 Jazz have been sold, placing it third in the 5-door supermini sales league table – a position the Jazz has held since it was first launched in 2002.
