Speaking at the launch, Masahiro Takedagawa, president and CEO of HSCI, said, "We've actually moved up the Honda Jazz's India launch, because of the enthusiastic response to the model at the 2008 India Auto Show."

The Jazz is being manufactured at HSCI's facility in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, with a localisation level of 77 per cent, Honda representatives said. This makes the Jazz the most indigenous of Honda's models in India, as the City (74 per cent), Civic (74 per cent) and Accord (28 per cent) have lower localisation levels.