My Fit is proudly made in Mexico, not Japan. Who cares?! It's an economy car and besides, no matter what Honda will stand behind it.

 

.................I love my Fit.

 

Didn't a Honda exec get in trouble (fired?) when the board investigated manufacturering issues....and Japanese plants were involved?

Anyways...my Mexican made Fit has been trouble free. Sure its only been 3.5 months but all is well.

 

I believe that is true.

Now I ask, how many Honda execs have found themselves in troubled (fired?) due to the Mexican factory quality issues? None that I know of.

Lapses in quality are a very big deal when they occur in Honda's Japanese factories, not so much so in factories far from home.

 

I don't believe that. Honda's reputation no matter where the car is made is a very big deal to Honda. Just because no one got fired doesn't mean no one got there butts chewed and weren't given warnings. There are going to be growing pains with a new plant no matter where it is. And again, no matter what, Honda will stand behind the car.

Would I rather have a Japanese model? Sure why not, but my car is a Mexican model so I don't really care, it's a Honda.

 

Went by my dealer today to get replacement plastic screws for the under-engine cover (not in stock, natch). They had at least a dozen Fits on the lot. Didn't pay much attention to colors, tho.

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automotive news shows so few Japanese fits that you could count them on one hand. there may be a lull in mex plant production as japan squares away the production but it will return.
the immigrants use of rail traffic doesn't help either..

 

AFAIK the Fit plant in Japan was brand new and started production in 2013.

 

October?

What happened to make them release so early?

 

Did Jorge not get the memo???

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When I talked to the Honda dealer, they told me the Fit production will be eventually shifted to Japan, so the HRV production can be ramped up to meet demand. Anybody hear anything on this?

 

I think everything that is known is in this thread.

I'm waiting. It's less than three months to October.

 

Hello 1st time poster to suubscrib to this thread.

I'm in the market for a new Honda Fit and was researching the diff btwn '15 and '16 models. Thanks very much for this info. Definitely want a Japan-made model; it matters to me.

Replacing a POS 2005 VW TDI Golf.

 

''who cares'' The Honda fit is a sweet ride no matter what country it's manufactured in. As my great Grandma used always say it's only a car.

 

I have had my 2015 for 13 months now and not a single issue with it! I am very pleased!

 

"Ditto" with me as well

 

What both of them said ^^.

 

Another rumor: I had to go to the dealership this morning and wound up spending some time talking to the guy who sold me my Fit. When I asked about making Fits in Japan he said they already knew about it. He said the bosses in their Honda dealer group (not sure what that means) want to sell the Japanese builds much closer to MSRP than current Fits and are even considering loading them up with graphics packages and other add-ons to boost the price.

I said I thought that kind of sucked and he said he agreed but it was a business decision. He said GK5 sales so far have not met expectations and dealers are complaining. He said the bosses think the Japanese build will be more desirable and they plan to capitalize on that.

EDIT: Before you Jap fans get all flustered, I should add this is the same guy who told me in January that the Fits would have Android support before summer.

 

And, I bought a dodge charger in BLACK years before most of you were born, the dealer told me the color was the best and would get a better re-sale, but when I tried to sell it back a bit later, the dealer told me RED was better, and my black car was not, so go figure. Just saying, don't listen to the dealer.

 

I'm not surprised. I've seen very little Honda advertising in any media, and what I do see is CRV, Accord, Civic ads. Nothing for the Fit. Coupled with no pricing incentives and extremely tight supply, this must turn a lot of potential buyers off. The Fit may not even be on potential buyer's radar.