The Honda Fit or Honda Jazz is a five-door hatchback subcompact manufactured by Honda, first introduced in June 2001 and now in its second generation. The name "Jazz" is used in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa and some parts of Asia, —while the name "Fit" is used in Japan, China, and the Americas. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries/regions, worldwide sales exceeded 3.5 million by July 2010. The Fit shares Honda's Global Small Car Platform with the City /Fit Aria, Airwave/Partner, Mobilio, Mobilio Spike, Freed and Freed Spike. As of July... 2010, worldwide cumulative sales were 3.5 million. "Fit" was first used by Honda as a trim level package on the 1986 Honda City. The Honda Fit debuted in June 2001 in Japan and immediately became a big hit. By December 2001, it had outsold the Toyota Corolla, and ranked first in sales for nine out of twelve months in 2002. It subsequently was introduced in Europe , Australia , South America , South Africa and South-East Asia , China , and Mexico .
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