Nearly three months since the all-new 2022 Honda BR-V made its global debut in Jakarta, production of the new MPV has commenced at Honda’s Kerawang plant in Indonesia.
The all-new Honda BR-V is assembled alongside other Honda models such as the Honda Brio, Honda Mobilio, Honda city Hatchback, Honda HR-V, and Honda CR-V.
Honda Prospect Motor is also keen to point out that the all-new Honda BR-V has more than 80 percent local content.
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Takehiro Watanabe, President Director of PT Honda Prospect Motor said, "Today is a special day for Honda Prospect Motor where Honda officially starts production of the all-new Honda BR-V in Indonesia. We are proud that the all-new Honda BR-V will only be produced in Indonesia. This product is not only aimed at Indonesian consumers, but also the international market with plans to export to more than 30 countries. This is a big challenge for us to be able to meet all customer needs and expectations, while demonstrating the high standard of production quality in Indonesia.”
Yusak Billy, Business Innovation and Sales & Marketing Director of PT HPM added that they have received more than 2,500 bookings for the all-new BR-V and deliveries are expected to start in January 2022.
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Powering the all-new Honda BR-V is a new naturally-aspirated 1.5-litre DOHC petrol engine borrowed from the current-generation Honda City, producing 121 PS and 145 Nm. The engine can be had with a CVT-type automatic or a manual transmission.
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Honda has also bumped up the all-new BR-V’s safety equipment. The range-topping variant now adds the Honda Sensing ADAS suite to the mix, which includes Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Road Departure Mitigation (RDM), Lane Keep Assist System (LKAS), Collision Mitigation Brake System (CMBS), Auto High Beam (AHB) and Lead Car Departure Notification (LCDN) - the latter not available on the Honda City or Honda CR-V.
But that’s not all. The all-new Honda BR-V will also offer a total of six airbags and the LaneWatch camera.
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WapCar’s comment:
Malaysians will have to wait a fair bit more before the all-new Honda BR-V arrives in Malaysia. We expect the second generation BR-V to be launched in Malaysia in late-2022 or early-2023, after factoring a 12 to 18 months in the lead-time required for local assembly (CKD) and local parts sourcing.