Japanese car giant Honda on Wednesday launched its much-awaited hatchback Jazz in India, priced between Rs 698,000 and Rs 733,000.
HMSI is now planning to introduce a 200cc bike that would battle with Hero Honda's Karizma and Karizma ZMR.
The local arm of the Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer accounts for every second scooter sold in India.
Honda cars has strengthend market share in India in the past five years.
'We are seeing one of the highest discounts in recent years across companies.' 'October is a crucial month with several festivals coming up.'
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), India's second-largest two-wheeler maker, on Wednesday revealed its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap, which includes setting up a dedicated EV factory, launching the first two EVs in 2023-24, and establishing 6,000 battery exchange points in the country. HMSI plans to establish a specialised unit for the manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs), named 'Factory E', at its Narsapura plant located in Karnataka. Factory E will be created by converting an existing production line that currently manufactures internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, said Atsushi Ogata, HMSI managing director and chief executive officer.
While the Hero Group is working out a new brand strategy, Honda Motor Corporation is preparing to step on the gas and corner a larger share in what is ranked as the second largest two-wheeler market in the world.
Her immovable assets are worth over Rs 7.74 crore, which includes two inherited half shares of agricultural land in Mehrauli area of New Delhi and a half share in a farmhouse building located therein, all of which together are now worth over Rs 2.10 crore.
Benchmarked against VW polo, the car would be launched in India early next year.
While the top-end diesel engine is mated to a six-speed gear box, the petrol engine is mated to a new five-speed gearbox
The Amaze, Honda's first diesel car in India, has seen several buyers line up for test drives and dealers struggling to meet increasing demand.
Car maker Honda Siel Cars India on Thursday launched the third generation model of its Sedan, City, priced between Rs 7.7 lakh and Rs 8.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The Honda CD110 Dream is a motorcycle which is aimed at winning Hero Splendor customers
Honda is mulling a seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle. At the moment, the car maker is studying the market.
The top six auto brands are: Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota, Kia and Mahindra & Mahindra.
Honda's chief executive on Sunday disputed the low-cost business model championed by India's Tata Motors, saying that bad roads and high petrol prices would keep many emerging market travellers on motorcycles for years to come.
The new Honda Accord Hybrid combines two worlds to offer a fitting blend of power and fuel efficiency.
The new Honda Amaze breaks free from its Brio moorings, and is designed to wow, says Rajesh Karkera.
The Hyundai i20 is the classiest looking vehicle of the three -- the Jazz, while not exactly a bad looker, is a bit plain Jane (but, of course, classicists may prefer this aesthetic, says Aakash S Paul. But if you are on the lookout for a combination of space and sporty performance, the new Honda Jazz is the best-suited car for you.
Honda have discontinued their flagship sedan, the Accord, in the Indian market owing to poor demand.
Honda Siel Power Products Ltd unveiled genset Honda Gen-X.
Japanese auto major Honda has changed the name of its Indian operations to Honda Cars India Ltd following the break up of its joint venture with Usha International of the Shriram Group.
The radical styling that consists of 17-inch diamond-cut wheel rims and a chrome grill that comes with a sleek coupe-inspired profile -- the kind you'd expect to see in an Acura or a Lexus sports car -- make the Civic one of the best-looking cars on the road today irrespective of price.
The Honda City is one of the highest selling C-segment sedans in the Indian market today.
The model, which will compete with the likes of Hyundai Verna, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Skoda Rapid, now features smart devices ecosystem including Alexa remote capability and 32 connected features as standard feature across all variants with a five-year free subscription.
In what may pave the way for Honda Motor's exit from Hero Honda, their joint venture with India's Hero Group, the latter has agreed to royalty payments of eight per cent of overall sales per annum to the Japanese automaker in return for a technology makeover and a stake sale.
The Honda Unicorn 160 is a perfect replacement for the iconic 150 which has been a favourite of middle-aged men for almost a decade and it comes with more power, better handling, fresh design and modern features, says Indian automobile website MotorBeam.
'Nearly all companies are extending festival offers for entry-level, sedan, and hatchback segments.'
The company aims to follow the government's push for environment-friendly vehicles by driving in models with green technologies.
The Honda Navi is quirky in its nature and has a love-it-or-hate-it aura about it, but one thing is for sure that you can't ignore it, says Naveen Soni
According to trade experts Hero MotoCorp's Maestro is going to give a tough competition to Honda Activa.
In response to challenge from new diesel models in India's premium mid-size sedan car segment, Honda is developing a diesel engine for Honda City.
WR-V has been launched at a starting price of Rs 775,000 and is available in two trims: S and VX.
Hero Honda witnessed a slight recovery in early trades on Tuesday after the company announced that it has crossed the Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 billion) mark in sales turnover in FY 2002-03.
Honda entered the diesel car segment with the Amaze and it became fastest in HCIL history since its inception in the Indian market to cross the milestone
Honda launches CD 110 Dream motorcycle as it pushes further into getting volumes in India.
Around 200 contract workers of two-wheeler manufacturer Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, the fully owned subsidiary of Japan's Honda Motor Co, went on strike on Tuesday demanding regularisation of services.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors reported a decline in wholesales in September as the companies curtailed dispatches to dealers to reduce inventory build-up amid a decline in demand. Maruti Suzuki India reported a 4 per cent dip in total domestic passenger vehicle wholesales last month to 144,962 units compared to 150,812 units in the year-ago month. The auto major said sales of mini segment cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, grew marginally to 10,363 units against 10,351 units in September 2023.
If Honda decides to launch the CBR500R in India, to compete against Kawasaki's overpriced Ninja 400, we expect it to be priced in the neighbourhood of Rs 400,000 to Rs 450,000 (ex-showroom).
