Two-wheeler major Hero Honda on Thursday launched its latest deluxe segment bike 'Glamour', fitted with a newly developed engine by Japanese partner Honda's research & development team.
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Recently there has been a flood of new launches that have posed a serious threat to the almost monopolistic models by Honda.
At a time when consumers increasingly embrace green mobility solutions, it is not electric cars but hybrids that are taking the lead, as automotive sales data indicate. Since January, 64,097 electric cars have been sold compared to 266,465 hybrids, according to data from the ministry of road transport and highways' Vahan dashboard. Hybrid car sales have surged from 4.42 per cent of the 4.1 million cars sold in calendar year 2022 to 7.2 per cent this year.
The automatic variant of the SUV is priced at Rs 11.99 lakh
The recall will cover units of the three models manufactured from February 7, 2018, to March 16, 2018, the company said in a statement.
Atul Sobti, executive director of sales and marketing, Hero Honda Motors Ltd has quit, after completing over seven years in the company.
The company is also in the process of introducing a new global brand identity in London next month.
Honda Motor Corporation of Japan plans to synergise Indian and Thailand operations to capitalise on the free trade agreement between the two countries and will continue investing in India, a top company official said on Friday.
In addition to the New Small Concept, the company will exhibit the CR-Z Concept 2009, a concept model for a new hybrid model, which was unveiled for the first time at the Tokyo Motor Show in October this year.
Honda Siel Cars India on Thursday said it was looking at scaling up its production in India up to 1,00,000 units in the next five years, while launching its new mid-sized sedan, Honda City ZX.
City looked absolutely futuristic and needed no plastic surgery whatsoever for the next five-odd years.\n
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Honda has finally plunged into the fast growing urban crossover segment in India with the newly minted BR-V seven-seater SUV.
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Sales of the CR-V have been falling in recent months with the company reporting sale of just one unit of the SUV in September this year.
The former Honda Formula One team has been saved and will race this season as Brawn GP under new owner Ross Brawn, the renamed team said in a statement on Friday.
The sprint race later on Saturday, as well as Sunday's main race, has been shortened due to the conditions at the circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi, organisers said.
Honda pulled out of Formula One with immediate effect on Friday, feeling the bite of the global recession in a major blow to a sport itself looking to cut costs to survive.
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Bajaj Auto said it was "concerned" that the Japanese auto giant Honda may have an "aggressive pricing strategy" with its planned entry into the country's motorcycle market in October. Bajaj also launched the CT 400 bike.
Honda has made the new City more premium and stylish.
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Hero Honda Motors, India's largest motorcycle maker, launched a variant of its 110cc motorcycle Splendor on Monday.
"We are designing a small car which will be launched a few years down the line," Jnaneswar Sen Vice President (marketing) Honda Siel Cars India, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese company said. The car would be placed in the B, B+ segment, Sen said.
At a time when consumers increasingly embrace green mobility solutions, it is not electric cars but hybrids that are taking the lead, as automotive sales data indicate. Since January, 64,097 electric cars have been sold compared to 266,465 hybrids, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' Vahan dashboard. Hybrid car sales have surged from 4.42 per cent of the 4.1 million cars sold in calendar year 2022 to 7.2 per cent this year.
Delhi-based Honda is increasing its focus on the entry level segment. So much so that it has put the potential launch of a big engine premium concept bike, the CX-01, on the back burner.
Honda Siel Cars India on Monday said its primary focus will be the domestic market, but it does plan to export cars to Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, a top official said.
When the bike lands in India, expect it to be priced at around Rs 2 lakh. A launch is expected early next year.
Popular new models like Maruti Ciaz and Hyundai Elite i20 are reported to get dearer in a few days time.
In its bid to beat a sluggish market, country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda is introducing three new variants of its entry level and executive segment bikes priced between Rs 35,800 and Rs 55,450 (ex-showroom Delhi).
If there was ever a car to define the word 'crossover', the BR-V would be it.
Honda, the Japanese carmaker, made its strong presence felt with the launch of new models and concept cars in the 2014 Auto Expo.
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Check out the spanking new bikes from the Honda stables set to hit the roads very, very soon.
India's biggest motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors said on Monday that it would roll out a number of variants of its bikes soon and is expecting double digit sales growth this fiscal.
An exclusive sporty version -- RS diesel variant -- is priced at Rs 11.39,000 (ex-showroom Chennai).
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