With US-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla scouting for a suitable location for its foray in India, Rajasthan has joined the fray with a host of offers to woo the Elon Musk-led company. Other challengers include Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. Sources privy to the development said that an initial meeting between the senior executives of Tesla and the government of Rajasthan, which was held last week, turned out to be "quite positive." Tesla would now carry out a survey and is expected to share the survey details with the state's investment promotion department soon.
Swift Dzire has clocked 2.5 million in sales, and you might, in a non-too-distant future, see headlines that the DZire has done 3 million as well, observes Suveen Sinha.
Anthony Davidson will continue as Honda's test driver this season rather than racing for Super Aguri.
The vehicles affected by the recall are manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014.
The new Amaze would have a base variant that would come with dual airbags.
With an all-diesel line in India, it is desperate to bring the small capacity diesel engine it has developed independently, by the parent company.
Japanese car major Honda will be showcasing a series of new technology cars, including fuel-cell car 'Honda FCX' and hybrid car 'Honda Insight,' at the Auto Expo that kicks off in a few days in New Delhi.
Indicating willingness to take any of its competitors head-on for maintaining its leadership position in the motorcycle market, Hero Honda on Thursday said it could cut margin albeit as the last option if situation demanded.
The will be cheaper than Brio and compete with Maruti Alto and Hyundai Eon.
VFR1200F is a concept driven by extensive customer needs", said Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India president and chief executive officer Shinji Aoyama.
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.
It sold 1,218 units of its flagship City and 2,199 units of its small car Brio.
Hero has plans to set the Indian roads on fire with the launch of four new scooters in the next two years
Honda Motor's humanoid robot Asimo greeted US President Barack Obama at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
Atul Sobti, executive director of sales and marketing, Hero Honda Motors Ltd has quit, after completing over seven years in the company.
Recently there has been a flood of new launches that have posed a serious threat to the almost monopolistic models by Honda.
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.
India's luxury car rental market is experiencing a surge in demand, particularly in Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi, with executive travellers, especially from the tech sector and younger demographics like the millennials and the Gen Z, increasingly renting high-end vehicles for special occasions and domestic travel. Luxorides, a luxury car rental company, observed a 40 per cent year-on-year rise in bookings in 2024 (until April) on popular routes like Delhi-Rishikesh, Delhi-Vrindavan, and Delhi-Jim Corbett National Park, as well as Chandigarh-Manali and Chandigarh-Ladakh.
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
The company is also in the process of introducing a new global brand identity in London next month.
Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler maker, has seen a decline in its market share in rural areas since 2018, losing ground to major competitors such as TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto, and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI), according to data from JATO Dynamics reviewed by Business Standard. Hero's share of rural two-wheeler sales in India has dropped from 40.4 per cent in 2018 to 33.3 per cent in 2023. In contrast, Bajaj's share increased from 12.7 per cent in 2018 to 13.9 per cent, HMSI's from 21.8 per cent to 22.2 per cent, and TVS' from 15.5 per cent to 17.8 per cent. Suzuki Motorcycle India has also seen its share rise from 1.7 per cent to 2.5 per cent.
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.
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.
Hero Honda Motors, India's largest motorcycle maker, launched a variant of its 110cc motorcycle Splendor on Monday.
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.
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.
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.
It kick-starts rally with the Africa Twin motorcycle; three more launches slated for the year
"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.
The automatic variant of the SUV is priced at Rs 11.99 lakh
Honda has invested Rs 3,526 crore in its Rajasthan unit.
After the success of Amaze, Honda managed to be the third largest auto maker in the country. Here's how the company plans to keep the momentum going.
Honda has made the new City more premium and stylish.
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).
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.
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.
Japan twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Senegal in their World Cup Group H encounter on Sunday.
Is the Activa 5G the same old 4G in some fancy colours, or does it pack more? Nabeel Khan has the answers.
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