Honda has taken to diesel and come up with its completely new City sedan. Ranged against it is the new version of the erstwhile segment leader, Hyundai's Verna.
The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda today launched a new variant of its one of the best-sellers -- Super Splendor, priced at Rs 45,950 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
China's burgeoning automobile industry suffered a jolt as Honda, the second largest car manufacturer in the country, shut down all its four assembly plants after workers went on strike demanding better wages.
From the bylanes of Ludhiana to the highways of international renown, 83-year-old Brijmohan Munjal is steady in his dedication towards his work.
It's earlier prime contender, Honda City, is already in the market now loaded with automatic gearbox.
Spiralling car loan rates continue to dent the passenger car market, as Tata Motors, Hyundai and Honda Motors reported slower sales in July over that in the corresponding month last year.
The company also plans to introduce a 100 cc bike by the end of 2010. HMSI has a current market share of 11 per cent and is expecting to raise the figure to 15 per cent by 2010. Asked if the company has plans to phase out its scooter Eterno, Rattan said, "Though the sale of Eterno has come down, we do not have any plan to stop the production, rather we will revamp its sale with new strategies".
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday announced raising of excise duty to 12 per cent from 10 per cent at present.
Hero Honda Motors Ltd, the world's largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has been named the title sponsor for the 2010 FIH men's hockey World Cup, to be held in Delhi in March. The announcement was made at a glittering ceremony on Monday, in the presence of International Hockey Federation president Leandro Negre, Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, Hockey India president A K Mattoo and the 1975 World Cup-winning members of the Indian team.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
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The bike-maker will expand its capacity to 1.2 million from the current 9 lakh.
Hero Honda Motors, India's largest motorcycle maker, on Tuesday said its net profit grew by 12 per cent to Rs 156.55 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 from Rs 139.84 crore a year earlier.
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New model will be powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine.
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"We expect to capture the top position in the premium segment with the new bike. We are also working on another bike in the premium segment," Hero Honda managing director Pawan Munjal told reporters in New Delhi.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors and Honda Motors have announced plans to launch a small car in India.
Addition of new capacity, initially scheduled for Q4 of 2009, has been deferred in view of the current economic slowdown, which has impacted the automobile industry, resulting in a drop in demand, a senior offical of HSCI said. The company had anounced an initial investment of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) at the Rajasthan plant, of which Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion) had already been used.
Honda Siel Cars India said on Friday it has hiked the price of its sedans by up to Rs 12,801 owing to increasing input costs.
For all the disappointment that fans will feel, few could be more heartbroken that Honda Motor will leave the Formula One circuit than Takeo Fukui.
Honda Cars India Ltd on Tuesday launched an all new version of its sports utility vehicle CR-V which will be cheaper by up to Rs 270,000 from previous model as the company looks to strengthen foot hold in the Indian market.
Brazilian Bruno Senna, nephew of the late triple world champion Ayrton, made his test debut for Honda in a new-look Formula One at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya on Monday.
Honda will set up its second car manufacturing plant in India near here at an estimated investment of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion).
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio is India's strongest telecom brand in India, ahead of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd, according to brand intelligence and data insights company TRA. TRA, formerly Trust Research Advisory, in its 'India's Most Desired Brands 2022' ranked companies according to their brand strength. Reliance Jio topped the telecom category, followed by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Ltd and BSNL.
Can paying Akshay Kumar Rs 50 crore to become brand ambassador for the 100cc commuter bike, the Dream Yuga, help Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Private) Ltd take the number one position by displacing Hero MotoCorp's hot-selling splendor? Of course not, feels biking enthusiast and blogger Faisal Ali Khan.
Ross Brawn, who helped Michael Schumacher win seven world titles, would have full responsibility for designing, manufacturing, engineering and racing.
Automotive retail sales saw a 14 per cent rise in March on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). For the whole of financial year 2022-23 (FY23), sales grew 21 per cent YoY. For both March and the financial year, all categories, except for tractors, and including two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger vehicles (PVs), and commercial vehicles (CVs), posted double-digit growth. However, the total retail sales of 22.1 million for the financial year were still 12 per cent lower than the pre-Covid (FY20) level of 25 million, owing to an 18 per cent dip in the two-wheeler segment.
Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive. She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in media interviews all over the place, when she is not kick-boxing, doing yoga, or travelling, visiting temples, or floating in shikaras on Srinagar's Dal Lake.
Honda recently shipped saris from India to its factories in Japan. No, sari weavers need not brace themselves for competition from Japan. These were meant for local Japanese women to wear.
The victory at the Hero Honda Open West was worth Rs 1,62,000 for the Lucknow golfer.
Sri Lanka watchers were startled on Tuesday evening to see an anti-government protestor being dragged off a Sri Lankan Airlines flight by police personnel at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike airport.
Just as Hero Honda celebrated being the 'number one two-wheeler company' in the world for the sixth straight year, its numero uno status has been challenged by China South, the state-run bike producer of the Dragon country.
Such a financial condition had impelled the management to expedite a board resolution for fresh infusion of equity capital through a rights issue.
Hero Honda Motors on Friday reported a 13.4 per cent growth in its net profit to Rs 157.82 crore (Rs 1.58 billion) during April-June 2003 as against Rs 139.16 crore (Rs 1.39 billion) for the corresponding period last fiscal.
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