The company had sold 4,758 units in the same month last year.
Volkswagen is looking to dislodge Honda's dominance in the premium mid-size segment in India, with the launch of a new executive sedan in the second half of this year.
The group also said that the company's operations in India - Hero Honda Motors - would establish its third plant in 2006.
Honda's chief executive apologised to British driver Jenson Button after Japan's number two carmaker pulled the plug on its Formula One team on Friday. "It's a real shame and I feel deeply sorry for Jenson Button," the CEO of Honda Motor Co Takeo Fukui told a news conference. 'We had no choice in the current financial conditions.'
We will continue with the same pace of product launches as we maintained in the past.
The Jazz, coming at a price range of Rs 6,98,000 to Rs 7,33,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), had witnessed stock pile up last month with retail sales not picking up.
At Rs 46,534 (ex-showroom, Mumbai), the Jupiter is a well rounded package offering tremendous value for money, writes Faisal Ali Khan of MotorBeam.com.
The SX variant sits right between the mid-level S and top of the line VX variant.
Hero Honda, the country's largest and most valuable two-wheeler company, said it logged sales of 370,575 two-wheelers in April, up 29.5 per cent from April 2008.
Flamboyant Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya was pipped to the post by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu in the race for acquiring the Honda Formula One team, according to media reports in Rome.
A similar sharp surge came in the first quarter ending June, when net profit rose by 83 per cent to Rs 500.11 crore (Rs 5 billion).
Honda cars are likely to be dearer by two per cent or between Rs 14,000 and Rs 30,000 from next month.
Both the MPVs were recently unveiled in the Indonesian market and will soon be launched in India to lure the customers.
The ongoing elections and overall subdued market sentiment continue to affect the sales momentum
Former MotoGP rider Capirossi pleased with BIC ahead of inaugural race
To win the 2014 election against Congressman Honda, Khanna seems to have adopted Obama's campaign strategy and has hired a series of people who worked for the President's campaign.
The two-time British Open champion committed a rules violation during the second round of the Honda Classic. \n\n
Over 10,000 km in a year but the bike still offers adequate amount of power on tap and a fuel efficiency figure to keep the pocket happy, says Naveen Soni
The heart breaking Japanese catastrophe and huge booking orders of Etios saloon being the respective reasons.
He also became the first player on the Asian PGA Tour to cross the million-dollar mark in career earnings.
Fuel price hike will impact demand going forward.
Honda Siel Car India has hiked prices of its 'City' and 'Accord' models following the announcement of a 2 per cent cess on all the major tax heads for education.
With the expansion of its greater Noida plant almost complete, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd expects to enhance its production from 30,000 to 50,000 units a year.
Japanese auto giant Honda's two-wheeler unit in India has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) in the last one month due to labour unrest, which has led to police deployment at the facility and production being cut down by over
The year 2011 too has a number of hatchbacks ready to be launched.
Honda Motorcycle Scooter India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Honda Motor Company, Japan, will launch a slew of high-power premium bikes in India, the first of which will debut by March next year, according to company executives.
Developed at an investment of Rs 620 crore (Rs 6.2 billion), the most on a car by Maruti Suzuki, the Ciaz will also be exported to West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America.
HMSI has increased the monthly salary of its permanent workers by Rs 14,770 a month.
Honda Siel Cars India hopes to achieve a nearly 32 per cent rise in turnover this fiscal to Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) on the back of increased volumes, company officials said on Tuesday.
Honda Car India is planning to increase prices of its vehicles by up to Rs 6,000 from April to offset the impact of adverse exchange rate that has resulted in higher input costs.
The company plans to ship 1,600 unit of the hatchback by then of this financial year.
The two-wheeler segment is, however, still far from its H1FY19 peak of 9.7 million units
Hero Honda is being egged on by the government's "unannounced concessions" in its 10-year vision statement, the Automotive Mission Plan, which envisages the development of low-cost vehicles.
Honda had unveiled the concept of the vehicle at the Delhi Auto Expo this year and said it will be priced below Rs 500,000.
Auto major Honda Siel Cars India Ltd on Wednesday said it will increase prices across all models from April 2 since the sales tax holiday it enjoys in Uttar Pradesh, is coming to an end.
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