Due to the continued pressure of high costs, Toyota is considering a price increase of up to 3 per cent across models with effect from January.
"Honda Jazz is very spacious and the flexibility inside the cabin makes it extremely versatile, while the new and punchy diesel heart comes at the right time," says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
A total of 15,623 Brios and 15,603 Amaze cars will be recalled
India's Sajan Prakash and Advait Page finished fifth and seventh in their respective finals to draw curtains on the country's swimming campaign at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday.
India's C Muniyappa, an unheralded golfer from Bangalore, upstaged stars like Arjun Atwal to enjoy a share of the halfway lead in the US$1.25 million Hero Honda Indian Open on Friday.
The potential for a petrol only, 5-seater, not-so-true off-roader is still a huge question mark.
A bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat while seeking reply from the companies also tagged the petitions with other similar petitions pending before it. It may be noted that more than 100 petitions have been filed from all over the country on the issue. The Uttar Pradesh government had challenged the high court judgement that held that there was no material sufficient to establish that the amount collected as tax was in proportion to the facilities provided to the traders.
The company said it will use the vendor base of its two-wheeler business in India to make the car price competitive.
So, does the Brio live up to the hype, in the end? After this first-drive, I would have to answer in the affirmative.
Rory McIlroy has admitted he was wrong to withdraw from the Honda Classic last week, saying he now regretted his decision to stop playing.
Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to claim a second straight MotoGP World Championship after closest contender Jorge Martin crashed out following a collision with Marc Marquez.
Plug-in hybrids have two engines and the electric part has a much larger battery than in the regular hybrids. Car companies, led by the Japanese, are pushing the Indian government to look at hybrids in the interim if it wants to reduce carbon emission.
The car, the cheapest in its category, will compete against the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, the Honda Amaze, the Hyundai Xcent and the Tata Motors Indigo CS.
Honda Seil Cars India on Thursday said it would invest Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in the next two years for indigenisation and aims a hefty over 65 per cent sales growth this fiscal.
Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India are headed for a showdown in the scooter market with the former partners looking to dominate the high growth segment.
The Accord Hybrid will be imported through the CBU route to India
Bajaj Auto has raced ahead of Hero Honda Motors in terms of market capitalisation following the recent drubbing received by the latter, while the former managed gains in a weak market.
Apart from considering a sports utility vehicle on its premium hatchback Jazz platform, using the same 1.5 litre engine that will power the entry level sedan Amaze, R&D officials of the company said they are also working on smaller diesel engines keeping in mind the Indian market.
Honda Siel Cars India on Friday said its sales soared by 195 per cent in December 2003 to 2,760 units on the back of strong demand for the recently-launched all-new mid-size car City.
Utility vehicles manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra will replace Hero Honda in the country's benchmark index Sensex from July 9.
Under pressure from increasing input costs and shrinking margins, leading two wheeler manufacturer Hero Honda on Monday announced an increase in prices of its motorcycles by Rs 500 to Rs 2000 across various models.
Honda Siel Cars India on Thursday launched an all-new mid-size car City as part of its strategy to increase turnover by 50 per cent this year and said study was on to launch a car in the volume-driven segment.
Honda Siel Cars India said on Wednesday it was planning to launch two models in India, including its popular hatchback Jazz, to mark the company's foray into small car segment in the country.
Foreign firms that have made huge investments in China to take advantage of its cheap labour resources watched warily as Japanese car major Honda struggled to open its plants even a week after workers resorted to a flash strike.
Are any of the new scooters good to compete with the Honda Activa?
The petrol variant has a starting price of Rs 742,000 and the diesel one starts at Rs 862,000.
The Honda Formula One team are to replace advertising and sponsor logos on their car this season with a giant picture of the Earth to raise awareness of environmental issues.
With polls to elect the 18th Lok Sabha approaching, district poll panels are fixing the rates for expenses as part of the election expenditure monitoring process.
Honda's new V6 turbo hybrid Formula One engine will make its track debut at Silverstone on Friday in the back of a McLaren development car.
The company is looking at buying steel and electrical components from Indian suppliers for the car to be cost competitive, Honda Motor Co executive vice-president and representative director Koichi Kondo told reporters while unveiling the concept of new small car at the Auto Expo in New Delhi.
The group also said it will raise fund from private equity firms, including Bain Capital and Lathe Investment, estimated to be around Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) to finance its buyout by selling stake in Hero Investments Private Limited (HIPL).
Car lovers who swear by the Honda badge will have to pay up to Rs 45,000 more, as Honda Siel Cars India Ltd is set to start charging central sales tax on its models since the tax holiday it enjoys in Uttar Pradesh is ending this month.
Honda Siel Cars, India on Tuesday said it would be investing Rs 700 crore (Rs 7 billion) in the Indian market over the next five years.
Honda's Mobilio is a multi-purpose vehicle that, while being functional, oozes style.
The new Honda City petrol is stylish, spacious, performance-oriented, and promises great fuel economy.
Hero Honda chairman B M Munjal on Tuesday said the five-day strike at the Gurgaon plant will not have an impact on the company's profitability and sales.
Facing a production loss due to strike at its Gurgaon plant, Hero Honda on Wednesday said the workers' action would not impact sales in the long term.
Tokyo -- the songs Japan, Love In Tokyo and Sayonara from the 1966 Hindi film automatically pop up in the mind -- is buzzing and crowded like any other metropolis, discovers Deepa Gahlot. The modern apartment blocks are built cheek by jowl, so close together that one can open the window and borrow sugar from the neighbour in the next building. One of the fears of the Indian traveller is the unavailability of vegetarian food. Every city and town in Japan has an array of Indian restaurants that serve every variety of cuisine, right from Gujarati to Punjabi to Andhra and Kerala meals.
The company has sold 2.37 million units till February.
