Car News - Latest Indian Car News & Views | CarWalehttp://www.carwale.com/news/Latest news updates on Indian car industry, expert views and interviews exclusively on CarWale.Copyright 2012 CarWaleCarWale RSS Generator7787<![CDATA[Honda sales grow marginally in July 2011]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/7787-honda-sales-grow-marginally-in-july-2011.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/7787-honda-sales-grow-marginally-in-july-2011.htmlCarWale Team8/1/2011 6:52:00 PM1865http://img.carwale.com/ec/7787/img/m/7787_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/7787/img/m/7787_lHonda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 4,725 units in the month of July 2011 as against 4,685 units during the corresponding month last year registering a growth of 1%.

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Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 4,725 units in the month of July 2011 as against 4,685 units during the corresponding month last year registering a growth of 1%.

4092 units of Honda City were sold, as the City now cruises ahead in sales in its segment. While Honda sold 275 units of Jazz, 233 units of the Civic, 84 units of Accord and 41 units of CR-V. 

 

]]>7274<![CDATA[Honda Civic now with a Sunroof]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/7274-honda-civic-now-with-a-sunroof.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/7274-honda-civic-now-with-a-sunroof.htmlCarWale Team1/18/2011 11:43:54 AM1869http://img.carwale.com/ec/7274/img/m/7274_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/7274/img/m/7274_lHonda Siel Cars India launched the new Honda Civic with a sunroof. Bollywood actor Chitrangada Singh along with Mr. Tatsuya Natsume, Director, Marketing, HSCI and Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, Vice President , Marketing, HSCI unveiled this new ‘avtaar’ of the Civic. Honda Civic will have a new colour Urban Titanium along with the existing colours available in the range. The Manual Transmission variant of this Civic will be priced at  Rs.13.53 lakh while the Automatic Transmission is  Rs.14.27 lakh (both ex-showroom Delhi)

]]>Honda Siel Cars India launched the new Honda Civic with a sunroof. Bollywood actor Chitrangada Singh along with Mr. Tatsuya Natsume, Director, Marketing, HSCI and Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, Vice President , Marketing, HSCI unveiled this new ‘avtaar’ of the Civic. Honda Civic will have a new colour Urban Titanium along with the existing colours available in the range. The Manual Transmission variant of this Civic will be priced at  Rs.13.53 lakh while the Automatic Transmission is  Rs.14.27 lakh (both ex-showroom Delhi)



Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Tatsuya Natsume, Director, Marketing, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. said, “We are delighted to introduce the new Civic with sunroof which further augments the style quotient of the car and make it even more desirable. We believe that this variant will greatly appeal to the customers for whom the style is a way of life.”



Honda introduced the City Exclusive last year and now the add-on with the Civic, is trying its best to grab the attention of the consumers. Honda’s plan to bring its hatchback Brio to the Indian market is certainly on track and we will see the car in the market this year.

]]>6528<![CDATA[Honda Siel Announces the Great Honda Fest]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/6528-honda-siel-announces-the-great-honda-fest.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/6528-honda-siel-announces-the-great-honda-fest.htmlCarWale Team9/15/2010 2:11:38 PM3634http://img.carwale.com/ec/6528/img/m/6528_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/6528/img/m/6528_lHonda Siel Cars India Ltd. (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars, today announced the beginning of "The Great Honda Fest", with the launch of Special Editions of its cars; the Jazz, City, Civic, Accord and CR-V. The special editions will have special accessories kits, which will be made available at a special price for the forthcoming festival season.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars, today announced the beginning of "The Great Honda Fest", with the launch of Special Editions of its cars; the Jazz, City, Civic, Accord and CR-V. The special editions will have special accessories kits, which will be made available at a special price for the forthcoming festival season.

The Great Honda Fest will start from September 15  and will go on till November 5, 2010. The event will offer incredible value to the Honda customers who choose to purchase their dream car during this period. Apart from the Special Editions, Honda cars will also have some attractive offers during the Festival period.

Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, VP Marketing, Honda Siel Cars India said, "Through the Great Honda Fest we wish to join our customers in their celebration, in this festival season. This is in line with Honda's philosophy of offering enhanced value to people who aspire to buy a Honda."

]]>5432<![CDATA[Honda India records 13% Sales Growth ]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/5432-honda-india-ltd-records-13-sales-growth.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/5432-honda-india-ltd-records-13-sales-growth.htmlCarWale Team7/5/2010 10:08:36 AM1764http://img.carwale.com/ec/5432/img/m/5432_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/5432/img/m/5432_lHonda Siel Cars India Ltd, sold 4595 units in the month of June’10 as against 4067 units sold in May’10 recording a growth of 13%.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India Ltd, sold 4595 units in the month of June’10 as against 4067 units sold in May’10 recording a growth of 13%.

The company had sold 5048 units in the corresponding month last year. The Honda cars have been recognised for their on-road performance and engine capacities. The Jazz sold 507 units, the Honda Civic 339 units, the Accord 157 units and the CRV 48 units. The Honda City is still being appreciated and welcomed by the Indian consumers. It sold 3544 units.

With the sales on the rise, the introduction of new cars or facelifts of the current would certainly help boost sales in the next term.

]]>4787<![CDATA[Honda Launches Civic with Additional Features]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/4787-honda-launches-civic-with-additional-features.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/4787-honda-launches-civic-with-additional-features.htmlCarWale Team6/8/2010 7:58:03 PM4092http://img.carwale.com/ec/4787/img/m/4787_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/4787/img/m/4787_lHonda Siel Cars India,  launched Honda Civic with enhanced features further adding value to the model’s appeal.  The Honda Civic SMT is now equipped with a steering mounted cruise control system that helps to cruise at the desired speed to ensure comfort and convenience for the customer with one-touch operation and ORVM turn indicators that makes it more stylish and enhances the looks of the car.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India,  launched Honda Civic with enhanced features further adding value to the model’s appeal.  The Honda Civic SMT is now equipped with a steering mounted cruise control system that helps to cruise at the desired speed to ensure comfort and convenience for the customer with one-touch operation and ORVM turn indicators that makes it more stylish and enhances the looks of the car.



Honda Civic VMT & VAT comes with back up sensors that enables the driver a smooth and hassle free reversing.  Tatsuya Natsume, Director Marketing, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. Said that they were delighted to introduce value added features that would make it even more desirable. The rest of the technology remains more or less the same.

The 2006 launched version seems to have a make-over with regards to the one-touch operation and ORVM turn indicators. This has definitely left the Honda lovers hungry for more.

]]>4170<![CDATA[After Toyota Now Honda Recalls its Cars for Faulty Airbags]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/4170-after-toyota-now-honda-recalls-its-cars-for-faulty-airbags.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/4170-after-toyota-now-honda-recalls-its-cars-for-faulty-airbags.htmlCarWale Team2/11/2010 10:53:02 AM2141http://img.carwale.com/ec/4170/img/m/4170_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/4170/img/m/4170_lThe brand image of Japan as a leading 'quality' car manufacturer is at stake now. After Toyota recalled its much successful Prius for braking problems, now Honda has found problems with the airbag in its premium cars.

]]>The brand image of Japan as a leading 'quality' car manufacturer is at stake now. After Toyota recalled its much successful Prius for braking problems, now Honda has found problems with the airbag in its premium cars.

In a statement issued worldwide, Honda Motor Co., in Japan, has recalled 437,000 vehicles globally due to the faulty air bags. "The driver's air-bag inflators in these vehicles may deploy too much pressure, which can cause the inflator casing to rupture and could result in injury or fatality," said the statement.

The announcement covers certain 2001 and 2002 Accords, Civics, Odysseys, and CRVs as well as some 2002 Acura TLs.

Honda will be recalling around 378,758 cars from the United States. In addition, 41,685 vehicles in Canada, 4,042 in Japan and 13,278 vehicles spread over other countries are part of the recall.

]]>3640<![CDATA[Honda November 2009 Sales Figures]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/3640-honda-november-2009-sales-figures.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/3640-honda-november-2009-sales-figures.htmlCarWale Team12/2/2009 3:36:34 PM2281http://img.carwale.com/ec/3640/img/m/3640_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/3640/img/m/3640_lHonda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 39,555 units during the fiscal year period April-November 09 as against 30,032 units during the same period last year recording an increase of 31.7%.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 39,555 units during the fiscal year period April-November 09 as against 30,032 units during the same period last year recording an increase of 31.7%.

The company sold 5,125 units in the month of November '09 as against 5,025 units sold during the corresponding month last year recording an increase of 2%. During the month of November, the third generation Honda City crossed the significant milestone of  selling more than 50,000 units in 12 months.

Model wise sales break-up:  City: 3856; Civic: 551; Accord: 172; Jazz: 546. There were no dispatches for Honda CR-V during November 09.

]]>3523<![CDATA[Honda Launches 'Assure' Insurance Program]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/3523-honda-launches-assure-insurance-program.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/3523-honda-launches-assure-insurance-program.htmlCarWale Team11/6/2009 11:56:29 AM2722http://img.carwale.com/ec/3523/img/m/3523_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/3523/img/m/3523_lHonda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has announced the launch of 'Honda Assure', Honda’s Insurance initiative under which all Honda customers will get the benefit of a more transparent, hassle-free and quick turnaround time on their insurance claims. The entire transaction will be routed through an on-line central server which will enable HSCI to monitor overall operations more effectively. Some of the direct benefits to the customers include Cashless Insurance across India, clear demarcation of plastic & metal parts for greater transparency, instant policy issuance, and improved turnaround time.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has announced the launch of 'Honda Assure', Honda’s Insurance initiative under which all Honda customers will get the benefit of a more transparent, hassle-free and quick turnaround time on their insurance claims. The entire transaction will be routed through an on-line central server which will enable HSCI to monitor overall operations more effectively. Some of the direct benefits to the customers include Cashless Insurance across India, clear demarcation of plastic & metal parts for greater transparency, instant policy issuance, and improved turnaround time.

SMC Brokerage Pvt Ltd., a leading financial services provider in India, has been appointed as the exclusive broker for Honda Assure Program. The business partners for this program include leading insurance companies in India such as National General Insurance Company, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company, Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company, Iffco Tokyo General Insurance Company and Universal Sompo General Insurance Company (Regional Partner-West). For effective working of the program, HSCI has made a pre-set service level agreement with partner insurance companies to ensure quick turnaround time for survey and disbursal of claims and will also allow self survey for windshield glass and rear view mirror etc.

Speaking on the occasion of the agreement signing with the partner insurance companies, Mr. M. Takedagawa, President, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. said, “We are pleased to announce the launch of the Honda Assure program for our customers in India. A pilot project of Honda Assure has been operational in Delhi and NCR region for the past one month and we have generated more than 1500 policies during this period.”

]]>3287<![CDATA[Honda September 2009 Sales Figures ]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/3287-honda-september-2009-sales-figures.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/3287-honda-september-2009-sales-figures.htmlCarWale Team10/6/2009 1:56:04 PM3726http://img.carwale.com/ec/3287/img/m/3287_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/3287/img/m/3287_lHonda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 5,794 units and registered a 86.7% increase in sales in the month of September '09 as against 3,104 units sold during the corresponding month last year.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) sold 5,794 units and registered a 86.7% increase in sales in the month of September '09 as against 3,104 units sold during the corresponding month last year.

The cumulative sales of the company during the fiscal year period April – September’ 09 was 27,521 units as against 23,461 units sold during the same period last year marking an increase of 17.3% in sales.

In line with the focus to offer a fresh line-up of models during festival season offering new value to its customers, Honda launched the new Honda Civic and the new Honda City in September ‘09. Model wise sales break-up: City: 4281 units; Jazz: 504 units; Civic: 695 units; CR-V: 1 unit; Accord: 313 units.

]]>3071<![CDATA[Honda Updates Civic ]]>http://www.carwale.com/news/3071-honda-revamps-its-civic.htmlhttp://www.carwale.com/news/3071-honda-revamps-its-civic.htmlCarWale Team9/9/2009 10:37:50 AM3661http://img.carwale.com/ec/3071/img/m/3071_mhttp://img.carwale.com/ec/3071/img/m/3071_lHonda Siel Cars India launched the new Honda Civic with new looks. The new Curved 5 Point Metallic Front Grille and restyled Front Bumper are the new changes on the new Civic.

]]>Honda Siel Cars India launched the new Honda Civic with new looks. The new Curved 5 Point Metallic Front Grille and restyled Front Bumper are the new changes on the new Civic.
The new Civic SMT comes with two tone luxury high quality fabric seats with matching fabric on door panels & armrest. The other changes include newly shaped fog lamps, new design alloys, tail lamps have a new hexagonal shape and the Civic now features a single CD changer instead of its 6-CD changer.  Honda Civic VMT & VAT comes with a steering mounted cruise control system that helps to cruise at the desired speed with one touch operation. It also comes with a new sporty fog light with garnish and newly designed alloy wheel.

Additionally, all the variants will be available in 2 attractive types – Elegance and Inspire.

The 1.8 L i-VTEC engine in the new Honda Civic is the most advanced engine technology available in the segment. It combines Honda’s i-VTEC (Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) technology with VTC (Variable Time Control), delivering both powerful performance and superior fuel economy. The ARAI fuel efficiency results of 15.5 km/l for Civic MT reiterates its unmatched fuel economy. In line with Honda’s mission to reduce its environment footprint, the new Honda Civic is E10 compatible and has Euro IV emission levels.

The all Honda Civic comes with a 2+2 year warranty and 24-hr roadside assistance as standard value for all new Civic buyers.

Price of the New Honda Civic (Ex showroom -Delhi)

Honda Civic SMT: 11.8 lakh

Honda Civic VMT: 12.7 lakh

Honda Civic VAT: 13.44 lakh

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