Honda Motorcycle & Scooters India to remain focused
Honda has announced that they aim to remain focused on the Indian market through their fully owned subsidiary Honda Motorcycle & Scooters India.
The company incidentally already has a long term joint venture with Hero Group, Hero Honda.
This means that Honda would compete against itself in the [...]
Honda small car might arrive in India before 2012
Industry sources are hinting that Honda might launch their small car in India before 2012.
Toyota already is set to enter this segment of the market sometime next year with their small car.
India is one of the fastest growing automotive market though most of the sales [...]
Honda has no plans for low cost car for India
Tata has already launched their Nano small car in the Indian market.
Bajaj is collaborating with Nissan and Renault to develop a cheap car for India that would arrive in 2012.
However, Honda has now stated that they have no aims to develop a similar [...]
Panasonic launches bid to acquire Sanyo
Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic has finally launched their bid to acquire a majority stake in rival company Sanyo.
The company is offering £2.7 billion for this stake.
Panasonic is said to be primarily interested in the Sanyo’s green business related to solar panels and rechargeable batteries.
Sanyo has clients like [...]
Honda launches a new edition CR-V in India
Honda has launched an updated edition of their sports utility vehicle Honda CR-V in the Indian market.
This new model features improved features and enhanced quality.
The company said that this new model comes with a new two-step front grille, oval fog lamps, and a reshaped hood [...]
Honda India sold 6909 cars last month
Honda did extremely well in the Indian market last month.
The Japanese company sold 6909 cars which is a record for them for this month.
This figure is in fact a jump of 346.9 percent compared to the same period last year.
The company said: “Growing consumer optimism [...]
Hyundai skipping Tokyo Motor Show 2009
South Korean automaker Hyundai has announced that they have decided to skip the Tokyo Motor Show 2009.
The company did not give any official reason for this decision but it looks like one of their cost cutting measures.
Hyundai had in fact paid the $122,000 non-refundable fee for a [...]
Honda CR-V Diesel coming to India?
Market sources claim that Honda is considering bringing a diesel edition of their sports utility vehicle CR-V to the Indian market.
This new variant could be powered with a 2.2 liter I-CTDi engine.
Honda has officially denied any such plans.
But the company would do good to launch [...]
Honda City in India gets 2 new variants
Honda India has launched two new variants of their Honda City model to keep the model fresh and in demand.
The company said in a statement: “We are happy to introduce this new V-Grade in response to our discerning customers’ feedback. With the recently launched Honda Jazz, [...]
Hero Honda likely to stay connected with Honda in the future
Honda Siel Cars India president and CEO Masahiro Takedagawa has been quoted as saying that the parent company Honda has no reason to move away from their joint venture with Hero.
Hero Honda is the world’s largest bike manufacturer.
Honda itself is present in India independently as [...]
