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Tuesday, 12 January 2010
 Guess what? The concept of the small car “ new small” which Honda had displayed in the Auto Expo 2010 is scheduled to be launched in 2011. If this is news that you think you already knew, check this out. The small car of Honda’s will have around 80 per cent of its components made in India. Now that’s a news that we bet you might not have heard of right? Honda also expects that the small car that it will produce in India, sell as many as units as its best seller ‘ City’ does. "Our new small car, to be launched in 2011, will have a rate of around 80 per cent in localisation of components," Honda Siel Cars India Director (Marketing) Tatsuya Natsume told reporters during the 10th Auto Expo in New Delhi. The small car from Honda will be rolled out from the company’s plant in Greater Noida and Honda will take all measures to meet the demands of the customers as soon as the car is launched. Honda also is looking to increase the use of local components of its existing models in India to around the same percentage. While its City and Jazz cars have around 75 per cent localisation of components, the Civic has 71 per cent and the Accord 28 per cent. Labels: Auto-Expo-2010, Honda, Honda-Accord, Honda-City, Honda-Civic, Honda-Jazz, Honda-Small-Car, New-Car-Launch
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
As per the results of the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2009 India Initial Quality Study (IQS) released today, overall new-vehicle initial quality in India has improved notably from 2008. Yes, you just read that right. The study, which measures the problems of owners and their experience with their new vehicle during the first two to six months of ownership, examines more than 200 problem symptoms covering categories that include engine and transmission, AC, controls and displays, interiors, audio, entertainment and navigation systems and others. All problems are summarized as the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100). Lower PP100 scores indicate a lower rate of problem incidence and higher initial quality. Overall, initial quality in India averaged 155 PP100 in 2009, compared with 187 PP100 in 2008 (hence an improvement of 32 PP100). Among the 38 vehicle models also included in the 2008 study, 25 show improvement by at least 10 PP100 in 2009. Initial quality in the engine and transmission category improves more than in any other category, with 12 fewer PP100 than in 2008. Although excessive fuel consumption continues to be the single issue most commonly reported by owners, this problem area improves more than any other area, compared with 2008. It is roughly Nine out of 11 automotive manufacturers have improved in initial quality since 2008, and as an industry, manufacturers in India have consistently delivered increasing levels of initial quality throughout the years opines Mohit Arora who is the senior director at J.D. Power Asia Pacific, Singapore. Two Honda models rank highest in their respective segments. The Civic(46 PP100) ranks highest in the premium midsize car segment for the second consecutive year, improving by 32 PP100 from 2008. The City (79 PP100) ranks highest in the midsize car segment. For the third consecutive year, the Chevrolet Spark ranks highest in the compact car segment with a score of 116 PP100. The newly launched Maruti Suzuki Ritz ranks highest in the premium compact car segment with a score of 95 PP100. In the entry midsize car segment, the Ford Ikon ranks highest with 90 PP100. In the MUV/MPV segment, the Toyota Innova (77 PP100) ranks highest for the third consecutive year. Incidence of problems, particularly during the initial ownership period, leads not only to increased dissatisfaction, but also to lower levels of loyalty and advocacy. Owners who report an initial quality problem are much less likely to repurchase or recommend the same make, compared with those who do not report experiencing a problem. Loyalty and advocacy intentions decline by 9 and 14 percentage points, respectively, among owners who report experiencing problems during the initial ownership period. The 2009 India IQS, now in its 13th year, is based on evaluations from more than 6,600 owners who purchased a new vehicle between November 2008 and July 2009. The study includes 50 vehicle models covering 13 makes. The study was fielded from May to September 2009 in 20 cities across India. Labels: Chevrolet-Spark, Engine, Honda-City, Honda-Civic, J.D. Power-Asia-Pacific-2009-India-Initial-Quality-Study, Maruti Suzuki Ritz, Transmission
Thursday, 20 August 2009
 Both Honda City and Honda Civic are the crowd pulling models from Honda in India. The two models have won numerous awards and kudos from the critics and aficionados at the same time. But the company is not planning to settle down with all the appreciations and back tapping exercise as Honda is getting ready to deliver more to the consumers, by launching a facelifted Civic and an upgraded City. The reason for this can be that Honda wants to stop the grumbling customers as well as critics who find the cars’ interior designs not up to the mark with the usage of poorer quality plastic and lack of kit. But don’t you dare expecting the company to change only the so called complaining factors – plastic and kit. The company has plans to add on more features to upgrade the car and give no room for complaints from an unhappy customer. In other words, Honda just does not want any unhappy customer.  The upgraded Honda City will be available from October, 2009, it is not a long wait, but the facelifted Civic will be available a month before the updated City hits the market, ie, by September. A quick browse through the new features of both the car reveals that Honda City will have two new variants namely 1.5 V MT and 1.5 V AT together with the existing 1.5 S MT. The existing model, the S version will get a new set of colour option with new better quality interiors, it will also have rotary controls for the air-conditioning. The V version will have leather interiors, fog lamp, 15-inch alloy wheels and all the new look which its S variant has received. There is expected to be a price change in the S variant and the V models as it will be priced between Rs 9.2 to 9.7 lakh. With a small increase in price, the Honda Civic will be available with a minor facelift. The Civic will have new alloy wheels, front bumper, grille, and fog lamp and there will be an option of USB port and of course, the Civic will get more colour options. Labels: Honda, Honda-City, Honda-Civic
Thursday, 2 July 2009
Honda Siel is relaxing a bit after the launch of its first small car Jazz in India. But now it looks like that the relaxing period is over and they are back to work with new plans and strategies. The car brand had upgraded its sedan Honda City making it more charming and now it is time for the sporty model Civic is said to get a facelift. Off late Civic has not been tinkered for the last few years after it had been launched. But this time Honda plans to do a lavish maker over for this ‘hot’ sedan. The Honda Civic is already a striking car with trendy design, commendable performance, and luxurious features. Some of the minor changes that the car is speculated to carry are tweaked nose, impressive five sided geometric edge grille which replaces the existing smiley grille. An upgraded front bumper with sporty dynamism is a revelation to the Civic. The stunning sedan will have re-designed tail lamps with squared-out-edges while retaining the “after-burner” look. The price tag will be a little premium that this car will be carrying. In a typical Honda mid-life tweak, the new face-lifted Honda Civic would go on sale before an all-new model from Honda is expected in 2011. Labels: Honda-Civic, Honda-Motors
Thursday, 12 March 2009
If you are an ardent lover of Honda Cars then it’s time for you to save your pockets. Honda is soon going to raise the prices of its entire range of cars in India by Rs 30,000 to 3,54,000. Though it’s tough to accept the price hike at this stage as recessionary pressure is not completely relieved. But the manufacturers have no other options left with them. In the past 8 months Indian rupee has depreciated by over 16% and the Japanese Yen has strengthened by 10.5%. Currency fluctuations have driven Honda to increase car prices. And this is mainly because it has tremendously increased the cost of import. For some time the manufacturer did absorbed the impact but how long? No car manufacturer can carry on absorbing the impact of high input cost as well as high import cost anymore. And so is Honda. Honda CR-V is an imported car model whose price has been increased by Rs 3, 54,000. The prices of Honda City has been increased in the range of Rs 30, 000 to Rs 35, 000 and Civic has been raised by Rs 50, 000 to Rs 60, 000. Even the Honda Accord will now be costlier by Rs 1, 00, 000. The price of CR-V, Civic and City will be effective from April 1, 2009 whereas Honda Accord will bear the revised price tag from March 16, 2009. Labels: Car-Manufacturer, Honda CR-V, Honda-Accord, Honda-Cars, Honda-City, Honda-Civic, Honda-Price-Hike, India
Monday, 29 September 2008
Honda recently gifted the Honda Accord to Mr. Digvijay Singh, winner of the Order of Merit List for gold tournament held in India. Digvijay, a happy owner of the Honda Accord must be smiling with the car keys in his hands. Obviously, he has a reason to smile. Honda as a brand is a super success in the country and people love to own Honda cars like City, Civic, CR-V, and Accord. The new Accord is a perfect blend of unmatched performance, inspiring style, high-end safety, and refined comfort. Who will not love driving a classy car like this? By gifting this car to the winner of a sport event, Honda is making an attractive move towards branding. Indian car manufacturers are going hand in hand with sports events because of the huge crowd following sports activities. Even Volvo tried to brand its car model by gifting it to the first Indian individual winner of Olympics. Labels: Honda, Honda- Accord, Honda-City, Honda-Civic, Honda-CR-V, Indian-Car, Volvo
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Honda Seil India, leading car manufacturer, anticipates launching a small cars in December 2009. The small car race continues! Since the time Honda has made its entry in the Indian car market, the company has enjoyed tasteful fruits from all sides. Honda cars have always been appreciated and acclaimed by a huge mass of people. Some of the most successful cars from Honda are Honda Civic, Honda City and Honda Accord. Even Honda CRV is a successful SUV with roomy interiors and a sporty driving experience. Following the successful cars in India, the company now plans to enter the small car segment. The proposed small car is not the first for the Indian market but definitely the first one for Honda. To further strengthen its presence in the country, the company has also established a new plant in Western Rajasthan which is expected to finish by September end. Labels: Honda-Accord, Honda-City, Honda-Civic, Honda-Seil-India, Indian-car-market, Small-Car
Monday, 11 August 2008
It is the time for Honda Motors to call for a celebration as it crossed the milestone of 3 lakh customers in India. And to mark this occasion Honda has launched the limited edition sports variant of its sedan Civic. This limited edition model will have no difference with the existing Civic in terms of engine and will be enhanced with additional and attractive features like front and rear spoilers, white alloy wheels with sports badge with the price tag of Rs. 12.36 lakh. Honda had entered India in a joint venture with Siel Limited and formed Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. (HSCI). It rolled out the first car in 1997 and now witness many successful models running in Indian Roads. Now they also bagged the credit of being the first car manufacturer to introduce hybrid cars in India. Labels: Car-spoilers, High-end-luxury-sports-sedans, Honda-Civic
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