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Dismal start to US automobile sales sounds alarm that collapse is here

The severity of the slide stokes fears that a long-anticipated car sales collapse may be arriving

Honda Cars India domestic sales decline 51% at 8,291 units in August

"The auto sector continues to witness high de-growth due to poor consumer sentiment," HCIL Senior Vice President and Director, Sales and Marketing Rajesh Goel said

Honda recalls 5,088 units of 5 models in India to fix faulty Takata airbags

The company said replacement will be carried out free of cost at HCIL dealerships across the country from July 29, 2019 and the company will communicate with customers directly

Honda recalls another 1.6 mn vehicles in US over defective Takata airbags

Honda said the plan involves Honda and Acura vehicles with air bag inflators used in earlier recall repairs

Honda may pause 2-wheeler capacity expansion over auto market slowdown

However, it will continue with its proposed expansion in Gujarat

Honda Cars reports 28% decline in domestic sales to 11,442 units in May

HCIL said it also exported a total of 450 units during last month

Honda to sell diesel cars in India even after BS-VI emission norms kick in

Japanese auto major Honda will continue to offer diesel models in India even after BS-VI emission norms kick in, unlike Maruti Suzuki which has decided to stop selling diesel cars from April 1, 2020. According to a senior official of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), the company plans to upgrade its two diesel engines, which power models like Amaze, City, WR-V, BR-V, Civic and CR-V to conform to stricter BS-VI emission norms. The auto major plans to start rolling out models with upgraded BS-VI engines in both petrol and diesel from the fourth quarter of this fiscal. "From our experience, for the fuel choice among petrol or diesel, 80 per cent of customers make a rational choice based on consideration of driving distance and recovery period. However, there are still 20 per cent customers who make an emotional choice towards a particular fuel," HCIL Senior Vice President and Director (Marketing & Sales) Rajesh Goel told PTI. The company will take care of these 20 per cent emotional ...

Honda to close only UK factory, blames global trends -- not Brexit

The closure of the Swindon factory in southern England is expected to result in 3,500 job losses

Honda to shut down its only UK car plant in 2022 putting 3,500 jobs at risk

Honda built just over 160,000 vehicles at its Swindon factory in southern England last year

Honda follows Tata Motors, will increase price of cars from January

Honda is currently working on the quantum of the price increase

Honda recalls 122,000 Odyssey minivans over defect in sliding-doors

Dealers will replace the latches, but currently, they have only a limited parts supply

Honda's Q2 operating profit jumps 40% on strong motorcycle sales in Asia

Japan's No 3 automaker posted a 214.4 billion yen ($1.90 billion) operating profit for July-September, up from 152.9 billion yen a year ago

Honda records 50,000 unit sales of all-new Amaze within 5 months of launch

The new Amaze has contributed 50 per cent of total HCIL sales during April-September period of the current fiscal

Rising fuel price is the biggest concern: Honda Cars India's Gaku Nakanishi

'I come from Japan and there, too, the consumers are sensitive to fuel prices though the per capita income is 20 times higher there,' says Nakanishi

Honda CR-V with petrol, diesel engine, automatic transmission launched

It is for the first time Honda has introduced the diesel powertrain to the CR-V line-up in India

Honda recalls 1.4 million cars to replace air bag inflators from Takata

Honda says it is ahead of schedule with more than 77 per cent of existing recalls repaired

Honda Cars India to step up auto parts export to counter falling rupee

Honda's arch-rival Toyota, too, has been exporting parts and aggregates from India

Within 3 months of launch, new Amaze gives Honda more space in sedan market

India is the first country to launch the second generation Amaze and the car has been developed considering the needs and aspirations of Indian customers

Honda recalls over 7K units of new Amaze sedan to update EPS sensor harness

The inspection and replacement would be carried out free of cost at authorized Honda car dealerships across India starting 26th July 2018

Honda Gold Wing 2018 deliveries begin: Here is why the motorbike is special

Priced at Rs 2.685 million (Rs 26.85 lakh), the motorbike is a redesigned version of the original Gold Wing GL 1000, which was first introduced in 1974