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The first batch of the left hand drive Honda City has been shipped to the Middle East.
Honda Cars India Ltd. has announced that it will export the fifth generation City to left hand drive markets.
The carmaker has started production of the left hand drive Honda City and the initial batch of cars has left for the Middle East. The cars will be shipped from the Pipavav port in Gujarat and Ennore port in Chennai.
The made-in-India Amaze, WR-V and City are being exported to South Africa (a right hand drive market) since August 2020. Honda has also been exporting these cars to Nepal and Bhutan since October last year.
Honda Cars sales up 3 per cent to 8,638 units in December
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Last Updated: Jan 01, 2021, 05:19 PM IST
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Synopsis 2020 was a challenging year but the industry showed great resilience and realigned their businesses in the new normal. Quicker market recovery aided by increased demand for personal mobility and our steady positive sales momentum is very encouraging, HCIL Senior Vice-President and Director Marketing & Sales Rajesh Goel said.
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The company had sold 8,412 units in the domestic market in December 2019, HCIL said in a statement.
NEW DELHI: Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) on Friday reported a 2.68 per cent increase in domestic sales to 8,638 units in December as compared to the same month last year.
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Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country s second-largest passenger vehicle maker, reported its best monthly sales in December.
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Maruti local sales grow 14.6%, Hyundai’s rise 25%; CV sales stay muted, except for Ashok Leyland
A majority of vehicle manufacturers ended 2020 on a positive note, registering good wholesales growth, and entering the new year with ‘cautious optimism’ driven by expectations of a V-shaped economic recovery.
Four-wheeler market leader Maruti Suzuki India said it dispatched more than 1.4 lakh passenger vehicles (PVs) to dealers in December 2020, a growth of 14.6% year-on-year. In addition, the sales of the company’s light commercial vehicle Super Carry more than tripled to 5,726 units, while exports rose 31.4% to
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HCIL also exported a total of 713 units in December’20.
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Honda Cars India has registered monthly domestic sales of 8,638 units in December’20 as against 8,412 units in the corresponding month in 2019.
Commenting on sales performance,
Rajesh Goel, Sr. Vice President and Director, Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd said, “2020 was a challenging year but the industry showed great resilience and realigned their businesses in the new normal. Quicker market recovery aided by increased demand for personal mobility and our steady positive sales momentum is very encouraging. We are thankful to our customers who have appreciated Honda brand and look forward to welcoming more into the Honda family in the new year. With availability of novel coronavirus vaccines in 2021, we expect return of optimism to the market and boosting the consumer sentiment going forward.”