Honda Cars India notches new sales highs in March and FY2014-15

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has reported its highest ever monthly domestic sales of 22,696 units during March 2015 and registered a growth of 23.17 percent (March 2014: 18,426). Driven by strong sales momentum for its cars throughout the year, the company also posted its highest ever annual domestic sales of 189,062 units during 2014-15 recording 40.74 percent growth (2013-14: 134,339) .

The product-wise split for Honda cars in March is: City (9,777), Amaze (8,128), Mobilio (3,049), Brio (1,642) and CR-V (100).

With its record sales of 9,777 units in a single month, the fourth-generation City sedan crossed the fastest  100,000 cumulative sales mark in just 15 months and registered 101,299 units sales since its launch in January 2014.

Commenting on the company’s sales performance, Jnaneswar Sen, senior vice-president (Marketing & Sales), HCIL, said, “The fiscal 2014-2015 has been extremely fruitful for HCIL. We are thankful to our customers for the great response we have achieved for Mobilio and their continued interest for other models. The new Honda City has achieved exceptional success. We are excited about the upcoming launch of the Jazz in the new fiscal and look forward to another year of good growth.”

During 2014-15, HCIL expanded its dealer network in both existing markets and Tier III cities. The company now has 232 facilities in 152 cities across the country.