Honda Cars India sells 18,950 units in March, up 8.7%

Honda Cars India has reported domestic sales of 18,950 units in March 2017, a year-on-year growth of 8.7 percent (March 2016: 17,430). New models like the 2017 City sedan and the WR-V crossover were major contributors to overall sales.

While the City with 6,271 units was the biggest seller, the WR-V with 3,833 units was the next best. The others included the Jazz (3,527), Amaze (3,296), Brio (540), BR-V (1,436), CR-V (19) and the Accord Hybrid (28.) 

Commenting on the sales, Yoichiro Ueno, president and CEO, Honda Cars India, said, “Strong sales momentum for our latest offerings in the market, the new Honda City 2017 and Honda WR-V, helped us achieve a good sales result during March 2017. We are confident of a strong show in 2017-18 with a robust product-portfolio and good demand from the market.”`

Honda Cars India, however, needs its sales to grow faster. While the March 2017 sales show an uptick, overall FY2016-17 sales of 157,313 units are down 22 percent on 2015-16 sales of 192,059 units.

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