Honda Cars India Apr domestic sales go up 38% to 14,480 units

May 01, 2017 05:58 pm | Updated 06:05 pm IST - New Delhi,

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL)on Monday reported a 38.1 per cent increase in domestic sales at 14,480 units in April.

The company had sold 10,486 units in the same month last year, HCIL said in a statement.

Last month, the company sold 438 units of small car Brio, 2,061 units of premium hatchback Jazz, 2,029 units of compact sedan Amaze and 5,948 units of mid—sized sedan City.

The company also sold 3,266 units of its new compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) WR—V. Besides, SUV BR—V saw sales of 701 units.

The sales for SUV CR—V stood at 36 units and Accord Hybrid 1 unit last month.

In addition, it exported a total of 442 units during the month under review.

HCIL said it has received overwhelming customer response for the newly—launched Honda WR—V and the new Honda City.

It has received over 25,000 bookings for Honda City since its launch in mid—February and 12,000 for WR—V since its launch in mid—March.

On the sales performance, HCIL President and CEO Yoichiro Ueno said: “The new fiscal year has begun on a positive note and we hope to continue the growth momentum.”

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