Left-hand drive market to receive Honda city 2020 from India.
Key sentence:
- Honda Cars India revealed that it would be exporting City 2020 from here to more than 12 nations that have a left-lane driving system.
- The automaker also emphasizes that this demonstrates its contribution to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Indian government.
- Just after the company agreed to stop supplying CR-V and Civic here, City 2020 is now the highest premium product from Honda in India.
On Thursday, Honda Cars India revealed that it would be exporting City 2020 from here to more than 12 nations that have a left-lane driving system the left-hand-drive versions will be produced at its Rajasthan plants for what is a first for the Indian carmaker and also will make way for international markets to Pipavav port in Gujarat as well as Ennore port in Chennai.
Gaku Nakanishi, Honda Cars India’s President & CEO stated:
As the car manufacturer is finally looking at a three-fold rise in export volumes from India, the very first batch of the left-hand driving fifth-generation Honda City will make way for nations in West Asia.
The automaker also emphasizes that this demonstrates its contribution to the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Indian government.
“Honda City has become the standard of sedans in India, as well as the addition of shipments of its Left-Hand Driving model to totally new locations, is a great chance for us to improve our India business,” says Gaku Nakanishi, Honda Cars India’s President & CEO.”
“We have engaged in creating an immense world-class production facility at Tapukara which would produce both right hands as well as for left-hand driving models that helps us to manage demands for domestic as well as international customers.”
The new city has already exported to neighbouring countries:
The new city has been already exported by Honda to the neighbouring nations of Nepal, Bhutan, and also South Africa. The Amaze, as well as WR-V, are also exported to such countries in addition.
City 2020 is now the most premium offering of Honda:
Just after the company agreed to stop supplying CR-V and Civic here, City 2020 is now the highest premium product from Honda in India.
As being such, it is relying big on the sedan to lead the way forward and, between January as well as December of last year, currently highlighted cumulative shipments of 21,826 units.
The latest City is still the longest as well as largest among its direct competitors, offering a new 1.5L i-VTEC DOHC engine including VTC petrol as well as a more refined 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine.
