Breaking its 26-year-old joint venture -- Hero Honda, Munjals-promoted Hero Group on Thursday said it will buy the entire 26 per cent stake of its Japanese partner Honda in the company for an undisclosed amount.
To sell its 26 per cent stake to the Munjals for $1.2 billion.
Pictures from the Bangkok Motor Show where the car has been displayed show a well designed car by Honda that resembles nothing anyone has ever seem in a Honda stable.
The company said it will use the vendor base of its two-wheeler business in India to make the car price competitive.
So, does the Brio live up to the hype, in the end? After this first-drive, I would have to answer in the affirmative.
It's earlier prime contender, Honda City, is already in the market now loaded with automatic gearbox.
The strike, however, had no impact on production of auto majors Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp, Honda Cars India, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Hyundai Motors India as their plants in various parts of the country functioned normally.
Recently there has been a flood of new launches that have posed a serious threat to the almost monopolistic models by Honda.
Honda has launched the CBR250R, which costs 40 per cent cheaper than the Ninja 250R. But is it as good as the Kwacker? Let's find out!
WR-V has been launched at a starting price of Rs 775,000 and is available in two trims: S and VX.
While the top-end diesel engine is mated to a six-speed gear box, the petrol engine is mated to a new five-speed gearbox
Keisuke Honda announced his retirement from international football following Japan's elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Belgium on Monday night.
Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycles, Scooters India, TVS, Honda India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Ford, Nissan, Ashok Leyland are all giving the Auto Expo a miss this time.
However, notable absentees from the expo will be Honda, Toyota, Ford, BMW, Audi, Lexus, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover along with two-wheeler majors Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Co.
Ayan Sengupta of IndianDrives.com weighs in the pros and cons of three of the newest bikes in the Indian markets today.
The number of participating automakers has fallen from 50 in 2018 to 30 this year. The count of exhibitors, including technology companies, has come down from 119 to 112. And showstopper luxury and supercar brands, including Toyota, Jeep, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Volvo will be missing. Similarly, the commercial vehicle makers also gave the show a miss -- a prolonged economic slowdown has dented their fortunes and near chances of any recovery.
The Accord hybrid has a 2-litre petrol engine combined with two electric motors
While the Hero Group is working out a new brand strategy, Honda Motor Corporation is preparing to step on the gas and corner a larger share in what is ranked as the second largest two-wheeler market in the world.
Qualifying took place at a sunny Suzuka on Sunday morning after being postponed from its usual Saturday slot due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis.
Which car is better? Honda City Automatic or Volkswagen Vento Automatic? Honda City has been the favourite of the lot so far, but will the build quality and ride and handling capabilities of the German car manufacturer overthrow the current champion? Let us find out.
The entire range of Hyundai's diesel cars - from compact ones to SUV models, including the soon-to-be-launched Aura - will be eco-friendly.
Honda recently shipped saris from India to its factories in Japan. No, sari weavers need not brace themselves for competition from Japan. These were meant for local Japanese women to wear.
The Accord Hybrid will be imported through the CBU route to India
The Honda City is an iconic brand for the Japanese carmaker
The Honda City facelift is likely to be launched in the early part of 2017
Let alone a discount, they might not even get the model, variant or colour of choice in BS-IV-compliant vehicles.
The pole was the second of the Dutch 22-year-old's Formula One career and the first in Brazil for engine partners Honda since the late triple champion Ayrton Senna in 1991 with McLaren.
Here are the 160R's pros and cons to help you make up your mind.
The Honda CBR 250RR has been formally unveiled in Indonesia and sales are set to begin by the month of November 2016. But Honda does not seem to have any plans of launching the bike in India yet
Hero MotoCorp sold 254,813 Splendors, about 4,000 more than the 250,681 Activas sold by its rival Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India.
Auto sales have been declining for 13 straight months as a broader slowdown in the economy has crippled demand across the country.
Millions of vehicles have been recalled across the globe due to defective safety airbag manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.
Honda has finally made its entrance into the country's competitive compact car segment, with the launch of the Honda Jazz. In Mumbai, Jazz standard will cost Rs 7.43 lakh (Rs 743,000), Jazz Mode Rs 773,000 (Rs 773,000) and Jazz Active Rs 778,000 (Rs 778,000).
It kick-starts rally with the Africa Twin motorcycle; three more launches slated for the year
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
Domestic passenger vehicle sales declined 0.84 per cent to 2,63,773 units in November from 2,66,000 units in the year-ago period. Motorcycle sales, too, declined 14.87 per cent to 8,93,538 units. Vehicle sales across categories registered a decline of 12.05 per cent to 17,92,415 units from 20,38,007 units in November 2018.
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