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Honda Cars domestic sales up 29% in December

NEW DELHI:

Honda CarsIndia Ltd posted a 29.49 per cent increase in domestic sales at 5,493 units in

December 2013.

The company had sold 4,242 units in the same month of the previous year,HCILsaid today in a

statement.

During December, the company sold 1,026 units of its small carBrio,4,458 units of its latestsedan Amazeand nine units of the premium sedanAccord.In addition, the company exported a

total of six units during the month.

In April-December, Honda Cars posted a 66.39 per cent increase in sales with 85,656 units

compared with 51,478 units during the same period of 2012, it said.

"Year 2013 has been very good year for HCIL business as we crossed 1 lakh units domestic sales

for the first time in a calendar year with a total sales volume of 107,661 units," HCIL SeniorVice President (Marketing and Sales)Jnaneswar Sensaid.

The company's all-new Honda City received an overwhelming response after its global preview

in November, he added.

"We are looking forward to the launch of the new City and expect to continue with the growth

momentum in the New Year," Sen said.

Corporate sales

Our corporate sales covers the following areas:

Sales to Corporate Houses-Buying in name of company or in the name of their

individuals (including spouse).
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Government DepartmentsUnder Special Government Prices.

Diplomat Sales

Special Excise Duty Exemption Sales

INNOVATION:

Honda has always believed in giving more excitement and more joy. Be it designing high

performance sports cars that are a pleasure to behold and a joy to drive or creating the world's

first humanoid robot to walk on two legs or countless other technologies that astonish and

delight, Honda's spirit of exploration frequently invents the future. Not surprisingly, millions of

people worldwide often respond to Honda's spirit of innovation with a sense of delight and

amazement. Honda's obsession for technology that continuously improves upon the performance

and safety of all Honda vehicles is what sets it apart from other names in the car industry.

ENVIRONMENT:

Honda has established a global environmental slogan as an expression of the companys proactive

commitment to make progress in its environmental efforts on a global basis. With this slogan, Honda

will strive to become the leader in the area of environmental and energy technologies.

The new global environmental slogan and symbol will be used with Hondas internal and external

environmental activities and communications around the world. - "Blue Skies for Our Children."

Honda Environmental Vision:

Realizing the Joy and Freedom of Mobility and a Sustainable Society where People Can

Enjoy Life

Global Environmental Slogan:

Blue Skies for Our Children

Honda engineers who took on the challenge to meet the stringent new emissions standards of the

1970s U.S. Clean Air Act, used the phrase blue skies for our children as a passionate rallying

cry to devote themselves to this effort. Honda wants to pass on the joy and freedom of mobility


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to the next generation (for our children), therefore, we want to realize a sustainable society

where people can enjoy life (blue skies). This slogan continues to represent Hondas passion

toward its environmental commitment which has not wavered and will remain resolute in the

future.

Global Environmental Symbol

The circular graphic represents the earth and sun with blue skies (clean air), clean water, and lush

green land expressing the bounty of nature that is necessary for us to realize a sustainable society

where people can enjoy life. The white line through the middle represents a road where freedom

of mobility is realized, while the heart represents Hondas thinking and passion toward our

environmental commitment.

SAFETY:

Realization of safe coexistence of people and mobility

Hondas quest for safety is not limited to the needs of car drivers and motorcycle riders. Hondas

total commitment to Safety for Everyone extends to passengers, pedestrians, occupants of

other vehicles, and everyone on the road. Honda will continue to develop and refine its

innovative technologies to realize a safer society.

Striving to achieve Safety for Everyone

Seeking to manufacture cars that enhance safety, Honda has been working to enhance active

safety and collision safety to help reduce human injuries. In the area of collision safety, in 1998

Honda announced proprietary G-force Control technology (G-CON), which controls impact (G)

forces in collisions to help reduce injuries to people. In 2000, Honda opened the worlds first


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indoor omni-directional crash test safety facility. Through testing and analysis of real-world

accident scenarios, Honda invented Advanced Compatibility EngineeringTM (ACETM) body

technology, providing enhanced G-CON safeguards and improved self-protective capabilities to

better shield occupants of both vehicles in car-to-car collisions. Honda also created technology to

raise the vehicle hood in car-to-pedestrian collisions, helping to lessen the potential for

pedestrian head injuries. In the area of active safety, in 2003 Honda devised the Collision

Mitigation Braking SystemTM (CMBSTM), which can anticipate and help reduce the likelihood

of a collision with the rear of another vehicle, as well as seatbelt E-pretensioners. In 2004, Honda

developed the worlds first Intelligent Night Vision System, which uses a far-infrared camera to

detect pedestrians on nighttime roads and then alerts the driver. Honda will continue its efforts to

create technology and equipment for both active and collision safety measures, helping to ensure

the wellbeing of all people on roadways.

Worlds first driver-side i-SRS airbag system with continuously staged

inflation

In September 2008, Honda developed the worlds first driver-side i-SRS airbag system with a

continuously-staged inflation function that accommodates a wider range of driver seating

positions and types of collisions.* It features spiral-shaped seams and a gas release control valve

designed for optimal control of an airbags internal pressure to achieve prompt and low-impact

deployment with continuously-staged inflation, making it possible to sustain protection for a

longer period of time.

Conventional airbag systemDriver-side i-SRS airbag system with continuously staged

inflation


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Honda hikes car prices by up to Rs 10,000

The prices have been hiked to offset the cost of on board diagnostic compliance changes

(OBDC).

As we stepped into the new financial year yesterday, it was only a matter of time before

automakers started announcing price hikes across its portfolio in the country to exercise the

changes that were made in the recently concluded Union Budget 2013-14. After Hyundai, who

hiked car prices across its entire model range by up to Rs 2,830, it is now the Japanese

automaker, Honda who has announced a price hike of up to Rs 10,000 across its entire portfolio

in India.

The reason for price hike is of course, to offset the cost of on board diagnostic compliance

changes (OBDC). The price hike has been put into effect from 1 April 2013.

Following the revised prices, the Honda Brio has become dearer by Rs 2,000 from the existing

price of Rs 4.10 lakh, while the Automatic variant of the Brio hatchback will now retail for an

additional Rs 10,000 from the current price of Rs 5.74 lakh.

The company's City sedan will cost Rs 3,000 more. It is currently priced at Rs 7.26 lakh.

Similarly, the premium sedan Accord will be dearer by Rs 5,000 from the current price of Rs

20.30 lakh.

The sports utility vehicle CR-V will be costlier by Rs 1,000. CR-V is at present available

between Rs 20.43 lakh and Rs 22.94 lakh. (All prices are ex-showroom, New Delhi).

HMIL vice president, sales and marketing, Rakesh Srivastava said, "The price increase was

necessitated due to on board diagnostic compliance changes. We have tried to absorb the

maximum cost to minimise the price increase to cause less inconvenience to our valued

customers.'


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Honda Continues To Harness Renewable Energy at its Manufacturing Sites

Around the World

January 21, 2014 - Honda Manufacturing of America Inc., has announced two newly installed

wind turbines at its plant in Russells Point Ohio are now operational.

Honda continues to harness renewable energy at its manufacturing sites around the world

The installation of the turbines, in agreement with a subsidiary of ConEdison Solutions of

Valhalla, NY, means the plant is the first major automotive manufacturing facility in the United

States to obtain a substantial amount of its electricity directly from wind turbines located on its

property.

The turbines will produce 10,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year which equates to

approximately 10% of the plants overall electricity consumption.

These turbines are a step toward Hondas voluntary goal to reduce the environmental impact of

its products and manufacturing operations around the world, by 2020. The goal includes a 30%

reduction in CO2emissions from Honda products, and significant CO2reductions from the

companys plants and other operations, compared with 2000 levels.

Another example of Hondas commitment to CO2reduction through the investment in wind

power is the construction of a new automobile production plant and wind farm in Brazil, which

is due to become operational in late 2014. The wind farm is expected to generate electricity

equivalent to Hondas current annual electricity consumption for automobile production in Brazil

(approximately 95,000 MWh).
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Low Carbon Manufacturing Around the World

Honda strives to introduce low carbon manufacturing solutions across all of its plants, the best

example of this is the sophisticated new automobile production plant in Yorii, Japan. Opened in

July 2013 the plant has established many new technologies enabling the production of

environmentally responsible products and the development of low carbon manufacturing. Yorii

plant features 2.6MW of solar panels which is the most of any automotive factory in Japan and

will reduce CO2emissions by approximately 1,200 tonnes per year.

Hondas European manufacturing plants are also working towards reducing CO2emissions. Both

Honda of the U.K. Manufacturing (HUM) and Honda Turkiye (HTR) automobile production

plants utilise solar power to this end.

In October 2011, HUM introduced renewable energy from a 5 megawatt peak (MWp) solar-array

consisting of more than 21,000 ground mounted panels covering an area of 32 acres. The

installation generates 4.5 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy, equating to 4.4% of the

sites total electricity requirement for the year. In the first year of operation it delivered

considerable cost savings compared to buying grid supplied energy and reduced CO2emissions

by almost 2000 tonnes.

Similarly, HTR has been successfully using solar power in its operations, recently installing solar

panels and invertors on site. To date the site has generated 124,000 kilowatt hours (KWh) per

year of renewable energy, resulting in a CO2reduction of 54 tonnes.

Honda Releases 3D Data of its Concept Models

TOKYO, Japan, January 28, 2014 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. released three-dimensional (3D) data

for exterior designs of concept models Honda has introduced in the past. The data is offered

based on version 4.0 of Creative Commons* licenses, a new set of copyright licensing standards

for the Internet age. With the data downloaded from the website "Honda 3D Design Archives,"

Honda's concept models can easily be replicated by a household 3D printer, which is becoming


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more popular in recent years. By offering data of its concept models, which embody the spirit of

"Honda Design," Honda offers opportunity to enjoy a simulated experience of Honda's "art of

manufacturing."

Replicating by 3D Printer (image photo)

Honda is currently promoting a new global branding project under which Honda's uniqueapproaches and thoughts toward the "art of manufacturing" appeal to a wide range of people.

Following the release of a Honda brand commercial film titled "Super ultra daydreams," which

debuted at the start of Honda's press conference at the Tokyo Motor Show last year, the release

of the 3D data through the "Honda 3D Design Archives" will be the second initiative under this

project.

Due to the latest technological innovations and the introduction of affordable household 3D

printers, the "art of manufacturing" in society is experiencing fundamental change. Against the

backdrop of such change, Honda designed this project in an effort to identify new ways of

communication beyond the conventional framework between a manufacturer and its users.

Honda is hoping to see the emergence of outstanding future automobile designers and engineers

from the users who are inspired by this project.

HCIL launches the all-new 4th Generation Honda City in India

New Delhi, India, January 7, 2014 - Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars

in the country, today launched the all-new 4th Generation Honda City for the Indian market. First

introduced in India in January 1998, Honda City has brought joy to over 4.3 lakh customers across the

country and has been the countrys most successful sedan. The all-new City, developed as a global

sedan, embodies the best of Hondas technologies to deliver Advanced Sporty Design, Best Comfort and
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Best Fuel Efficiency which exceeds customers expectations and would now be available in both Diesel

and Petrol fuel options.

Speaking on the occasion, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, Managing Officer, Honda Motor Company

and Representative of Development, Purchasing and Production in Asia & Oceania Region said

City has been a highperforming product for Honda with over 2.2 million customers across 55

countries. The 4th Generation Honda City is poised for a great response from Indian customers

amongst which the car enjoys a very high aspirational value.

With the 4th Generation Citynow available in Diesel in India, Honda Cars is shifting gears to

significantly expand its operating universe in the Indian market. The new launch will be a very

important facet in this process as the car has witnessed an exceptional success ever since it was

launched here, he added

In addition to meaningful technological advancements, the 4th Generation City delivers a new

premium look and feel. The all new City adopts the best of Hondas powertrains to achieve a

perfect balance of performance and fuel economy. The Diesel City is powered by the 1.5L i-

DTEC diesel engine of Earth Dream Technology series and is the most fuel efficient car in the

country with industry best fuel efficiency of 26 km/l. This engine delivers a maximum power of

100ps@3600 rpm and maximum torque of 200 N-m@1750 rpm. It has been mated to a newly

developed 6-speed manual transmission that is light, compact, and attains top class transmission

efficiency with wide range and optimized gear ratios to deliver a pleasant, silent and fun to drive

experience along with an excellent fuel economy.

The Petrol variant of the City is powered with an improved 1.5L i-VTEC engine that delivers a

maximum power of 119 ps@6600 rpm and a torque of 145 N-m@4600 rpm. It has been mated

with Hondas originalinnovative and advanced CVT that delivers top class fuel efficiency of 18

km/l along with an effortless driving experience and a 5 speed manual transmission that churns

out an impressive fuel efficiency of 17.8 km/l.

Focusing on the role and importance of Honda City for HCILs business, Hironori Kanayama,

President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd said, 2013 witnessed Hondas exceptional growth in

India with our first Diesel offering, Honda Amaze. The success of Honda was possible through


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significant reforms in R&D and localization. This has enabled more customers to experience the

joy of owning and driving a Honda car. At Honda, our goal is not just to create great products,

but to offer unparalleled experience to our customers. With the best of both petrol and diesel

technologies available in Honda City, we are very confident about the success of the model

which will significantly contribute to our business growth in India.

The car has received an impressive response on pre-launch bookings which began after its global

unveiling in India in November 2013. HCIL will start deliveries of the Diesel variants of the new

City immediately through companys strong and expanding distribution network of 159 dealers

in 101 cities across the country. The deliveries for the Petrol variants would begin from February

2014.

The new Honda City has been developed at Honda R&D Center located in Tochigi, Japan

following extensive market surveys in India, ASEAN countries and other markets for peoples

driving needs and lifestyles. The development of all-new Honda City adopts Hondas new

global operation reform of concurrent development and implementation of locally optimized

design drawings to realize the best vehicle specifications with speed, affordability and low CO2

emissions for our customers.

India, being a key strategic market for Honda in the Asia and Oceania region, has beenspecifically chosen to lead the global production for the All New Honda City with the 1.5L i-

DTEC diesel engine which is already gaining popularity in the country. This makes India the

first country to manufacture and sell the New City, which will eventually be sold in 60 markets

to help expand Hondas footprint in some of the fastest growing auto markets in the world.

The grand concept for the all-new City is Advanced Cool Stunner. Stunner is at the core of this

concept and reflects sophistication and vigor while in motion and a striking presence when

standing still.

Packaging is the big attractiveness of the new City. The All New City delivers cleverly generated

interior space that exceeds its class by further evolving Hondasman maximum machine

minimum philosophy which aims at maximizing the space available for people and minimizing

the space required for mechanical components. The new City offers One class above Rear


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legroom, superior Head Clearance & Knee room inside cabin and offers a class leading boot

space of 510L.

New City uses high tensile steel along with new body structure to achieve a lightweight & high

rigidity sedan body structure to support driving and package. The new City has a completely new

design, high Balance Chassis system which offers comfort with safety. The car has new

geometry MacPherson Strut front suspension and High rigidity H shaped twist beam rear

suspension for operation stability and comfortable ride. City adopts a High rigidity & new

controlled electronic power steering which delivers a high quality steering feel. Considering

Indian usage conditions, the ground contact performance for the New City has been improved by

changing the exhaust layout around the wheelbase centre.

The Citys Advanced Compatibility EngineeringTM (ACETM) body enhances self-protection

while mitigating damage to other vehicles in the event of a collision. The City features host of

Hondas active and passive safety technologies including Pedestrian injury mitigation technology

, Driver and Front passenger SRS airbags, Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) which prevents wheel

locking, Electronic Brake Distribution which reduce the The ABS with EBD is being offered as

standard (EBD) which enhances braking performance and impact mitigating headrests possibility

of neck injury in rear impacts of low speed. across all Diesel and Petrol CVT variants.

New City offers a host of advanced interior equipment like First in segment Auto AC with

Touchscreen button with Honda Smart Key System, steering wheel with buttons for cruise

control, Audio and hands-free control, Rear A/C vents and Rear Parking camera with multiple

views. The CVT model will be equipped with a Paddle Shift option which can be operated in

both D and S mode and driver to enjoy a manual transmission-like driving feel. allows the On the

exterior, with segment first shark fin antenna, sunroof, 15 sporty alloy wheels, stylish fog lamps

and sleek turn indicators on the door mirrors, the New city truly delivers a One Class Above

feeling.

The all-new City is available in 5 grades offered in Petrol and Diesel variantsE, S, SV, V and

VX with Manual Transmission. Additionally, the City will be available in CVT in SV & VX

petrol grades.


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Honda City will be available in six exciting range of colorsGolden Brown Metallic (New and

exclusive), Carnelian Red Pearl, Urban Titanium Metallic, Alabaster Silver Metallic, Crystal

Black Pearl and Taffeta White. It comes with a 2 years or 40,000 kms warranty as standard value

for all customers.

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