Honda India reports a marginal sales decline in May 2010

Honda Siel Cars India, a subsidiary of Japan based leading car maker Honda, reported a marginal decrease in its May 2010 sales at 4,067 units, as against 4,073 units it sold in the same period last year. 

The total sales of the company during this month comprised of 3,121 units of its sedan Honda City, 533 premium sedan Honda Civic, 173 units of the luxury sedan Honda Accord, 205 units of the premium hatchback Jazz and 35 units of luxury SUV Honda CR-V.

The company had recently indicated that the Honda new small car, which was showcased at the New Delhi Auto Expo in January 2009, will not be launched in the segment of volume-driven small cars as the company has decided to place it above the highly competitive compact-car segment in India. The Japanese car maker announced on Monday that its proposed hatchback for India is not aimed at the volume-driven small car segment and will be positioned above this category.