Honda India registeres 75% growth in June 2014; Mobilio awaited this month

Honda India grew to 75 percent in sales in the month of June, 2014 (City mania?). The company sold 16,316 cars last month, nearly a double gain compared to 9,297 units last year's same month. The all-new City is constantly marching ahead months after months, Honda sold 7,723 units of City last month compared to 7216 units in May, 2014, a 500 unit gain. On the other hand Amaze also grew to 2352 units in the previous month.

The company is also gloating with a 40 percent growth in the period of April – June, 2014 with a total sales of 40,718 cars compared to same period last month with 29,127 units, nearly 11,000 plus units gain. Brio is also picking up lately with overall sales of 1,438 units in the previous month compared to 1333 units.

“We extend our gratitude to the customers for the continuing success of Honda Amaze and All new City and are confident that we will continue to do well in respective segments. Currently, we are very excited about the upcoming launch of our stylish 7 seater Honda Mobilio at the end of this month and are confident that it will attract Indian consumers with its strong desirable values,” delighted, Mr. Jnaneswar Sen, Sr. Vice President, Marketing &Sales, Honda Cars India.

The Mobilio is certainly the most anticipated product in the Honda India line-up; they showcased it at the Auto Expo in February this year. The Maruti Ertiga killer will be launching at the end of this month and some dealers have already started taking the booking of the same, although the official booking has not started yet. Based on the Brio platform, the MPV looks more premium compared to the its sibling Amaze.

Speaking about the engine, the Mobilio will be available in both diesel and petrol trims. The diesel under the hood is the same Amaze's 1.5 liter i-DTEC 'Earth Dreams' producing 98bhp and 200Nm of torque. The is likely to be mated either to City's 6 -speed manual or a 5-speed one. On the petrol front, the Mobilio is likely to get the 1.5 liter i-VTEC, producing 117bhp and 145Nm of peak torque. The petrol will be mated to a five speed manual or a CVT. The Mobilio will surely take the success of Amaze and City to a whole new level. Cheers!  

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