Mr. Hironori Kanayama will take over as the new President and CEO of Honda Siel Cars India while Mr. Shigeru Yamazaki will be the new Senior Vice President and Director – Sales and Marketing, with effect from April 1, 2012. Mr. Kanayama is not new to the company. In fact he has been associated with Honda Motor Company for the past 30 years and has worked with the company in China, Taiwan and Japan.... 

Speculations are rife of Honda Motor Company consolidating their car and bike operations in the country. A disclosure to the media revealed that there may be a possibility of merging car and bike business into a single unit in India. Honda is present in the country through its joint venture with Siddharth Shriram Group which manufactures and sells Honda vehicles such as City, Jazz, Brio and Civic.... 

After suffering for most of the past few months, Honda Siel Cars India, the subsidiary of Japanese car mmaker, Honda Motors has registered an impressive growth rate of 208% for the month of March 2012. Honda Motors India registered sales of 11,016 cars in March 2012 while their sales figures for March 2011 stood at 3,576 cars. Speaking about their impressive sales figures Mr Jnaneshwar Sen, VP, Marketing... 

The Honda plant in Ayutthaya, Thailand has once again commenced production. Production came to a complete standstill during last year's floods which not only affected production but also resulted in such large scale damage that cost the company production of over 260,000 vehicles worldwide. This was the worst flood in Thailand in 50 years which killed 610 people and devastated the country's thriving... 

Charu Khandal, a young 28 year old animator who played a major role in the success of Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One which has received many awards for special effects met with a serious auto rickshaw accident in Oshiwara, Mumbai. This has left her seriously injured and battling for life in a private hospital. Charu was travelling in an auto rickshaw along with her sister Ritu and friend Vikrant Goyal and... 

Honda Automobile Thailand Company plant, which had suspended operations since October 4, 2011 has once again commenced production operations after a gap of more than four months. The plant that was inundated with water during the severe flooding in Thailand is once again on the road to repair. Thailand underwent a great deal of stress and strain during the severe flooding at the end of 2011, which... 

Following the Union Budget and announcement of increase in excise duty on Friday, auto manufacturers are contemplating a price rise.  Honda Siel Cars India have already declared their new price list effective from 17th March 2012 where prices of their various models have been increased from a minimum of Rs.4,000 for Honda Brio to about Rs.94,000 for Honda accord. The new price list can be checked... 

World's eighth largest car manufacturer, Honda Motors has recalled close to 500,000 units of Civic sedan's and CR-V SUV's in China over a defective horn. Honda manufactured these cars with faulty horns between July 2009 and August 2011. According to China General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, these affected vehicles have been fitted with horns, which may not... 

Japanese vehicle manufacturer, Honda Motors, in their bid to gain market share in countries where demand for diesel cars is gaining momentum, officially presented their new 1.6L diesel engine at the ongoing Geneva Motor Show. Honda plans on taking over the global auto industry as far as engine technology is concerned. The new Honda diesel engine will be launched under the Earth Dreams Technology banner... 

Honda and Nissan seem to be in the news for some auto recalls. Honda will be recalling Odyssey minivans due to complaints received for faulty gas filled struts on vehicles with power rear liftgate. Some 45,747 vehicles produced during model year 2008-09 will be recalled as there were complaints and this was backed by an official release from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Honda will...