Honda Cars India has announced that it will export the 5th generation Honda City sedan to Left Hand Drive markets. In fact, production of the Left Hand Drive City has already been commenced in India for exports. This reaffirms Honda’s commitment to the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.
Honda has started exporting the 5th generation Honda City with the dispatch of initial batch to Middle East countries from the Pipavav port in Gujarat and Ennore port in Chennai. Honda Cars India Limited has been exporting the Right Hand Drive models of the all new City to South Africa since August 2020 and neighboring countries of Nepal and Bhutan from Oct 2020.
Commenting on the commencement of exports, Mr. Gaku Nakanishi, President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd said, “Honda City has been the benchmark of sedans in India and addition of exports of its Left Hand Drive model to completely new destinations is a great opportunity for us to strengthen our India business. We have invested in creating an expansive world-class manufacturing facility at Tapukara which can produce both right hand and left hand drive models that allows us to manage demand for domestic and international consumers. The 5th Generation City has been very well appreciated in the Indian market and we hope that we will be able to replicate this success and satisfy our global customers with its best quality & performance.”
“This is in line with our commitment towards ‘Make in India’ where HCIL has been manufacturing all its volume models with more than 90% localization and has been integral in developing a strong ecosystem in the country”, he further added.
HCIL has been exporting models including Amaze, WR-V & City to Nepal, Bhutan, South Africa and SADC countries. The export of 5th Generation Honda City (both right hand and left hand drive) is the newest addition to the export business from India.
New-gen Honda City India
The new City sedan is available with two engine options – a 1.5-litre i-VTEC petrol and a 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel. While the former is good for 119bhp and 145Nm of torque, the oil burner produces 99bhp of power and 200Nm of torque. Transmission choices include a 6-speed manual and a CVT automatic (Petrol Only).
