
Honda CB500X adventure-tourer set for India launch in March, likely to be priced at Rs 5.5 lakh
The next model set to arrive in BigWing showrooms is the Honda CB500X, which is powered by a 500 cc parallel-twin engine.

Honda CB350 RS launched in India at Rs 1.96 lakh; deliveries to commence in March
The Honda CB350 RS is a derivative of the H’ness CB350 launched last year, but has a sportier persona and packs a wider rear tyre and a new tail section

Honda portrays grim outlook of revival in auto sector in near future; not hopeful of GST cuts for industry
Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing Y S Guleria said it is difficult to specify in which month or quarter the auto sector revival will happen

Honda management puts pay hike of about 1,900 employees on hold citing dip in revenue, slow demand for two-wheelers
Last month, Honda had said it had commenced operations at its Manesar plant with permanent employees joining the work though the sacked contractual employees continued with their protest at the site.

Honda resumes work at Manesar plant with permanent staff; sacked contractual workers continue with protest
Honda Motorcycle had suspended operations at the plant from the first week of November as workers protested for over a week against the retrenchment of their 200 contractual colleagues.

Honda suspends production at Manesar plant indefinitely; contract workers continue strike seeking compensation for sacked employees
The contract workers are on protest at Honda's Manesar plant from 5 November after the company sacked about 650 contract workers over a period of 10 days.

Honda's Manesar plant employees observe tool-down strike to protest sacking of 400 contract workers
HMSI Employee Union leaders alleged that the company has reduced the production of the facility by 50 percent and is in the process of retrenching more contractual workers.

Economic slowdown biggest reason for two-wheeler sales slump, BS-VI switch to increase challenges: HMSI
Currently, the two-wheeler arm of Japan's Honda Motor Co has a total production capacity of 6.4 million units per annum and was targeting seven million by the mid of the next fiscal.

100 days of Modi 2.0: Economic slowdown fades sheen of govt in second term despite gains in Article 370, triple talaq issues
The most shocking news in Modi 2.0 was the fall of growth rate in the first quarter of the current financial year at a time when the country was dreaming to become a $5-trillion economy.

Slowing demand in auto sector forces firms nearly 300 dealers to shut shop; Nissan, Hyundai worst hit
Nissan, which plans to cut about 1,700 jobs in India, witnessed the highest number dealership shutdowns at 44 in the past 18 months while Hyundai had to close 39 retail outlets during the same period.

Auto sector job crisis: Honda lays off 700 contract workers at Manesar plant amid demand slump, production cuts
A few workers who lost the job at HMSI had been working with the two-wheeler manufacture for the past about 10 years.

Migration to electric vehicles needs proper planning to ensure ecosystem readiness: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran
Tata group firm Tata Motors is among the pioneers of electric vehicles in four wheeler segment in India.

Bajaj Auto set for foray into electric vehicles segment next year; e-scooter, quadricycle, 3-wheeler on anvil
Bajaj Auto has already started exporting Qute to around 20 countries but has not been able to launch it in India due to regulatory hurdles.

Honda's Activa crosses 20 lakh sales milestone in seven months
Activa, which was launched in 2001, had taken seven years to cross the first 20 lakh unit milestone in 2008

GST impact: Honda Motorcycle and Scooter cuts prices by up to Rs 5,500
In June, the company sold a total of 4,44,713 units, up 4 percent, from 4,27,222 in the same month last year

Honda Africa Twin launched in India at Rs 12.90 lakh; bookings open for first 50 buyers only
Out of the lucky 50 owners of the first wave, a few will be selected to attend the outdoor, "True Adventure" Honda Africa Twin India event as well.

2017 Honda Dio launched in India at Rs 49,132; gets a BS IV engine and more
The minor changes to the 2017 Honda Dio include new graphics on the body that will remind you of the larger capacity motorcycles like the CBR.

Honda Navi crosses 50,000 units sold milestone in India
The Navi has achieved this feat within just six months of being introduced in the market

Honda sells over one crore Combi Brake System equipped system two-wheelers in India
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India offers its Combi Brake System on all five automatic scooter models and four motorcycle models

Honda CB Hornet 160R special edition launched in India at Rs 81,413
The Hornet 160R special edition gets no mechanical updates but will be offered in two new colours