Amaz(ing) pace: Honda sells 1 lakh units of its compact sedan

Our Bureau Updated - August 08, 2014 at 01:11 PM.

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Premium car manufacturer, Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL), has sold one lakh units of its sedan Amaze since launch in April 2013.

“Honda Amaze has witnessed great success in the Indian market and the 1-lakh sales milestone only validates its strong presence. Honda entered the diesel car segment with Amaze and we would like to thank our customers for the confidence they have showed in us and their support that has enabled the brand to grow from strength to strength,” Jnaneswar Sen, Senior Vice-President (Marketing & Sales) at HCIL, said.

HCIL had forayed into the diesel car segment in the country with the Amaze. The sedan is powered by a 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine and 1.2L i-VTEC petrol engine.

The Amaze was declared the ‘Car of the Year’ and ‘Compact Sedan of the Year’ by leading automobile magazines and clinched 12 automobile awards in 2013–14.

The Amaze is available in 12 variants - E, EX, S, SX & VX (manual transmission in petrol and diesel) and S and VX in automatic transmission in petrol).

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Published on August 8, 2014 07:34