Thursday, June 19, 2008

Honda Civic Hybrid in India


Honda has finally launched the first hybrid car in the Indian market.
The Japanese automaker has launched their Civic Hybrid model which is being imported from their international plants.
Due to excessive duties and taxes, the model has been priced at Rs 21.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
This is around double the price of the regular Civic model on sale here in India.
Honda said that this model is powered with a 1.3 liter petrol engine and electric motor.

With this India has now become the 33rd country where Honda has launched its Civic Hybrid.
Company President and CEO Masahiro Takedawa spoke at the launch ceremony: “This is yet another step to strengthen Honda’s presence in India in line with our long term goal of bringing eco friendly vehicles.”