NEW DELHI: After being relegated to fringes in the Indian car market, Japanese auto major Honda is charting out afresh drive and gearing up to launch five new SUVs, including electrics.
The company on Tuesday unveiled Elevate, first of its new cars, a 1,500cc petrol offroader that will take on rivals such as Hyundai’s Creta, Kia’s Seltos, and Maruti’s Grand Vitara. While Honda does not have any immediate plans to introduce a hybrid version of Elevate (it has a hybrid option of City sedan), the company will roll out an electric based on the model within three years, Takuya Tsumura, president & CEO of Honda Cars India, said. “With the City and Amaze sedans, we have been participating in only 10% of the Indian car market. Now, with Elevate and the other new cars planned over the next few years, we will be present in the fast-growing SUV segment, which is over 40% of the car market,” Tsumura told TOI.
