Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd is a joint venture of Siel Limited (India) and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan). The company has established itself as a leading brand in the metros with 51 Honda Exclusive Authorized Dealerships in 21 cities.

The company sells more than 50,000 cars in India in a year. Also known as Honda Motors, its a company whose 'City' model revolutionized Indian passenger car market. Honda Motor Co. Ltd is planning for a capacity of 150,000 units per annum by 2010. The company HSCI currently produces the newly launched Honda Jazz, City, Civic and Accord models in India and the premium SUV, CR-V is sold as a fully imported unit from Japan.

Quick Facts

Founder	Soichiro Honda (Honda Motor Co. Ltd.)
Year of Establishment	September 1948 (Honda Motor Co. Ltd.)
Industry	Motorcycles, automobiles, power products
Business Group	Siddharth Shriram Group of Siel Limited (India) Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Japan)
Subsidiaries	339 subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2006)
Head Office	Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 2-1-1 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8556, Japan Tel.: +(81)-(3)-34231111
India Office	Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. Plot No. A-1, Sector 40/ 41 Surajpur-Kasna Road Greater Noida Industrial Development Area Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar U.P. 201 306 Tel.: +(91)-(120)-234 1313/ 1321/ 1327/ 1801/ 1806 Fax: +(91)-(120)-234 1313/ 1321/ 1327/ 1801/ 1806
Website	www.world.honda.com/India
Global Website	www.automobiles.honda.com

Segment and Brands

Products	Brands
Motorcycle	Honda Shine	Honda Unicorn	Honda Stunner CBF	Honda-CBR1000RR New
	Honda-CB1000R New	Honda TwisterNew
Car	Honda City ZX	Honda Civic	Honda Accord	Honda CR-V
	Honda Civic Hybrid	Honda Jazz New	Honda CR-V 2008
Scooter	Honda Activa	Honda Dio	Honda Eterno	Honda Aviator

Awards & Accolades

2006	Best Indian Company (unlisted) by Business Standard Group Manufacturer of the Year by NDTV Profit-Car India Manufacturer of the Year by CNBC-TV 18 Autocar India No 1 Mid Size Car (Honda City); No 1 Entry Luxury Car (Honda Accord) and No 1 Premium SUV (Honda CR-V) by TNS Best Mid-size Car in Initial Quality (Honda City) and Most Appealing Mid-size car (Honda City) by JD Power
2005	CNBC Autocar CAR of the year 2004 - Honda City ICICI Overdrive SUV of the Year 2004 - Honda CR-V ICICI Overdrive Car of the Year 2004 - Honda City Business Standard Motoring Car of the Year 2004 - Honda City

Sales Performance (2005-06)

Total	42,727 units
Domastic Market	Growth of 14% over previous financial year
Honda City	37,545 units
City ZX	17,165 (since November 2005)
Accord	3,324 units
CR-V sales	1,858 units

Company Flashback
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., (HSCI) was incorporated in the year 1995. It was a joint venture between Honda Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan and Siel Limited (Siddharth Shriram Group) of India. The commitment of the JV was to provide Honda's latest passenger car models and technologies in India.

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., (HSCI) was incorporated in the year 1995. It was a joint venture between Honda Motor Co. Ltd. of Japan and Siel Limited (Siddharth Shriram Group) of India. The commitment of the JV was to provide Honda's latest passenger car models and technologies in India.

Currently HSCI produces the Honda City, Civic and Accord models in India and the CRV is sold as a full import from Japan. The company is ISO 9001 certified for quality management and ISO 14001 for environment management.
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