Honda India Increases Car Prices by Up to Rs. 10,000

By Carandbike Team

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Published on January 10, 2016

Highlights

Honda Cars India has made its cars dearer for customers by up to Rs. 10,000, which follows the general trend of most carmakers in the country revising prices at the beginning of the year due to rising input costs. Honda has raised prices of its entry-level car Brio by Rs. 2,000, which is now available at a range between Rs. 4.27 lakh and Rs. 6.85 lakh (all prices ex-showroom, Delhi). Compact sedan Amaze is costlier by Rs. 3,500 and is tagged at Rs. 5.26 lakh to Rs. 8.56 lakh. The company has increased the price of its premium hatchback Jazz by Rs. 4,800 and the overall cost is between Rs. 5.45 lakh and Rs. 8.73 lakh. Multi-purpose vehicle Mobilio and mid-sized sedan City have also become costlier by Rs. 3,000 each. These are priced from Rs. 6.82 lakh to Rs. 11.95 lakh. The Honda CR-V's price has been increased by Rs. 10,000 and the premium SUV is now tagged at Rs. 25.23 lakh. Apart from Honda, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has also raised its car prices by up to Rs. 31,500, along with Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda, which has also increased prices of its model range by up to Rs. 33,000 from January 1. Similarly, Tata Motors has hiked prices of its passenger vehicles by up to Rs. 20,000. Maruti Suzuki and General Motors have also said they would hike prices by up to Rs. 20,000 across their different models. Earlier, Hyundai Motor India had stated that it would increase prices by up to Rs. 30,000, while Renault, Nissan, and BMW had said they would increase prices by up to 3 per cent. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz said it would hike prices by up to 2 per cent. Every year, carmakers generally announce their plans at the end of November or December to increase prices of their vehicles by January in the following year.