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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Honda Cars India Ltd<br />
| logo = [[File:Honda logo.svg|frameless|upright=1.2]]<br />
| logo_caption = The Power Of Dreams<br />
| former_name = Honda Siel Cars India Ltd<br />
| type = [[Subsidiary]]<br />
| slogan = <br />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1995}}<ref name=About/><br />
| location = [[Greater Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| key_people = Gaku Nakanishi ([[President (corporate title)|president]] and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])<!--<br />
-<br /> Mr. Gaku Nakanishi is President & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd. with effect from 1 April 2018. <br />
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Mr Nakanishi has served as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Honda Thailand in his last assignment..--><ref name="Executives"><br />
[http://www.hondacarindia.com/about/mediaCenter/Executives.html HCIL Website – Honda Executives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928110622/http://www.hondacarindia.com/about/mediaCenter/Executives.html |date=2007-09-28 }}</ref><br />
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| industry = [[Automotive]]<br />
| products = [[Automobiles]]<br />
| revenue = <br />
| parent = [[Honda]]<br />
| homepage = {{URL|hondacarindia.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Honda Cars India Ltd.''' '''(HCIL)''' is an automobile manufacturer in India owned by [[Honda|Honda Motor Co. Ltd.]]<ref>{{Citation|title=India|date=2020-04-28|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=India&oldid=953705057|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref> The company was established in 1995 as a joint venture called Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI). The company was renamed to HCIL in September 2012 following the sale of 3.16 percent stake owned by Usha International, making it a 100 percent subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.<ref>{{Citation|title=Honda|date=2020-04-23|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Honda&oldid=952629510|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-30}}</ref><br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
HCIL's first manufacturing plant at Greater Noida began operations in 1997. Set up at an initial investment of over {{INR}}4.5 billion, the plant is spread over {{convert|150|acre|km2}}. The initial capacity of the plant was 30,000 cars per year, which was later increased to 50,000 cars on a two-shift basis. The capacity was further enhanced to 100,000 units annually in 2008. This expansion led to an increase in the covered area in the plant from {{convert|107,000|m2}} to over {{convert|130,000|m2|abbr=on}}.<br />
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In 2015–2016 revenue of 16,870 crore, 360 crore net profit after 6 years losses in Indian operations. In July 2017, monthly sales touched over 17,000 cars thanks to the launch of WR-V. The City and WR-V sales figures were over 4,500 units a month.<br />
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Honda set up its second plant in India at Tapukara in [[Alwar District]] of [[Rajasthan]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Honda Car India-Company Profile|url=http://hondacarindia.com/about/companyprofile.aspx|website=Honda Car India|access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> spread over {{convert|450|acre|km2}} with an investment of ₹3526 crores.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honda India rolls out its first car from Tapukara Plant in Rajasthan completed in 2014 South of Delhi |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/honda-rolls-out-its-first-car-from-tapukara-plant-in-rajasthan/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> It operates under the ISO 9001 standard for quality management and ISO 14001 for environment management.<ref>{{cite web|title=HSCI Commences Construction at its Second Plant in Rajasthan|url=https://www.hondacarindia.com/mediaCenter/view_press_releases.aspx?pr_id=115|website=Honda Car India press releases|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220111539/https://www.hondacarindia.com/mediaCenter/view_press_releases.aspx?pr_id=115|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== Models ==<br />
[[File:Honda Amaze (front).png|thumb|Honda Amaze]]<br />
[[File:2019 Honda City SV.jpg|thumb|218x218px|Honda City ZX]]<br />
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=== Current ===<br />
*[[Honda City]] <small>(1998–present)</small> <br />
*[[Honda Fit|Honda Jazz]] <small>(2009–2013, 2015–present)</small><br />
*[[Honda Amaze]] <small>(2013–present)</small><br />
*[[Honda WR-V]] <small>(2017–present)</small><br />
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=== Discontinued ===<br />
*[[Honda Accord]] <small>(2000–2014, 2016–2020)</small> <br />
*[[Honda CR-V]] <small>(imported from 2003–2013, [[Knock-down kit|CKD]] from 2013–2020)</small><br />
*[[Honda Civic]] <small>(2006–2013, 2019–2020)</small><br />
*[[Honda Brio]] <small>(2011–2019)</small><br />
*[[Honda Mobilio]] <small>(2014–2018)</small><br />
*[[Honda BR-V]] <small>(2016–2020)</small><br />
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==Sales==<br />
HCIL has 371 dealership outlets across 121 cities in 20 [[States of India|states]] and 3 [[Union Territories]] of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hondacarindia.com/about/hondaInIndia.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712215724/http://www.hondacarindia.com/about/hondaInIndia.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-12 }}</ref><br />
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It sold 189,062 units during the period between April 2014 and March 2015<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bhargava|first=Yuthika|date=2015-04-01|title=Raises hopes of turnaround|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/maruti-hyundai-honda-post-sales-records/article7058247.ece|access-date=2021-09-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> as against 134,399 units during the same period a year ago, recording an increase of over 44%.{{cn|date=December 2015}} <br />
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Honda, the Japanese carmaker, launched a new compact SUV on the Jazz platform called WRV in March 2017.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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=== 2014 ===<br />
* corporate – Engine of the year – honda eco technology(HET) 1000cc engine<br />
Sedan Of The Year – Honda City<br />
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=== 2006 ===<br />
* Best Indian Company (unlisted) by Business Standard Group<br />
* Manufacturer of the Year by NDTV Profit-Car India<br />
* Manufacturer of the Year by CNBC-TV 18 Autocar India<br />
* No 1 Mid Size Car (Honda City); No 1 Entry Luxury Car (Honda Accord) and No 1 Premium SUV (Honda CR-V) by TNS<br />
* Best Mid-size Car in Initial Quality (Honda City) and Most Appealing Mid-size car (Honda City) by JD Power<br />
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=== 2005 ===<br />
* CNBC Autocar CAR of the year 2004<br />
* ICICI Overdrive SUV of the Year 2004 – Honda CR-V<br />
* ICICI Overdrive Car of the Year 2004 – Honda City<br />
* Business Standard Motoring Car of the Year 2004 – Honda City<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Hero MotoCorp|Hero Honda]]<br />
*[[HMSI|Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Private Limited]]<br />
*[[Automotive industry in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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