Honda City Celebrates 20 Years In India and continues to be the best car in the segment by far despite competition from all its rivals
Honda Cars India today kick-started its celebrations to commemorate 20 successful years of Honda City in India. Honda City started its journey in India in 1998, and now in its fourth generation avatar, has remained one of the longest running nameplates in the Indian automotive history. India is the largest and most important market for Honda City accounting for over 25% of the car’s current worldwide sales. The car continues to be an aspirational brand for many and enjoys huge brand loyalty amongst its customers.
1998 First Introduction of Honda City in India; First Honda model to be sold in India
Two engine options – 1.3L and 1.5L in Petrol
2000
VTEC engine introduced in Honda City
2001
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2003
Second generation of Honda City launched in India
Engine – 1.5L i-DSI
New family car benchmark in India – Spacious, comfortable, fuel efficient
Introduction of CVT variant – a first on an Indian car
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2004
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2005
Launch of City ZX with new looks and new 1.5L VTEC engine
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2006
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2007
10th anniversary edition of City with ABS launched
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2008
Third Generation of Honda City launched in India
Engine – 1.5L i-VTEC introduced
Safety equipment – ABS and Airbags as standard offering
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2009
Honda City bags the Indian Car of the Year Award 2009
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2010
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2011
First in Segment Sunroof introduced in new Honda City
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2012
CNG ready version of Honda City introduced
Touch screen AVN introduced
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2013
World Premiere of 4th Generation of Honda City in India
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2014
Launch of 4th Gen City in India – Most successful Honda City ever
Engine options – 1.5L i-VTEC petrol and 1.5L i-DTEC diesel
First time introduction of Diesel engine in Honda City
Introduction of new generation CVT offering more fuel economy than manual variant
2015
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2016
Safety equipment like ISO FIX introduced in Honda City
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
2017
New Honda City launched
Achieves cumulative sales of 7 lakh Honda City in India
No 1 in JD Power Initial Quality Study
Honda City was developed as an Asian model, which became a global brand with presence in 60 countries and has registered cumulative sales of 3.6Mn units globally. The Honda City has generated strong positive word of mouth for Honda.
