Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Honda’s lackadaisical approach

Worse, Honda’s lackadaisical approach shows in their focus on developing their dealer outlets. While Hyundai has 157 outlets and Maruti has 300, Honda has just 51 outlets as on date. Honda India does counter that dealer outlets are “likely to go up from the current level of 51 outlets to 66 by the end of this financial year.” Lastly, although almost 20% of the Indian automobile market comprises diesel vehicles, Honda (which develops advanced diesel engines for Europe, where 50% vehicles are diesel), is totally spaced out with respect to this sector.

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Source:- IIPM Editorial, 2006

Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri