WR-V gives new verve to Honda’s sales in India
The WR-V, Honda’s five-month-old model, has given a new charge to the company’s sales performance in the domestic market.
In a competitive marketplace like India, a successful product works wonders for a company. That’s just what the WR-V crossover has done for Honda Cars India. Launched on March 16, 2017, the Jazz-based crossover has brought the buzz and consumer footfalls back into the Japanese carmaker’s showrooms across the country.
In July, barely five months since its launch, the WR-V crossover has overtaken the company’s long-standing sales topper – the City sedan – and also helped double the carmaker’s UV market share in Q1 FY2018.

Above: L-R: Yoichiro Ueno, president and CEO, Honda Cars India, Noriake ...
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