Honda India’s latest blockbuster Mobilio receives 13,800 bookings

Yes, Honda Cars India has done it again, and this time has also made a hat-trick with three hit cars back to back. Honda India’s latest launch, the newly introduced Mobilio MPV has received its expected massive response in India. The almost magical growth rates of Honda Cars India Limited started with the company’s launch of Amaze compact sedan in April last year. Honda’s overnight success in India got many fold boost with the launch of the all new City sedan in this year’s January. Now, that the Mobilio MPV has launched on 23^rd of July, Honda’s very much expected hat-trick has been complete, as the MPV is getting superb response from the Indian car buyers, making the vehicle an instant hit.

A very proud Honda Cars India has announced that the newly launched Mobilio has received more than 13,800 bookings till now. The Mobilio which is Honda’s first venture into the Indian MPV market is giving tough competition to the very popular Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and the larger and segment leader Toyota Innova. The Mobilio has sold 3,365 units in the last month.

The Honda India said earlier that due to overwhelming demands for the Mobilio, the company had to halt the production of the all new Honda City in order to make more units of the Mobilio. Honda India has also halted the production of the Brio hatchback in its Greater Noida production facility because of the Mobilio’s increased production. Honda will shift the production of the new City from the Greater Noida plant to the new facility in Tapukara, Rajasthan, where the car’s production will commence in September. On the other hand, the Greater Noida Honda plant will focus on the production of more Mobilio units and will re-start the production of the Brio.

The Honda Mobilio is priced at Rs. 6.49 lakhs for the base model which goes up to Rs. 9.76 lakhs for the top of the range model. The sportier RS variant of the Mobilio along with added features is priced at Rs. 10.86 lakhs. Honda India says that the Mobilio’s delivery will start from September.

Honda Mobilio is available in both petrol and diesel versions. The Mobilio petrol is powered by the 1.5 liter i.DTEC 4-cylinder engine generating the max power of 119bhp and peak torque of 145Nm. The Honda Mobilio’s diesel variants are powered by the company’s highly acclaimed 1.5 liter DTEC motor which offers the max power of 100bhp and a peak torque of 200Nm. The diesel mill offers the segment best fuel efficiency of 24.2 km per liter on the Mobilio, while the same engine offers an industry topping mileage of 26 km per liter on the new Honda City sedan.

The Honda Mobilio is a sub-compact 7-seater MPV that comes along with superb looks, great cabin space and ample amount of comfort. It offers several features including all 4 power windows, reclining third row seats, height adjustable driver’s seat, steering wheel mounted audio controls and rear wiper.