Honda Cars India Ltd is on a major dealership expansion drive. The company today opened its 200th in India and announced plans to open 100 more dealerships by March 2016.
After inaugurating Metro Honda here, Hironori Kanayama, President and CEO, Honda Cars India, said that they hope that solid growth will take their sales volume past the 3,00,000 mark by March 2017.
He said the company is aggressively expanding its network by focusing on existing and newer Tier III markets.
With the new dealership, Honda Cars India now has a network of 200 facilities in 130 cities in the country. The company aims at expanding its dealership network by 35 per cent during FY 2014-15 and take the number of dealerships to 230 in 150 cities by March 2015.
Backed by strong demand for cars like Honda City, Honda Amaze and the recently launched Honda Mobilio, Honda Cars India registered an overall growth of 43 per cent during April-October with 1,01,442 units against 70,831 units during the corresponding period last year.
To cater to the robust demand from Amaze, City and Mobilio, Honda may consider delaying the launch of Jazz slightly, it said.