According to sources the car maker sold 9,789 units of the Amaze in May 2018, which is the highest monthly sales figure for a Honda in India yet. Meanwhile the early success of the compact sedan also helped boost Honda’s monthly overall sales by 41%, compared to May 2017. The car maker has disclosed it has received over 15,000 bookings for the new Amaze until now and has prioritized production of the compact sedan to meet the demand.
Furthermore with four engine-gearbox options on offer, including a new diesel CVT, it is interesting to see the early booking trends. Rajesh Goel, senior vice president, and director, Honda Cars India told Autocar India, “The automatic share in Amaze bookings has gone up significantly. In the petrol volumes, the current booking trend for the petrol CVT is 24% in comparison to the outgoing Amaze which was at 7% for the petrol variants.”
Moreover according to dealers we spoke to,
customers are attracted to the compact sedan for its looks and the flat face,
which is now common on all new Honda cars. While the petrol-manual in mid-spec
S trim is the version in most demand (19% of all bookings), in general,
customers are opting for higher V and VX versions.
