Honda 'Civic' sells 2,441 units within a month of launch

New Delhi, Aug 1: Within a month of its launch, Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI)'s 'Civic' has already sold 2,441 units in India, a company statement said today.

Of the total figure, 475 units were dispatched to the dealers by June-end, to begin sales immediately after the launch on July 4.

Boosted by the sales of Civic, HSCI registered a growth of 57 per cent in July 2006, against the same period last year.

The company sold a total of 5,936 cars in July this year compared to 3,764 cars sold in July 2005.

The cumulative sales of the company during April-July 2006, reported a significant jump of 20.69 per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year.

In terms of volume, the company achieved cumulative sales of 17,713 units during the period, as compared to 14,673 units sold during April-July 2005.

In July this year, the City sold 3199 units, Civic - 1966 units, Accord - 193 units and the CRV - 103 units.

HSCI's manufacturing unit in Noida currently has a capacity of 50,000 cars annually. The company is planning to raise its capacity to 100,000 cars per annum by the end of 2007.

UNI