No surprise because India surpassed Thailand as the City's biggest market. Not only was this 4th generation City unveiled first in India, but we will also get deliveries before anyone else. This was probably a better time to bring the City in, than the '14 Auto Expo where it would have to fight for eyeballs with innumerable other unveilings. Plus, there is no other big launch happening right now. Hence, it had to pull the 4th-gen's unveiling date closer. Rumour has it that Honda ran out of stocks (of the old City) earlier than anticipated. Petrol motors are no longer going to single-handedly make the cut, and the competition ( especially Hyundai) has raised the bar in terms of styling & equipment.įrom the current crop of C2 petrol sedans, the outgoing City is still a competent product. In the last 2 years though, steady petrol price hikes and the competent new Hyundai Verna resulted in Honda losing the no.1 position of the C2 segment. That's quite an achievement, considering it's petrol-only engine range. The car has been at the top of the segment charts for most of the 15 year run. In total, Honda has sold about 4.3 lakh Citys in India. Once again, the 5 year mark brings the next generation City:
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