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Honda City, Jazz, and WR-V Removed From Official Website – Check Out All The Details
Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has removed Honda Jazz, WR-V, and City (4th Generation) from its official website as the company decided to discontinue these models in the country due to feasibility issues.
Though these models fetched decent revenue for the Japanese automaker in India, the company decided to pull the plug as upgrading these models to the latest RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms will not be profitable enough for the company.
As the latest and more stringent RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms kicked in on April 1, it is not possible to sell the above-listed models in India and these models have been subsequently removed from the HCIL's official website.
That being said, the Indian automobile sector has taken another giant leap with the implementation of new RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms. These latest emission norms require emission testing that is representative of the real-world usage of cars.
As a result, these emission regulations are lot more stringent and automotive companies had to spend a lot of money to make their cars compatible with the new RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms.
It is also worth mentioning that diesel engines are a lot more difficult to upgrade to the newly implemented RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms. This led to most car manufacturers stopping the production of some of their diesel powertrains.
In addition to that, the implementation of new RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms in India has forced car manufacturers to develop new technologies to reduce emissions from their respective new cars.
Thoughts About Honda Axing Jazz, WR-V & City In India
The decision to stop the production of the Honda Jazz, WR-V, and City (4th Generation) is mainly due to the investment costs that are needed to develop powertrains that cope with the stringent RDE and BS6 Phase 2 emission norms.
That being said, with these models gone, we expect a sharp decline in overall sales figures for Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL). However, keeping the Honda Jazz hatchback in production could have helped the company churn more sales.
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