Honda has very strong reputation with his class quality and refined indestructible petrol engine.There is too many question and expectation to the Honda for diesel engine variant. At last Honda answered the prayers of millions of its fans and now company bringing its globally acclaimed diesel engine to India very shortly. But this diesel engine will come to India after its launch in Europe.
Honda to bring diesel engines to India
The news was brought out by HSCI, to whom a senior HSCI officer said, “The small diesel engine will be ready for European models by 2012. We’re thinking of bringing this to India after that, though with modifications. It is likely to be used in cars below the Accord and CR-V, like the City, Jazz and the new small car.”
Currently honda using only one diesel engine in the CR-V and Accord internationally.Honda planning to start using its Tapukara plant in Rajasthan to manufacture cars only after its small car launch in India. The company is making only 60,000 cars annually, while it has an installed capacity to make more than 1 lakh cars in its Greater Noida plant.
“We had earlier planned to open the Tapukara plant at the end of 2009, so the basic building structure is already there. However, now we’ll only start making cars at Tapukara when the capacity at Greater Noida is exhausted. Right now, we’re using only 60 per cent of our capacity there,” said the company official.
