Honda sends legal notice to Maruti over SX4 ad

Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has sent a legal notice to Maruti Suzuki over an SX4 ad published in a newspaper in Chandigarh in November 2008. According to Honda, the ad, which compares the Maruti SX4 with the Honda City, shows inaccurate data to make the City appear inferior to the SX4. The company claims that Maruti has misrepresented both the Honda City’s size and audio system details in the ad, which it says is an unfair trade practice. Maruti hasn’t yet responded to the notice.

Honda cars to get costlier

Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has decided to hike the prices of some of its car models in response to the weakening of the rupee which has caused imported car parts to get dearer. The three cars which will be most seriously impacted by the move are the Honda CR-V, the Honda Accord and the Honda Civic. The CR-V is imported in India as a Completely Built Unit (CBU), and will see a price hike of Rs. 1.5 lakh while the Accord and the Civic will get costlier by Rs. 30,000-50,000 and Rs. 10,000-20,000 respectively. The price of the new Honda City will remain the same.