Honda inaugurates its 10th New Zonal Office in India 

·         New Zonal office at Patna - key step towards Honda’s expansion in India

·         Aims to Connect closer with customer for faster market response

·         Zonal office equipped with State of the art service training center

Patna: In line with its commitment to realize ‘The Power of Dreams’ for a Billion plus Indians, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI), the only two-wheeler company of Honda in India, today inaugurated its tenth zonal office in India at Patna in Bihar state.

Since inception in 1999, Honda has expanded its presence in a phased manner. Currently, Honda is operational with a Regional Headquarter for each of its 5 Regions in India.  Now, re-aligning with Honda’s vision to expand its reach by in India being closer to the market (Customer and Network), new zonal offices are planned in a phased manner across regions.

What sets Honda apart is that each zonal office comes equipped with advanced State-of-the-art Honda Service Training Center through which Honda will be able to continually train and upgrade skills of service personnel at their network (Dealer, Sub-Dealer and Authorized Service Centers) resulting in efficient Field operations and faster market response.

As a major contributor to East region, HMSI chose Patna as the logical step towards its regional expansion. HMSI presence and future expansion in Bihar is poised to play a key role in strategizing and planning regional Sales & Customer Service approach.

 “Bihar is a vital market for Honda and we look forward to reaching closer and serving our Customers with new speed. Starting with Patna, Honda will continue to expand zonal offices to reach closer to customers and also to connect, communicate and create faster for Indian market in a planned manner”, said Mr.Keita Muramatsu - President and CEO, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India.

HMSI In Bihar:                                                                                                                                  
The 2wheeler industry in Bihar is rapidly growing and contributes 3% to total 2W sales in India. While 2W industry in Bihar has grown by average of 11%, Honda has grown by an overwhelming 46% in first 7 months of FY12-13 (YoY basis) and consolidated its position as the ‘Fastest Growing 2Wheeler Company in India’. Honda meets the expectations of customers in Bihar with its 42 sales and service outlets. The entire range of 13 Honda’s automatic scooter and motorcycle products including the recently launched 110cc mass motorcycle Dream Yuga & Dream Neo meet expectations of customers in all categories.

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