As the Honda BR-V compact SUV’s Indian launch this year is inching forward, several reports are emerging about the probable launch time of new Honda model among which rumors are rife about the discontinuation of the Honda Mobilio MPV in India. Recent reports said that the Honda BR-V is going to launch in India with the same expected price range as that of the Mobilio, which is surely going to affect the sales of the MPV and as the Mobilio is already a poor seller, the rumors regarding its withdrawal from the market seems to be pretty practical. However, a new report contradicts the previous ones and says the Mobilio is going nowhere.
As per a latest report, the Japanese car major has no plans to discontinue the Mobilio in the Indian car market. According to the report, Honda Cars India is going to sell the Mobilio MPV in the country alongside the soon to launch BR-V compact SUV.
The report on a reputed auto portal of India also quoted Honda Cars India revealing that the company has no plans to discontinue the Mobilio in India. The company also said that the reports regarding the Mobilio’s discontinuation are mere speculations and not the truth. However, when another news journal tried to get in touch with the Japanese company to further confirm the report, the company remained unresponsive.
The Honda Mobilio MPV was only launched in July 2014 and is among the newer range of cars from the stable of Honda Cars India. However, the vehicle is a one of the slow selling models of the company. Honda Cars India which is the leading premium car maker of the country managed to sell only 226 units of the Mobilio last month, while sold only 441 units in the month of January, 2016. As per the data of ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India), Honda Car India did not manufacture the Mobilio MPV in October last year owing to poor market demand and adequate inventory. All these gave rise to the rumors about the Mobilio’s discontinuation in India.
When the words about the Mobilio’s departure is in the air, other reports also claim that the Japanese car maker is going to bring in the new refreshed 2016 Mobilio to India, which was launched in the car market of Indonesia in January. Most of the notable changes in the updated version of the Mobilio are on the inside, as the MPV’s cabin was criticized. The Mobilio facelift gets a new dashboard similar to the new BR-V SUV, while the overall interior also gets a more up-market feel.
On the outside, the 2016 updated Honda Mobilio gets subtle changes and flaunts new alloy wheels and some additional chrome treatment on the bumpers.
The 2016 Mobilio retains the same powertrains without any changes. It gets the same choice of a 1.5 liter i-DTEC diesel and a 1.5 liter i-VTEC petrol mill, which offers 99 bhp and 118 bhp of power respectively. Both the mills come fitted with a 5 speed manual transmission.
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