Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) is off to a great start this year as it managed to enter the top five best-selling car brands last January.
The Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) announced that Honda Cars Philippines sold 1,639 units in January 2023. This allowed HCPI to secure the fifth spot in the top-selling car brands in the country last month. In fact, Honda trails by only 239 units with Nissan Philippines, occupying the fourth spot.
HCPI’s January 2023 sales run was led by the all-new BR-V, a model that was just launched in November 2022. This shows that a significant number of Filipino car buyers were indeed waiting for Honda’s seven-seater MPV to be offered in the market.
Data shared by HCPI stated that the all-new BR-V registered 805 units sold last January 2023. As such, the BR-V accounts for 49.1 percent of HCPI’s sales last month.
The 2023 Honda BR-V is offered in four variants with a starting price of Php 1,090,000 for the S MT variant, which features a six-speed manual transmission. Meanwhile, the top-spec BR-V VX with Honda Sensing retails at Php 1,390,000.
Standard across all Honda BR-V variants in the Philippines is a 1.5-liter i-VTEC DOHC gasoline engine that delivers 119 hp and 145 Nm of torque.
Securing the second best-selling Honda last January 2023 in the Philippines is the Brio. HCPI’s subcompact hatchback posted 286 units sold. The Honda Brio is available in four variants with a starting price of Php 680,000.
Completing the podium is the City Sedan, which fell behind the Brio by only 56 units sold. HCPI noted that there were 230 City Sedans that rolled off dealerships last January 2023. All Honda City Sedan variants are now offered with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) since the car brand dropped the manual transmission option last July 2022. The City Sedan starts at Php 953,000.
Here’s a rundown of Honda Cars Philippines Inc’s January 2023 sales:
- Honda BR-V: 805 units
- Honda Brio: 286 units
- Honda City Sedan: 230 units
- Honda City Hatchback: 123 units
- Honda CR-V: 65 units
- Honda Civic: 60 units
- Honda Civic Type R: 40 units
- Honda HR-V: 30 units
- Total: 1,639 units
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