(Bangkok – 27 January 2023) Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. ranked No. 1 in sales for electric vehicles including hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (xEV segment) in Thailand’s automobile market last year (January to December 2022), with cumulative sales of 26,660 units*, capturing a 30%* share of the xEV market.

 

This reflects market confidence in Honda's e:HEV full-hybrid vehicles that deliver powerful performance, excellent fuel efficiency, and Honda SENSING intelligent safety technology. Sales volume covered four main segments: city car with the City e:HEV and City Hatchback e:HEV; compact car with the new Civic e:HEV; SUV with the HR-V e:HEV; and the D-segment with the Accord e:HEV. Customers can also rest assured with a 10-year battery warranty, 5-year unlimited mileage hybrid system warranty**, and after-sales service by e:HEV experts at any Honda service center in the network with professional standards and nationwide accessibility.

 

Mr. Noriyuki Takakura, President and CEO of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. said, “Honda continually offers quality products with advanced technology to respond to the needs of customers. Our latest e:HEV models come with the right technology for today’s driving as they offer powerful driving performance, excellent fuel efficiency, and eco-friendliness, giving customers full confidence and easy access with many choices ranging from sedans to SUVs in various segments. We appreciate the trust customers have in our full hybrid e:HEV vehicles, which helped us to reach No. 1 in xEV sales in Thailand’s automobile market with 26,660 units sold. This reflects confidence in the Honda brand and our full hybrid e:HEV vehicles, which make a great contribution to carbon neutrality. Our e:HEV vehicles also come with Honda SENSING intelligent safety technology, a system that helps prevent and reduce the risk of road accidents, which will help us get closer to zero traffic collision fatalities as per Honda’s 2050 targets. Therefore, in 2023, we will continue to offer vehicles that meet customers’ needs for various alternative energies.”

 

A successful sales record and feedback from Thai customers prove that hybrid technology is another alternative suitable for real use today. It is a connecting technology to the future of mobility. Honda’s full-hybrid e:HEV system perfectly meets the needs of customers as it does not only offer powerful driving performance, excellent fuel efficiency, and eco-friendliness with low emissions, but also full confidence and comfort from after-sales service by experienced experts who deliver quality and standardized services at every location in the Honda service center network across Thailand.

 

All customers are invited to experience the power and fuel efficiency of a full hybrid e:HEV vehicle at any Honda showroom nationwide with the “Happy Day Happy Drive” test drive campaign. Customers who register for a test drive on www.honda.co.th/testdrive from 1 December 2022 to 31 March 2023 will receive a free Lotus’s gift card worth 200 baht.**

 

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*Cumulative sales and market share figures include sales in the SUV segment as estimated in the forecasts of some other automobile companies.

**Terms and conditions apply. For more details, please consult with sales consultants at any Honda showroom nationwide.