PETALING JAYA: The Honda City, also the current top model in the B-segment, has hit milestone sales of 300,000 units in Malaysia.
The 2nd Generation City which was launched in 2001 sold more than 61,000 units while the 3rd Generation City brought the legacy a step higher with more than 85,000 units sold.
The current 4th Generation City recorded more than 155,300 units since its launch in 2014.
When the newly enhanced and refreshed 4th Generation City was launched in March 2017, it continued to be well accepted, with more than 48,900 units sold since then till August 2018.
Between January to August 2018, sales of the City contributed 30% to the overall sales for Honda Malaysia, and captured 51% of the market share in the B-segment.
During the same period, sales showed an increase of 16% compared to the same period in 2017.
These positive numbers resulted in Honda Malaysia maintaining its No.1 position in the Non-National segment and No.2 position in overall Total Industry Volume (TIV) to-date.
Throughout the period of January to August 2018, the E variant was the top selling variant with a sales contribution of 44% while the V variant contributed 33%.
Sales from the Central region was the highest contributor at 49%, followed by Southern region and Northern region at 20% and 19% respectively.
The City is powered by Honda’s 1.5L i-VTEC engine combined with Honda’s Earth Dreams Technology Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT).
It comes with LED Headlights (V variant only) with LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL) and LED Front Fog Lights (V variant only).
Dual-Tone Alloy Wheels provide a stylish appearance.
Trunk space in the City remains the biggest in its class at 536 litres.
The City is equipped with 6 airbags (V variant only) and standard safety features are Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA), Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), Hill Start Assist (HSA) and Emergency Stop Signal (ESS).
