Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI) to offer its customers, an end-to-end solution for scrapping their End of Life Vehicles (ELVs). Customers can get their older vehicles scrapped in a scientific and environment friendly manner.
With this tie-up, HCIL strives to assist its customers get the best value of their ELVs and facilitating hassle-free deregistration and issue of Certificate of Deposit/ Destruction through its dealer partners. MSTI is a government-approved ELV scrapping and recycling company which is setting up modern ELV scrap and recycling centres in the country.
The service alliance will begin in Delhi NCR, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The coverage area will expand with addition of new scrappage centres by MSTI in future.Speaking on the new customer initiative, Mr Takuya Tsumura, President & CEO, Honda Cars India Ltd, said, “The Vehicle Scrappage Policy by Government of India stipulates scrappage and deregistration of old vehicles to promote phasing out of unfit vehicles from the roads, improve safety and lowering of carbon footprint in India.
We are pleased to offer a one stop solution to our customers through our dealers, to scrap their old cars in a systematic and environmentally friendly manner. With this association, Honda Cars India intends to go beyond while serving and delighting our customers.”
Further, Mr Masaru Akaishi, Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI), said, “Today we are pleased to announce our collaboration with Honda Cars India Limited. MSTI will continue to contribute to the improvement of India’s environment by providing environment friendly ELV dismantling services.”
As part of the tie-up, HCIL dealership along with MSTI will offer the customers:
Vehicle Evaluation
Arrange quote for scrappage value of the vehicle
Provide end to end services including vehicle pick-up, transportation and dismantling at MSTI scrap and recycling centre
Issue of Certificate of Deposit/ Destruction from MSTI.
The Certificate of Deposit/ Destruction will enable customers claim eligible benefits under Vehicle Scrappage Policy notified by Government of India and adopted by various State Governments. The customer will also have additional peace of mind and assurance that their old vehicle cannot be misused and therefore no legal liability or hassle afterwards.
This collaboration marks a key milestone in Honda Cars India's commitment to green mobility, providing a circular ecosystem for End of Life Vehicles through safer and more environment-friendly disassembly and scrapping.
About Honda Cars India Ltd.
Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), a leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, was established in December 1995 with a commitment to provide Honda’s passenger car models and technologies, to Indian customers. HCIL’s corporate office is based in Greater Noida, UP and its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is located at Tapukara, District. Alwar, Rajasthan.
The company’s product range includes Honda Jazz, Honda Amaze, Honda WR-V, Honda City and Honda City e: HEV catering to the diverse needs of its discerning buyers across different segments. Honda’s models are strongly associated with advanced design and technology, apart from their established qualities of durability, reliability, safety and fuel efficiency.
The company has a strong sales and distribution network spread across the country.Besides the new car business, Honda offers one-stop solution for buying and selling pre-owned cars through its business function Honda Auto Terrace. The Honda Certified Pre-owned cars come with an assurance of quality and peace of mind that caters to the diverse and burgeoning needs of pre-owned car buyers across the country.