Honda Elevate despatches have crossed 1 lakh units. The Hyundai Creta and Tata Curvv rival crossed this landmark at the end of January 2025, with Honda selling 53,326 units of the Elevate in India, and exporting 47,653 units to markets such as Japan, South Africa, Nepal and Bhutan.
- Honda Elevate CVT accounts for 79 percent of sales
- 43 percent of Elevate buyers are a two-car household
- Honda Elevate is on sale in Japan as WR-V
- Elevate is the largest contributor to Honda exports
Honda Elevate variants, colours in-demand
Buyers prefer top-spec ZX variant, and CVT automatic trims
The Elevate is currently on sale in four variants – SV, V, VX and ZX – priced between Rs 11.91 lakh and Rs 16.73 lakh. Of the 53,326 Elevates Honda has sold in India, 79 percent of buyers opted for the CVT-equipped version, which is available in all but the entry-level Elevate SV variant. Meanwhile, the top-spec ZX variant, which comes with the brand’s ADAS suite, accounted for 53 percent of the sales.
Platinum White Pearl is the most popular Elevate colour
Honda has also revealed that 22 percent of Elevate owners are first-time buyers, and 43 percent of them buy the midsize SUV as their second car. Further, 35.1 percent of Elevate customers chose the Platinum White Pearl exterior paint, underlining its popularity. Golden Brown Metallic was opted for by 19.9 percent of buyers, 15.4 percent opted for Meteoroid Gray Metallic, and 15.3 percent went in for Obsidian Blue Pearl. The remaining 14.3 percent opted for the other three paint options – Lunar Silver Metallic, Radiant Red Metallic and Phoenix Orange Pearl.
Honda Elevate sales and exports
Honda exports have increased 92 percent in FY2025 thanks to the Elevate
While average monthly sales of the Honda Elevate in India have been just under 2,000 units in the April 2024-January 2025 period, exports have been rising steadily. In fact, Honda Elevate exports were nearly double the India sales figure in Q1 FY25. Honda now says that since exports of the Elevate started in 2023 – the made-in-India SUV is sold in Japan as the WR-V – its export numbers had grown 65 percent in FY2024 and by over 92 percent in the ongoing fiscal (April 2024-January 2025).
Just last month, Honda Cars India launched the Elevate Black Edition in a bid to push sales and had announced at the start of the month that the midsize SUV, along with the City and Amaze sedans, are now E20 fuel compliant.
All prices, ex-showroom, Delhi
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