Takashi Nakajima has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd. He takes over from Takuya Tsumura, who moves to Japan at Honda head office after completing his India tenure. During his tenure, HCIL saw strong expansion in its export business with start of export of ‘Made in India’ Elevate to Japan. The company registered total sales of 10,323 units in February. Domestic sales of the company stood at 5,616 units and exports at 4,707 units last month. The market conditions have been challenging for the auto industry where we saw reduced momentum in car registrations and difficulties in creating fresh demand during Feb as compared to last year, said Kunal Behl, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars. India Ltd (HCIL) He has gained vast experience having worked in various positions of responsibility in several international markets like Japan, China, Spain, Czech Republic and Russia in various areas. He has been serving as President of Honda Motor Russia since 2021. He spearheaded the introduction of several premium models in India including India’s first mainstream hybrid model ‘Honda City e:HEV’, Honda’s new global SUV Elevate, All-New Third Generation Amaze and laying the foundation for launch of future models. He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyZ.