Honda Motor has appointed Takashi Nakajima as its new President and CEO of Honda Cars India and he will take charge from April 1, 2025, consequent to the management changes announced annually by Honda Motor.
He will be taking over from Takuya Tsumura who is now moving to Japan at Honda head office after completing his India tenure.
During his successful 3-year tenure in India, Tsumura was instrumental in fortifying the premium brand positioning of Honda in India, strengthening customer centric solutions, and driving company’s profitable growth.
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 3rd Generation Amaze and laying the foundation for launch of future models including Honda’s first Battery Electric Vehicle for India.
Additionally, during his tenure, HCIL also saw strong expansion in its export business with the start of export of Made in India Elevate to Japan.
That said, his strong focus on new age communication led to many integrated marketing campaigns targeting consumers across age profiles.
In his role, he emphasized on achieving operational efficiencies at company and dealership level and led several initiatives in the field of sales and service to enhance customer experience and dealer profitability.
As for Nakajima, he had joined Honda in 1994 and has been associated with Honda Motor for more than 30 years and has gained vast experience having worked in various positions of responsibility in several international markets like Japan, China, Spain, Czech Republic and Russia in the areas of Business Planning, Product Planning, Marketing and Sales Promotion.
That said, he has been serving as President of Honda Motor Russia since 2021 and during his latest assignment, he was also in-charge of Product Planning, Marketing and Corporate Communication for Honda’s automobile business in the domestic Japan Market.
