Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) today inaugurated the 4th assembly line at its two-wheeler plant at Narsapura (near Bengaluru, Karnataka) in India, making it the two-wheeler division’s biggest plant worldwide.
The new 4th line has a capacity of 6,00,000 units annually, and directly employs over 7,000 people. Another 15,000 indirect employment opportunities are ushered in by Honda’s suppliers. The cumulative investment by Honda and its suppliers is over Rs 5,400 crore.
The Karnataka facility is Honda’s first plant with 100% rain-water harvesting & solar power system. There is a paint booth with automatic air balancing system, which was also first in Honda’s 2wheeler operations.
With this expansion, the Karnataka plant now has a capacity of 2.4 million units annually, and the total annual capacity from Honda’s four plants in India is now at 6.4 million units.
Present at the event were Shinji Aoyama, Chief Officer – Asia and Oceania Regional Operations, Honda Motor Co), Minoru Kato (President & CEO – Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India) and senior management officials from Honda.
Shinji Aoyama, said, “Honda’s two-wheeler business spans more than 120 countries worldwide and India is leading the demand. In 2016-17, India alone contributed 28% to Honda’s global 2Wheeler sales and became the No. 1 contributor to Honda’s two-wheeler business. The growing Indian 2Wheeler market is top priority for Honda. To better meet dynamic market demand and to prepare for the future opportunities, today Honda has inaugurated the fourth assembly line in the Karnataka plant. With this, the Narsapura plant will now produce 24 lac two-wheelers annually. This makes the Narsapura the world’s largest two-wheeler plant for Honda and also India the No. 1 production base for Honda globally.”
Minoru Kato, said, “In the first quarter of FY’2017-18, Honda Wheelers India aggressive growth led the industry momentum. Growing double the speed of industry at 19%, Honda alone contributed 68% to industry’s new volumes resulting in 3% market share gain to ever highest of 30%. While expanding leadership in scooter segment (59% market share), Honda is now also the new No. 2 motorcycle brand of India. The latest expansion further fortifies Honda’s ability to serve the market faster with its increased annual production capacity to 6.4 million units from all plants. In the long term, Honda 2Wheelers India’s steady and strategic investments will power our dreams to make India the Export hub worldwide.”
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