Honda targets to build to new plant in Karnataka
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Two-wheeler manufacturing facility of Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India will be operating in the first half of the year 2013. This company is going target an annual production of nearly 1.2 million units. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India will be inaugurating its third two-wheeler production plant in South India so that the company can fulfill the demand in quickly growing two-wheel market of India. This third production plant is situated at Narsapura Industrial Area of Karnataka. This new production plant in Karnataka will make use of nearly 3,000 associates at its first production stage.
Making use of production technologies refined at their Tapukara as well as Manesar plants as a beginning point, Honda Company will make use of advanced automation and even a few other measures at the new plant for lessening the burden on its present two plants. Nearly 1.6 million units are produced at Manesar plant and almost 1.2 million units are produced at Tapukara plant. The capacity of plant taking shape at Bangalore is almost 1.2 million units that will surely increase the complete annual production ability to nearly 4 million units.
Having varied portfolio of both scooters as well as motorcycles available now around the India, the Karnataka plant will help for quick and effective production of the two-wheeler maker and even help Honda Company to accomplish on time deliveries particularly in the southern states of the country. Nearly 3000 associates will be used by the new plant at the first stage. The new plant will make the complete investment of 10 billion.
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Company will improve process ergonomics as well as a few other measures so that the burden on the associates will be reduced at the third plant. This new plant will be more environmentally responsible plant by lessening the energy consumption and by making use of different environmental measures like water recycling.
The main aim of building the third plant in Bangalore area of the South India is to show the vision of the Honda company to offer a huge range of best products with great affordability and speed to enable the company to more effectively serve the huge scooter and motorcycle market of India with its two existing plants in northern India such as Tapukara and Manesar. Complete annual production of the Honda Company will be increased by the capacity expansion plant to 4 million units.
After China, India is known as the largest motorcycle market of the World. Honda Company was established as a completely owned motorcycle production in the year 1999 and started its production in the year 2001. The sales of the Honda Company have increased steadily with 2010 sales nearly 1.526 million units accomplishing the high record for 10 years. For fulfilling the demanding needs of the consumers in the increasing market, Honda Company has a current product line-up of 3 automatic scooters, Activa, Aviator and Dio and 6 motorcycles CBF Stunner, CB Shine, CB Unicorn Dazzler, CB Twister, CBR 250 R and CB Unicorn. Honda Company will fulfill the expectations of its customers by making the expansion of its production capacity.
By editor in Auto India News, Auto Industry News, Honda