AHMEDABAD, India: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI) will build a fourth production line at its fourth plant in Vithalapur, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat.
In a statement, Honda’s motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India said operation is due to start in 2027, and the new line will have an annual production capacity of 650,000 units.
"This will bring the total capacity of the fourth plant to 2.61 million units, making it Honda’s largest assembly plant for Honda motorcycles in the world," said HMSI.
Honda will be investing 9.2 billion rupees (or RM474.27 million or 16.1 billion yen) to construct the fourth line for 125cc class motorcycles at the fourth plant.
This will bring 1,800 new jobs.
HMSI currently has four production plants in India with a total annual production capacity of 6.14 million units.
In addition, the cumulative production volume reached 70 million units in April of this year, after 25 years since start of production in 2001.
The fourth plant started operation in February 2016 with an annual production capacity of 600,000 units, and in June of the same year, the company expanded its capacity to 1.2 million units with the start of its second line.
The third line started operation in January 2024, taking annual production capacity to 1.96 million units.
Also, HMSI’s total annual production capacity is expected to increase from the current 6.14 million units to approximately 7 million units in 2027 through further expansion of production capacity planned for other plants in India.
HMSI President & CEO Tsutsumu Otani said, "“Honda has long been investing and expanding its production capacity in India, the world’s largest motorcycle market."
"25 years on, with much support, HMSI has reached the milestone of 70 million units of cumulative production. With the additional investment in our fourth plant, Honda will continue to deliver attractive products and services to its customers, and further solidify its Indian motorcycle business,” he added.
