BEIJING, Jan 20, 2010 - (ACN Newswire) - Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., an automobile production and sales joint venture of Honda in China, announced plans to build a second automobile production plant in order to meet continuously growing demand in the Chinese market.
To build the second plant, the company is planning to acquire one million square meters of land, approximately four kilometers northeast of the existing plant, within the Wuhan, Hubei Province, Economic and Technological Development Area where the first plant is based. The new plant is scheduled to become operational in the latter half of 2012 with annual production capacity of 60,000 units. The company envisions the future expansion of production capacity to 240,000 units. The initial investment will be approximately 1.15 billion R.M.B. (approximately 15.4 billion yen*).
Dongfeng Honda's new plant will accommodate production processes including welding, painting and assembly and is expected to be an advanced plant utilizing production technologies refined at the existing plant, as well as adopting new environmental technologies.
In fact, this plant will be the first Honda production plant to generate a portion of the electricity used for production processes from solar panels, which is expected to lead to a reduction of CO2 emissions by approximately 500 tons a year. In addition, the new plant will strive to achieve a significant reduction of CO2 through other measures such as utilization of natural light and waste heat.
Prior to building the second plant, Dongfeng Honda is planning to expand annual production capacity of its existing plant from the current 200,000 units to 240,000 units in early 2010. When the second plant begins production, Dongfeng Honda will have a combined annual production capacity of 300,000 units. In addition, flexible production between the two plants will enable Dongfeng Honda to better fulfill the ever diversifying needs of customers in China.
Dongfeng Honda has been producing the CR-V since April 2004, the Civic since 2006 and the Spirior since August 2009. The company's sales results have continued strong, with 2009 sales of 211,000 units, up 28.2% compared to 2008, achieving a record high for a fifth consecutive year.
When Dongfeng Honda's second plant begins production, Honda's overall annual automobile production capacity in China will reach 710,000 units -- 300,000 units at Dongfeng Honda; 360,000 units at Guangqi Honda; and 50,000 units at Honda Automobile (China), an export automobile production joint venture.
* Calculated based on the exchange rate of 1 R.M.B. = 13.4 yen
About Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
Established: July 2003
Capital Investment: US$250 million (as of the end of 2008)
Capitalization Ratio: 50% Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.
40% Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
10% Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
Location: Wuhan, Hubei Province
Representative: Seiji KURAISHI, President
Employment: Approximately 4,180 associates
Products: CR-V, Civic, Spirior
Sales Network: 260 dealer locations (as of the end of 2009)
Contact:
Honda Motors
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corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp
+81-3-5412-1512
Topic: Press release summary
Source: Honda Motor Co, Ltd
Sectors: Automotive
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