Honda to grow India motorcycle capacity to 8m units

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) is to add a third production line at its second plant in Tapukara, Rajasthan, with an investment of INR15bn (approximately US$176m), as the company targets overall annual capacity of eight million units by 2028. The new line, designed to produce 125cc and 160cc scooters and light motorcycles, will add 670,000 units of annual capacity when it becomes operational in 2028, bringing the second plant’s total to 2.01 million units.

HMSI will acquire 74,000 m² of land adjacent to the Tapukara facility to accommodate the expansion, which is expected to create 2,000 jobs. The plant opened in 2011 with capacity of 600,000 units and has since been expanded through additional lines and automation upgrades; its current annual capacity stands at 1.3 million units, rising to 1.34 million units before the end of the fiscal year ending March 2027.

Further capacity increases are planned across HMSI’s other plants. Combined, these measures are set to grow overall HMSI annual capacity from the current 6.25 million to eight million units by 2028.

“The motorcycle market in India has been growing steadily alongside the country’s economic growth,” Tsutsumu Otani, President and Chief Executive of HMSI, said. “Through this additional investment in our second plant, we will continue to offer compelling products and services, which will bring greater joy to our customers.”

Source: Honda