14/10/2008 Chandigarh, The Tribune
Honda Siel Cars India is in the process of setting up a new plant for manufacture of cars in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The company is also going to launch a premium hatchback, Jazz, in June 2009.
The new plant is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore, and other than the Honda plant, it would also have eight company suppliers setting base here.
Talking to TNS, on the sidelines of the launch of third generation Honda City car here, Jnaneswar Sen, vice president, marketing, Honda Siel Cars, said this plant would initially have a capacity to produce 60,000 units, which would later be enhanced to 2 lakh units.
The first phase of this plant at Tapukhare is already over and we have already tarted manufacturing body panel and machine shop. We will start manufacturing the entire car here by June 2009, he said.
Sen said the company has also invested another Rs 1,400 crore for the capacity expansion of the company plant at Greater Noida. From a capacity of 60,000 units a year, we have enhanced the capacity to one lakh units, he said, adding that they have already sold 2,34,600 units in India.
Honda Siel Cars India is in the process of setting up a new plant for manufacture of cars in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The company is also going to launch a premium hatchback, Jazz, in June 2009.
The new plant is being set up at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore, and other than the Honda plant, it would also have eight company suppliers setting base here.
Talking to TNS, on the sidelines of the launch of third generation Honda City car here, Jnaneswar Sen, vice president, marketing, Honda Siel Cars, said this plant would initially have a capacity to produce 60,000 units, which would later be enhanced to 2 lakh units.
The first phase of this plant at Tapukhare is already over and we have already tarted manufacturing body panel and machine shop. We will start manufacturing the entire car here by June 2009, he said.
Sen said the company has also invested another Rs 1,400 crore for the capacity expansion of the company plant at Greater Noida. From a capacity of 60,000 units a year, we have enhanced the capacity to one lakh units, he said, adding that they have already sold 2,34,600 units in India.
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