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Honda has begun work on the construction of a second automobile production line at its existing facility in Malacca, Malaysia, where it will build small sized vehicles such as the Jazz / Fit and hybrid models.
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- Volkswagen Group Starts Vehicle Assembly In Russia
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Honda to Open Second Production Line, Double Output of Malaysian Plant
Honda has begun work on the construction of a second automobile production line at its existing facility in Malacca, Malaysia, where it will build small sized vehicles such as the Jazz / Fit and hybrid models.
The second line is scheduled to begin operation before the end of 2013 and will add 50,000 units annually, doubling the plant's overall production capacity from the current 50,000 units with the first line to 100,000 units per year.
Read more »- Porsche Builds 500,000th Cayenne At The Leipzig Plant
Porsche today celebrated the production of the 500,000th Cayenne SUV at the Leipzig plant in Germany. The milestone comes after 11 years of production, with the first Porsche Cayenne rolling off the assembly line in 2002. “We started with around...
- Toyota To Decrease Japanese Production Capacity 20% By 2015
Toyota is planning to cut Japanese production over the next five years by approximately 700,000 units (from 3.9 to 3.2 million) or close to 20% and move it into countries that would provide significantly cheaper labor, according to a report from Bloomberg....
- First U.s.-built Kia Rolls Off Production Line At Georgia Plant
The first ever U.S.-made Kia, a 2011 Sorento, rolled off the production line, at the South Korean automaker's newly built factory in the state of Georgia, on Tuesday. The US$1 billion manufacturing plant is expected to produce 300,000 vehicles a year...
- Hyundai Starts Mass Production Of Cars In The Czech Republic
Hyundai's first European manufacturing plant at Nosovice in the east of the Czech Republic, has began volume production of the firm's i30 subcompact hatchback. The i30 is the first vehicle to be built at the new €1.1bn (US$1.45bn) plant...
- Volkswagen Group Starts Vehicle Assembly In Russia
Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, inaugurated its new Russian plant yesterday (Nov. 28, 2007). The first models to leave the assembly line were the Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Octavia. The new plant which is located in Kaluga, 160 kilometers...