Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has inaugurated the second assembly line of its landmark fourth manufacturing plant at Vithalapur (Mandal taluk, Ahmedabad district) in the western state of Gujarat.

Adding an additional 6 lakh units annual production capacity, the fourth plant's total capacity has now reached 1.2 million units annually. The second assembly line inaugurated today is an exclusive scooter assembly line and will produce India's largest selling two-wheeler Activa.

This expansion increases HMSI's total annual production capacity to 5.8 million units, including 1.6 million units at first plant (Haryana), 1.2 million units at second plant (Rajasthan), 1.8 million units at third plant (Karnataka) and another 1.2 million units at the fourth plant (Gujarat).

With its fourth plant, Honda 2Wheelers is giving a big boost to economic development in Gujarat. Honda and its 23 vendors have together invested close to Rs2,200 crore and generated nearly 9,000 new employment opportunities in the State. Of this, Honda's fourth plant is directly employing close to 3,000 Associates and has entailed a total investment of Rs1,100 crore.
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