Recently, in an interview with Japanese media by Daiki MiharaHead of the Honda Motorcycle Electrification Business Unit, this has declared that the brand plans the construction of a new manufacturing plant in India, mainly aimed at the assembly of plug -in motorcycles. The estimated date of its opening is, initially, by 2028.
Everything indicates that this new Honda factory will be located in Karnatakavery close to the other plant owned by Honda in the city of Narasapura, near Bengaluru, also destined to the manufacture of two -wheeled vehicles. A strategic plan that meets the growing current demand of the area of the so -called EV.
The new Honda plant will become an export center for other markets
As they point out from the local Indian media Newsbytes, the new Honda factory would also become a logistics center for distribution to other international markets where the demand for electric motorcycles has grown. Mihara comments on the future activity of the factory:
“We will start with a city bike with a 4 kWh battery comparable to those of 100 cc. Exporting them is also an option. We can produce there electric motorcycles similar to those of medium size. In the future, we will continue taking advantage of the advantages we have obtained with internal combustion motors technology to introduce new electric vehicles, including models with fixed batteries. ”
Concludes: “In the largest market in India, our goal is to achieve the first position in the electrical segment through the implementation of various initiatives. ” All this framed about the plans of the future that Honda manages when we talk about new propulsion technologies such as electricity.
The Japanese firm plans to launch, by 2030, up to thirty different motorcycle models with which to cover the different needs and priorities of its potential customers worldwide. At present, the brand has already introduced into its different product ranges, 13 of these new models, including recent active E: and QC1.
Likewise, he also works in implementing his battery exchange service in cities such as Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai. All this after making known its annual economic report from which it follows that currently 4 out of 10 motorcycles sold worldwide are manufactured by Honda.
In addition, the signing of the golden wing aspires to increase that percentage to 50% (5 of each of 10) in the next five years, with a total of 30 million copies marketed each season. Currently, Honda has 37 production plants in 23 countries, and more than 30,000 official dealers around the world.
