Honda Philippines Begins Mass Production at New Motorcycle Plant.Manila Manila (mənĭl`ə), city (1990 pop. 1,601,234), capital of the Philippines, SW Luzon, on Manila Bay. Manila is the center of the country's largest metropolitan area, its chief port, and the focus of all governmental, commercial, industrial, , Philippines, May 22, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. Philippines, Inc., Honda's (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 7267) subsidiary for motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. production and sales as well as power product sales in the Philippines, today announced the start of mass production at its new motorcycle plant in Tanawan City, Batangas Province. HPI HPI abbr. history of present illness decided to move its original plant in February in response to increasing customer demand, and began construction of the new plant in March. With the new facility, HPI's annual production capacity increased from 300,000 units to 500,000 units. Located 60 km south of the former plant, the new plant has a potential capacity of 1 million units with additional modifications. The building area is 42,000 sq. meters of a 200,000 sq. meters lot. Total investment was 1.43 billion pesos (approximately 3 billion yen). Machinery and equipment from the old plant were fully utilized in the new plant, with the addition of a new painting line. An environmentally-friendly layout is employed for the new plant, including natural lighting. Efficiency has been improved in each process along the production line as well as in logistics. It is expected that production quality also will be improved and HPI hopes to achieve a higher level of customer satisfaction. The company plans to use the former plant site for expansion of a traffic education center to increase Honda's safety-related activities in the Philippines in response to the growing market. The overall motorcycle market in the Philippines has been growing rapidly, reaching 580,000 units in 2005, a 22% increase from 2004. The market is expected to grow further in 2006, up to more than 700,000 units. Honda established HPI in 1983, achieving the cumulative production of 1 million units in February, 2005. Including XRM XRM eXtended Relationship Management XRM X-Ray Microscopy XRM X Resource Manager XRM Xerox Resource Manager XRM Xml Repository Manager and Wave 100, the key products of HPI, total sales reached approximately 290,000 units in 2005, a 42% increase from 2004. Sales for the first four months of this year totaled approximately 94,000 units and represent a 6% increase from 2005. Honda's goal is to meet the growing customer demand with expanded production capacity from the new plant.
Honda Philippines, Inc.
Established: December 1983
Start of Production: December 1983
Location: Batangas, Philippines
Capital Investment: 640,860,000 pesos
Capitalization Ratio: 99.61% Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Representative: Kazuhiko Ikezoe, President
Business: Production and sales of motorcycles, sales of
power products
Employment: Approx. 500 associates (as of May 2006)
Annual Capacity: 500,000 units (as of May 2006)
Production Models: XRM(110cc),Wave 100(100cc), Wave125(125cc),TMX155
(155cc), XR200(200cc) and other products
About Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE: 7267)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HMC HMC Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) HMC Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Washington) HMC Hosted Messaging and Collaboration HMC Hoffman Modulation Contrast )(LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor : HNDA.L) is one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with over 19 million customers annually. For more information, please visit http://world.honda.com. Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Contact: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Media Inquiries corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp +81-3-5412-1512 Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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