Honda Gujarat facility to add fourth line, increasing production scale

By Staff Report May 22, 2025 3:06 pm IST

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) will add a fourth production line at its Gujarat plant by 2027, raising annual capacity to 2.61 million units and creating 1,800 jobs to strengthen its position in the Indian market.

Honda’s motorcycle production and sales subsidiary in India will build a fourth production line at its fourth plant (Vithalapur, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat). Planned to begin operation in 2027, the new line will have an annual production capacity of 650,000 units, bringing the total capacity of the fourth plant to 2.61 million units.

HMSI has four production plants in India with a total annual production capacity of 6.14 million units. The cumulative production volume reached 70 million units in April of this year, after 25 years since the start of production in 2001.

The fourth plant started operation in February 2016 with an annual production capacity of 600,000 units, and in June of the same year, the company expanded its capacity to 1.2 million units with the start of its second line. The third line started operation in January 2024, taking annual production capacity to 1.96 million units.

Honda will be investing approximately 9.2 billion rupees to construct a fourth line capable of producing 650,000 units of 125cc-class motorcycles per year on the premises of the fourth plant.

This will bring 1800 new jobs and increase the total production capacity of the fourth plant to 2.61 million units. HMSI’s total annual production capacity is expected to increase from the current 6.14 million units to approximately 7 million units in 2027 through further expansion of production capacity planned for other plants in India.

Tsutsumu Otani, President & CEO, HMSI
“Honda has long been investing and expanding its production capacity in India, the world’s largest motorcycle market, to bring joy to its customers. 25 years on, with much support, HMSI has reached the milestone of 70 million units of cumulative production. With the additional investment in our fourth plant, Honda will continue to deliver products and services to its customers around the world who have expectations and trust in the company, and further solidify its Indian motorcycle business.”