Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) inaugurated a new third assembly line at its Vithalapur plant in Gujarat.

This expansion increases the plant’s capacity by 6.5 lakh units, significantly boosting HMSI’s total annual production volumes.

Tsutsumu Otani, President, Managing Director & CEO of HMSI, said, “Today marks a significant milestone as we have inaugurated a new 3rd Assembly Line at our Vithalapur facility in Gujarat. To serve customers more efficiently with speed, undertaking this capacity expansion plan will increase HMSI’s total annual production volumes significantly.”

Honda’s best-selling two-wheeler, Activa, and other scooter models like Dio, Activa 125 and Dio 125 are manufactured at the Vithalapur facility.

HMSI’s Gujarat plant also has a dedicated engine line that serves as a base to manufacture global engines (for 250cc & above category two-wheelers) to serve the global demand, like Thailand, US, Europe, Japan, etc.

Since the Vithalapur plant’s inauguration, HMSI has undertaken various CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives in the domains of healthcare, education, road safety, gender equality and other initiatives in the state.