Tokyo, Japan, February 4, 2004 -- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced
plans to transfer the production of small-volume automobile models
(NSX, Insight, S2000) currently produced at the Takanezawa Plant,
Tochigi Factory to its Suzuka Factory in May 2004. This will result in
integrated production from engine to completed vehicle being performed
in one location. The transfer was initially scheduled to take place
this summer, but as it is now possible to achieve with a shorter
lead-time, it has been rescheduled for May.
This transfer will be followed by the transfer of engine production
for small-volume models from Tochigi Technical Center, Honda
Engineering Co., Ltd., to Suzuka Factory. Concentration of production
in one location is expected to further improve production efficiency
and product quality.
Lines for small-volume vehicle production will be newly established in Suzuka
Factory by combining existing equipment with the exclusive equipment transferred
from Takanezawa Plant, making it possible to achieve small-volume yet low-cost
production characteristics. Concerning engine production, the production
equipment for small-volume production models currently used by Tochigi Technical
Center, Honda Engineering Co., Ltd. will be transferred to the existing
engine plant in Suzuka Factory. Such effective utilization of existing equipment
will minimize the costs incurred and result in an efficient transfer of
production from one site to the other.
Outline of Suzuka Factory
| Location |
: |
Suzuka City,
Mie Prefecture |
| Establishment |
: |
April 1960 |
| Land area |
: |
Approx. 1,205,000
(m2) |
| Number of employees |
: |
Approx. 7,300 (As of the end of January 2004) |
| Production capacity |
: |
(Completed automobiles)
No. 1 Line: 1,100 units/day
No. 3 Line: 1,100 units/day
New line: 60 units/day
Total: 2,260 units/day |
| Automobile engines |
: |
2,260 units/day |
| Production models |
: |
Civic Series, HR-V, Mobilio series, Fit, Stream,
Integra, Life, That's, Partner |
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