Honda has begun work on the construction of a second automobile production line at its existing facility in Malacca, Malaysia, where it will build small sized vehicles such as the Jazz / Fit and hybrid models.
The second line is scheduled to begin operation before the end of 2013 and will add 50,000 units annually, doubling the plant’s overall production capacity from the current 50,000 units with the first line to 100,000 units per year.
Honda said the total investment on the second line is expected to be 350 million Malaysian ringgit (approximately 8.68 billion yen / €90.4 million / US$111.6 million), and it is planning to hire approximately 700 associates when the second line becomes operational.
Malaysia is Honda’s largest hybrid vehicle market in Southeast Asia today, with the automaker selling 4,600 units last year. The Japanese company plans to more than double sales to approximately 10,000 hybrid cars in 2012.
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