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Honda want to increase their current Indonesian production from 60,000 units per year, to over 180,000 with the addition of a new plant. The construction of the new factory will take place in a suburb of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, a city of 10-million inhabitants.
The Japanese manufacturer inaugurated the start of construction with a grand ceremony, and Hiroshi Kobayashi, Managing Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations of Honda had this to say: "Our operations in Indonesia will take the next step to become more autonomous and play an even more important role for Honda in this region, [...] Honda will not only build automobiles in Indonesia to meet the needs of customers here. Indonesia will serve as a key export base for Honda - for both completed vehicles and components."
Construction costs for the plant rise to around €262- ($326-) million, and it will come online in 2014, to produce the Honda Brio, and a Brio-based (but so far unnamed) small MPV.
Construction costs for the plant rise to around €262- ($326-) million, and it will come online in 2014, to produce the Honda Brio, and a Brio-based (but so far unnamed) small MPV.
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