TOKYO - With that, one of the Japanese car manufacturer, Honda was forced to divert its plant outside Japan. The destination country, ie Mexico.
Honda has built a new plant in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. The factory is also to make a production base in the North American Honda Fit.
"Given the needs of the automotive market in Mexico continues to experience significant growth, then we expect the existence of this plant can help resolve Fit demand is high. Here, we will also implement an efficient production system, "senior vice president of Honda Inc manufacting in America , Rick Schostek.
The plan, the plant is capable of producing 200,000 units of the Honda Fit, or in Indonesia known as the Honda Jazz. Later, the Fit is at once will be exported to the United States (U.S.) and other countries. Thus was launched Inautonews, Sunday (04/01/2012).
Furthermore, the current American Honda Fit had sold 59 235 units, up nine percent over the previous year. With the new factory is expected to increase production and sales in this 2012.
In recent years, the exchange rate of the Yen against the U.S. dollar continues to experience significant strengthening. It makes a lot of car makers in Japan were forced to divert their production to reduce production costs higher.
