Honda to Increase Motorcycle Capacity in Indonesia, Nikkei Says

Bloomberg, by Fergus Maguire

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. plans to spend more than 10 billion yen to increase its annual production capacity for motorcycles and scooters in Indonesia by 20 percent to 3.6 million units, Nikkei English News said, without citing anyone.

The Japanese automaker’s joint venture with P.T. Astra International will build a facility with annual output capacity of 600,000 units at one of its three existing plants, the report said. The company aims to begin operations at the new facility in 2011, the report said.