The fifth-gen Honda Metropolis, in left-hand drive configuration, is now being exported from India to the Center East. The left-hand drive fashions are being produced at Honda’s Tapukara facility, with preliminary batches being shipped out from Pipavav port in Gujarat and Ennore port in Chennai.
- Exports to right-hand drive markets commenced in August 2020
- Produced alongside right-hand drive mannequin at Tapukara facility
In a primary for the Japanese carmaker, this marks the start of manufacturing of left-hand-drive fashions in India for exports and reaffirms its dedication to the federal government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The carmaker has been exporting the brand new right-hand drive Metropolis to South Africa since August 2020, and the neighbouring nations of Nepal and Bhutan from October 2020.
Talking on the announcement, Gaku Nakanishi, president and CEO, Honda Vehicles India mentioned, “Honda Metropolis has been the benchmark of sedans in India and addition of exports of its left-hand drive mannequin to fully new locations is a superb alternative for us to strengthen our India enterprise. We now have invested in creating an expansive world-class manufacturing facility at Tapukara which may produce each right-hand and left-hand drive fashions that enables us to handle demand for home and worldwide shoppers.”
The carmaker has been exporting fashions together with Amaze, WR-V and Metropolis to Nepal, Bhutan, South Africa and SADC nations. The export of fifth Technology Honda Metropolis (each right-hand and left-hand drive) is the latest addition to the export enterprise from India.
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Coming to Honda Vehicles India’s home operations, the model introduced the shutdown of manufacturing at its Larger Noida plant late final 12 months owing to the shortcoming to totally utilise its manufacturing capability on account of a fall in demand. Honda additionally subsequently pulled the plug on the gradual promoting Civic and CR-V within the nation.
Honda presently has a single manufacturing facility within the nation at Tapukara in Rajasthan the place it producers fashions such because the Honda Jazz, WR-V, Amaze and the Metropolis for the home market in addition to for exports.
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