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India becomes Honda's largest two-wheeler manufacturing base

HMSI has a total installed capacity to churn out 6.4 million motorcycles and scooters annually

India becomes Honda's largest two-wheeler manufacturing base
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Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru
India has become the largest manufacturing base for Japanese auto major Honda's two-wheeler business, with four units that have a total installed capacity to churn out 6.4 million motorcycles and scooters annually.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), the local arm of the company, achieved the feat by expanding the capacity of its Narsapura plant on the outskirts of Bengaluru by an additional 0.6 million units, taking its total capacity up to 2.4 million units.

"Honda's two-wheeler business spans more than 120 countries worldwide and India is leading the demand. In 2016-17, India alone contributed 28% to Honda's global two-wheeler sales and