Honda Siel Cars India remains undecided about setting up its second plant in India. It currently has its manufacturing unit in Delhi which operates at 60 percent capacity. Honda had planned earlier to set up yet another unit in Rajasthan but has deferred the plans for the time being.
"We have not yet decided on the vehicle assembly...it will depend on the full capacity utilisation of our first plant in Greater Noida," HSCI Vice-President Jnaneshwar Sen told reporters at the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) summit. Sen had earlier stated in February this year that if its first plant reaches its full production capacity later in the year, it will set up another assembly unit in Rajasthan with a capacity of 60,000 units annually.
Honda has recently launched a new variant of Jazz - the Jazz X- in India which is its small car in the Indian market. The new Jazz X features a USB port, rear parcel shelf and height adjustable driver seat. Jazz also gets alloy wheels, new front fog lamps, front grille and a new rear spoiler. Even so, the model has not been able to pick up in India and now Honda is planning another small car in the country.
