Honda Motor Co. will raise production capacity in China by 28 percent to 830,000 vehicles a year by the second half of 2012 and introduce two new models, Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito said Tuesday in Guangzhou.
Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., a Chinese joint venture owned by Honda and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., will double the capacity of its Zengcheng plant to 240,000 vehicles a year by the second half of 2011, Honda said.
The unit will add production of the Accord Crosstour wagon this year and in 2011 introduce the Everus sedan, the first car made under the new Li Nian brand.