Ahmedabad, May 23 -- Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI) has announced a significant expansion of its Vithalapur plant in Gujarat, investing Rs 920 crore to add a fourth production line.

This move will increase the plant's annual capacity by 650,000 units, bringing the total to 2.61 million units by 2027, making it Honda's largest motorcycle assembly plant globally.

The expansion will focus on producing 125cc class motorcycles and is expected to create approximately 1,800 new jobs in the region.

The Vithalapur facility, which commenced operations in February 2016 with a capacity of 600,000 units, has undergone two prior expansions, reaching 1.2 million units in June 2016 and 1.96 million by January 2024.

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