Honda China JV announces 120,000 units-a-year EV factory

Honda Motor and Dongfeng Motor announced that they are building a factory in Wuhan to manufacture electric vehicles.


Reuters January 06, 2022
A new factory in China would be its seventh in the world's biggest car market. PHOTO: REUTERS

TOKYO:

Honda Motor Co and its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor said on Thursday they would build a new factory in Wuhan to exclusively manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) from 2024.

The factory would have a production capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year, Honda said in a statement.

Honda, Japan's second-largest automaker, is set to launch a new EV brand in China this year called e:N Series with plans to roll out 10 models with partners Dongfeng and GAC.

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