Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Wuhan, China, and a 50:50 joint-venture between Dongfeng Motor Group and Honda Motor Company. It currently produces a variety of Honda models also available in other markets and a handful of China-only products. The company sells vehicles under the Honda and Ciimo marques.
As of 2016, Honda reports total production capacity for this joint venture at 480,000 units, yearly. Unit counts may conflate whole vehicles and engines, and while Honda does mention the existence of a "Dongfeng Honda Engine Co Ltd" its location is listed as Guangzhou not Wuhan.
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History
Dongfeng Honda was established in July 2003 and began automobile production in April 2004 with the Honda CR-V sport utility vehicle.
In February 2006, Dongfeng Honda completed a 2.8 billion yuan (US$340 million) expansion of its production facility quadrupling production capacity to 120,000 units. In May 2008, it announced plans to double production capacity to 240,000 vehicles a year with an investment of 10 billion yen (US$95.5 million).
As of 2011, product part-content included parts manufactured in Japan.
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Operations
As of 2016, Dongfeng Honda has two completed production bases and a third planned. The as-yet-unbuilt factory will be situated near its 2004 and 2012 production bases in Wuhan, Hubei.
Products
Its product line includes or has included the below vehicles:
- the Honda Civic;
- the Honda CR-V;
- the Honda Elysion;
- the Honda Jade;
- the Honda XR-V
- the Honda UR-V
Ciimo
Ciimo is a sub-marque of Dongfeng Honda launched in April 2012 and aimed at first-time car buyers.
Former product
- the Honda Spirior; (2008-2015)
China only product
Honda Gienia, a compact hatchback.
Honda Geriz, a 4-door compact sedan.
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See also
- List of Honda assembly plants
- Guangqi Honda
Notes
References
External links
- Official site of Dongfeng-Honda
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