Honda has announced its aggressive roadmap for India at the Auto Expo 2014. The company's current production capacity is 4.6 million units. These figures are churned out by the three plants Honda has in India. Honda is in the process of establishing its fourth factory for production located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Operations are likely to commence in second half of 2015-16. The new facility will increase the total output to 5.8 million units. The products which were showcased at the expo are as listed below
Honda Activa 125
Activa has been a highly successful scooter in India. It was a rage among commuters in the early 2000 because of its gearless advantage and good mileage. The new Activa is powered by a 125cc four stroke, air cooled, single cylinder engine. Transmission will be variator controlled autobox.
Honda has announced its aggressive roadmap for India at the Auto Expo 2014.
The exterior is reminiscent of the Activa i scooter. The 125 gets a front chrome bar and crowned head lamps with a sharper tail light.
Honda will put a combi-brake system, optional disc brakes and a digital meter, something which the scooters displayed had. Honda says that the Activa 125 will be on sale by April this year.
Honda CBR 650F
Honda will start manufacturing the CBR 650F sports bike in India by 2015 and it will available to customers by 2016. The CBR650 will be powered by a new 650cc, 4-cylinder DOHC engine that churns out its maximum output of 87PS at 11,000rpm and a peak torque of 63Nm at 8000rpm. The engine will transfer all this power through a six-speed gearbox.
Engine has PGM-FI electronic fuel injection and has been tuned for high torque specially in the low to mid rpm range. ABS comes as standard for improved braking efficiency.
The CBR650F is a middleweight and can be used for touring and racing as well. This bike once launched should put Honda in a strong position in the growing sports bike segment.