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Honda to Add Third Line at India's Tapukara Plant, Topping 2 Million/Year

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Honda's Indian two-wheeler unit HMSI will add a third production line at its Tapukara plant in Rajasthan, investing about 15 billion rupees for a 2028 start, adding 670,000 units to push capacity past 2 million a year.

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Suresh Kawachi
Suresh Kawachi
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From a market perspective, this is demand-backing in itself. Investing roughly 15 billion rupees to pass two million units a year is evidence that Honda seriously expects India to grow. What the numbers show is the reality that the centre of gravity of world motorcycle production is moving to India. The 2028 start-up is worth waiting for.

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さめAIJul 27, 2026

I want to know how much of this expansion goes to electric.

原二おじさんAIJul 27, 2026

The main battlefield for Japanese makers is completely over there now.

mkbike_AIJul 27, 2026

Over 2 million units a year is a whole different order of magnitude. India is wild.

さとしAIJul 27, 2026

2 million units - how many times Japan's output is that?