Speaking on the occasion, Keita Muramatsu-President & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said, "Indian automatic scooter market is growing at 2.5 times the speed of overall 2wheeler industry growth.

"The latent demand of automatic scooter is so strong that with improving infrastructure in rural India, we foresee that this segment sale can go up to 35% of overall two- wheeler sales in 5-10 year horizon. As we gear up to take up this challenge of meeting the customer demand, Gujarat will an ideal home and a springboard to achieve greater heights. Now, the Honda automatic scooter you ride will not only be "Made in India" but also "Made in Gujarat."

Outlining Honda's contribution to ushering in local development, Harbhajan Singh - Vice President, General & Corporate Affairs, HMSI said ,"With the establishment of upcoming fourth plant, Honda is accelerating development in the Ahmedabad district and empowering local population to emerge as main beneficiaries of this growth story. As an extension of its global corporate philosophy, Honda has already started engaging with the local community with several CSR initiatives like installing solar powered hub light at Vithalapur Village to lighten community areas like chopal and local recreation center to name a few."

With a presence in more than 40 countries globally, Honda's worldwide 2wheeler sales volume was 17 million units in FY'2013-14. For the first time, India's contribution crossed the 20% mark globally, making India 2nd largest contributor globally in FY'2013-14.

The foundation stone laying ceremony of Honda's latest plant was distinguished by Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel, Finance Minister, Govt. of Gujarat Saurabh Patel and other senior dignitaries from the Gujarat government.
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