PETALING JAYA: Honda Malaysia today celebrated an important chapter with the rollout of its 1 millionth car produced at its Pegoh plant in Alor Gajah, Melaka.
The 1 millionth car was a red Civic.
At the event, Honda Malaysia CEO Madoka Chujo announced her departure to return to Japan to assume a new role.
Honda Malaysia targets to sell 80,000 cars in 2022.
Honda Malaysia’s plant began local assembly in 2003 with the CR-V being the first model to leave the Pegoh plant.
To grow Honda Malaysia at an accelerated rate, a second production line was open in 2014, doubling the production capacity of 50,000 units to 100,000 units of vehicles annually, and 200 units to 400 units daily.
The newer production line also incorporates some new technologies such as automated Smart Welding Machine and state-of-the-art painting facility including Spray Robots and Under Body Coating, which improve the accuracy of the body and quality of the body paint and coating thickness.
The plant spans over 32ha with a total built-up area of 5.2ha. It boasts 3 zones; the main plant which houses the Complete Knock Down Unit (CKD) assembly plant and its auxiliary buildings, and the Complete Built-Up Unit (CBU) pre-delivery operation.
The Honda plant made its 600 000th unit in 2017.
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