Honda de México
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| legal form | Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable |
| founding | September 1985 |
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 Mexico : El Salto , Jalisco |
| Number of employees | 3,000 |
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Automobile Manufacturers Motorcycle Manufacturers Scooter Manufacturers Automotive Suppliers |
| Website | www.honda.mx |
The Honda de México SA de CV is a company incorporated in September 1985 a subsidiary of the Japanese Honda -Konzerns with headquarters in El Salto , Jalisco , Mexico . In addition to the sale of Honda products, an independent production is operated.
Company history
The main factory in El Salto
The main plant in El Salto covers an area of 2.7 million square meters. Around 260 million US dollars were raised for the construction of the plant from 1986 onwards. Production started in 1988. The CBR100 was the company's first product to roll off the assembly line . About 1,000 people were employed at that time. The maximum production capacity was 50,000 units per year. At the same time, metal parts of the Civic for the automobile production of Honda of America Mfg. and the Honda of Canada Manufacturing .
In 1984 construction work began on a plant expansion. From 1995 the 5th generation Accord was built in the new department . The annual capacity increased to 200,000 units. The number of employees also increased to around 2,800. Production of the 6th generation started two years later in 1997. In summer 1999 the company started exporting its products. In June 2002 the factory started production of the C 100 Biz . In the same year, the seventh generation of the Accord came on the market, but assembly in Mexico did not start until 2004.
On the occasion of the start of production of the new BEAT100 in February 2004 , the export of the Accord to Argentina was started. In addition, vehicle components and spare parts for the Acura RL have been manufactured since December .
When production of the Accord ended in 2007, it was finally replaced by the 3rd generation CR-V . The 4th generation of the CR-V has been manufactured in El Salto since January 2012.
The Guadalajara motorcycle factory
In Guadalajara , the company opened a second plant parallel to the main plant. Here, too, production began in the course of 1988. The CH80 was built in the second plant, which was replaced by the ACTIVA in April 2004 . From July 2005 the C90 was also produced. Due to insufficient demand, Honda decided to close the plant in 2009.
The Celaya car plant
Another plant of the manufacturer has been in the construction phase since autumn 2011. At the Celaya site in the state of Guanajuato , production of the Fit is to start according to previous information . An investment of 800 million US dollars is planned for the construction of the plant. Up to 3,200 people are to be employed on the 5.66 million square meter site. The maximum annual capacity of the plant will be 200,000 units.
Model overview
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| 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
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Scooter |
CH80 1986 to 2004 |
BEAT100 since 2004 |
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| motorcycle |
CBR100 1986 to 2004 |
 ACTIVA 2004 to 2009 |
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 C90 2005 to 2009 |
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Notchback sedan of middle class |
 Accord Sedán 1995 to 1997 |
 Accord Sedán 1997 to 2002 |
 Accord Sedán 2004 to 2007 |
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| Sport utility vehicle |
 CR-V 2007 to 2011 |
 CR-V since 2012 |
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In the vehicle identification number , the company uses the world manufacturer codes 3CZ for motorcycles and sport utility vehicles, 3H1 for scooters and 3HG for passenger cars. The letter G for El Salto is used as the factory code . The letter D is in use for Guadalajara .