Dongfeng Honda

Dongfeng Honda
Dongfeng Honda
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	东风本田
Traditional Chinese	東風本田
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Dōngfēng Běntián
Wade–Giles	Tung1-feng1 Pen3-t'ien2
IPA	[tʊ́ŋfə́ŋ pəntʰi̯ɛn]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Dūngfūng Búntìhn
Jyutping	Dung1 fung1 bun2 tin4
Japanese name
Kanji	東風本田
Hiragana	とうふうほんだ
Revised Hepburn
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburn	Tōfū Honda

Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd.
	File:Dongfeng Honda logo.jpg
Company type	Private joint venture
Industry	Automotive
Founded	July 2003 (Wuhan)
Headquarters	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Products	Automobiles
Parent	Dongfeng Motor Corporation (50%); Honda Motor Company (50%)
Website	www.dongfeng-honda.com

Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (东风本田汽车有限公司) is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Wuhan, China and a 50:50 joint-venture between Dongfeng Motor Corporation and Honda Motor Company. It currently produces the Honda Civic, Honda CR-V and Honda Spirior for sale in China.

History

Dongfeng Honda was established in July 2003 with a registered capital of US$200 million.^[1] Dongfeng Honda began automobile production in April 2004, with the Honda CR-V sport utility vehicle initially its only product.^[1]

In February 2006 Dongfeng Honda completed a 2.8 billion yuan (US$ 340 million) expansion of its production facilities, quadrupling production capacity to 120,000 units.^[2]

In May 2008 Dongfeng Honda announced plans to double production capacity to 240,000 vehicles a year, in an investment of 10 billion yen (US$95.5 million).^[3]^[4]

Operations

Dongfeng Honda has an assembly plant in Wuhan, Hubei. The plant size is around 181,000 square metres and has a total work force of around 2,800.

The plant includes welding, painting and vehicle testing facilities. Dongfeng Honda also has an engine production plant.

Products

Dongfeng Honda currently manufactures the following vehicles:^[5]

the Honda Civic;
the Honda CR-V;
the Honda Spirior; and
the Honda Elysion; and
the Honda Jade; and
the Honda XR-V; and
the Honda UR-V (2017)

Notes

^ In Japan the name of the company is usually written as 東風ホンダ, which surges from the combination of the two kanji forming the word "Dongfeng" in Chinese and the katakana for Honda.

References

^ ^a ^b "Dongfeng Honda targets double output in 5 years". China.org. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Honda Opens New China Factory to Keep Ahead of Toyota". Bloomberg. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Honda seeking approval to double China JV capacity". Reuters. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Honda to boost China capacity by 20 pct - Nikkei". Reuters. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Honda's strategic move: Acura-based sporty car". China Daily. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

External links

Official site of Dongfeng-Honda
Dongfeng-Honda automobile joint venture announces bigger annual production capacity (2004)
Honda to build fifth plant in China: report (2009)

[1] In Japan the name of the company is usually written as 東風ホンダ, which surges from the combination of the two kanji forming the word "Dongfeng" in Chinese and the katakana for Honda.

[china.org1-2] "Dongfeng Honda targets double output in 5 years". China.org. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[3] "Honda Opens New China Factory to Keep Ahead of Toyota". Bloomberg. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[4] "Honda seeking approval to double China JV capacity". Reuters. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[5] "Honda to boost China capacity by 20 pct - Nikkei". Reuters. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[6] "Honda's strategic move: Acura-based sporty car". China Daily. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

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