Assignment 2

1. PRN 16030141087
PRATIK GARUD

2. Introduction
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate corporation
primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles,
motorcycles and power equipment.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer
since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer
of internal combustio engines measured by volume,
producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines
each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese
automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth
largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind General
Motors, Volkswagen Group, Toyota, Hyundai Motor
Group, Ford, Nissan, and PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2011.
Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to
release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura , in 1986. Aside from
their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda
also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines,
personal watercraft and power generators, and other
products. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial
intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO
robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with
the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and
the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, which began production in
2012. Honda has three joint-ventures in China (Honda
China,Dongfeng Honda, and Guangqi Honda).
In 2013, Honda invested about 5.7% (US$6.8 billion) of its
revenues in research and development. Also in 2013, Honda
became the first Japanese automaker to be a net exporter to
the United States, exporting 108,705 Honda and Acura
models, while importing only 88,357.

3.  Company Name
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
 Head Office
2-1-1, Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556,
Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-3423-1111 (main)
 Established
September 1948
 President, CEO & Representative Director
Takahiro Hachigo
 Capital
86 billion yen
 Number of associates
208,399 (consolidated basis), 22,399
(nonconsolidated basis)
 Honda group companies
451 affiliated companies in and out of Japan (368
consolidated subsidiaries and 83 affiliates accounted
for under the equity method)

4. Company Overview
Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd. engages in the development,
production, and manufacture of motor products. Honda
Motor India Pvt Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is based in
Noida, India. Honda Motor India Pvt. Ltd. operates as a
subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
Plot No. A-1
Sector 40/41
Surajpur-Kasna Road
Distt. Gautam Budh Nagar
Noida, 201306
India
Founded in 2006
CEO
Katsushi Inoue
Mr. Katsushi Inoue has been an Operating Officer and
Chief Operating Officer for Regional Operations
-Europe Region at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. since April 1,
2016. Mr. Inoue serves as President and Director of
Honda Motor Europe Ltd. He served as the Chief
Executive Officer, President and Whole-Time Director
of Honda Cars India Ltd., at Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
from joining on April 1, 2015 to April 1, 2016. Mr. Inoue
served as General Manager in Marketing Planning at
Honda headquarters in Japan. He has worked with the

5. automaker in different capacities in Japan, Malaysia,
Thailand, the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany.
Business functions in india
Research & development
Honda R & D ( India ) Pvt. Ltd., is a 100 % subsidiary of
Honda R & D Co. Ltd., Japan, which is a group company of
Honda Motors Co. Ltd., Japan. HRID is formed to carry out
Local Research and Development activities related to
Motorcycle & Power Products on the directions provided by
Honda R & D Co. Ltd. of Japan.
HRID was initially set up in India in the year 1998 as liaison
office of Honda R & D Co Ltd., Japan. Later a domestic
company was incorporated in the year 2003 to carry out R &
D operations in India.
Since then HRID has been a part of many successful
development projects related to Indian market
products. HRID pledges to contribute to society by
developing quality products & technologies.
Sales
Honda Motor India Pvt Ltd (HMI), the wholly owned
subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Japan, formally began
its operations on 1st December 2006 from its corporate
office in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
HMI has three Regional Warehouses at Chennai, Mumbai

6. and Kolkata and two National Part Centres at Greater Noida
&Tapukara
HMI’s business objective is to strengthen, integrate and
create operational synergy amongst Honda subsidiaries in
India especially in areas like Spare Parts Operations with a
view to serve Honda’s customers efficiently & improve their
satisfaction.
HMI has already synergized the spare parts operation of
Honda Siel Power Products Ltd., Honda Cars India Ltd. &
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd.
The regional parts centres established by HMI across India
result in delivery of Spare Parts to the customers at the right
time at the right place & at the right cost.
HMI is also focusing on Honda CSR initiatives in India & in Y-
E-S Award is one such initiative of HMI.
Manufacturing
HCIL's first manufacturing unit was set up at Greater Noida,
U.P in 1997. The green field project is spread across 150
acres and has an annual production capacity of 120,000
units. HCIL's second plant in Tapukara is the first car
manufacturing plant in the state of Rajasthan. The state-of
the art Power train and Press shop in Tapukara plant have
been operational since September 2008. This facility is
spread over 450 acres and has an annual production
capacity of 120,000 units. HCIL started the production of cars
from its Tapukara Plant from February 2014. This plant is the
culmination of the best manufacturing know-how and
practices gathered from Honda's global operations.

7. Car Manufacturing plants
HCIL's first manufacturing unit at Greater Noida commenced
operations in 1997. Setup at an initial investment of over ₹4.5
billion, the plant is spread over 150 acres (0.61 km2
). The
initial capacity of the plant was 30,000 cars per annum, which
was thereafter increased to 50,000 cars on a two-shift basis.
The capacity has further been enhanced to 100,000 units
annually as of 2008. This expansion led to an increase in the
covered area in the plant from 107,000 m² to over 130,000 m².
Honda setup its second plant in India at Tapukara in Alwar
District of Rajasthan ,spread over 450 acres with an
investment of ₹3526 crores. It operates under the ISO 9001
standard for quality management and ISO 14001 for
environment management.
2 wheeler Manufacturing plants
Honda is the world’s largest manufacturer of two Wheelers,
Recognized the world over as the symbol of Honda two
wheelers, the ‘Wings’ arrived in India as Honda Motorcycle
and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI ), a 100% subsidiary of
Honda Motor Company Ltd., Japan, in 1999. Since its
establishment in 1999 at Manesar, District Gurgaon, Haryana.

8. Manufacturing plants in India
Haryana Manesar Honda Two wheelers
Rajasthan Tapukara Honda Cars India
Passenger
vehicles
Rajasthan Tapukara Honda Two wheelers
Uttar Pradesh
Greater
Noida
Honda Siel Cars
India
Passenger
vehicles
Karnataka Kolar Honda Motorcycles Two wheelers
Sunil Ranjhan
Sr. Vice President HR at Honda Cars India Ltd
India
Automotive

9. Current 1. Honda Cars India Ltd
Previous 1. Asian Honda Motor Co., Bangkok,
Thailand,
2. Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan,
3. Honda Cars India Ltd.
Education 1. AOTS, Japan
Ashish Kaul
National Head Sales at Honda Cars India Ltd
Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Automotive
Current 1. Honda Cars India Ltd
Education 1. Institute of Management Technology,
Ghaziabad
Ajay Agrawal
Regional Head Service - North 1 at Honda SIEL Cars India Ltd
Noida Area, India
Automotive
Current 1. Honda Cars India Ltd
Previous 1. honda siel cars india lt.,
2. MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA
LTD,
3. HERO HONDA MOTORS LTD
Rajeev Wasan
Sr Vice President, Mfg at Honda Cars India Limited
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Automotive

10. Current 1. Honda Cars India Limited
Previous 1. Honda Motor Company Limited, Japan,
2. Maruti Udyog Limited,
3. Telco ( Tata Motors)
Education 1. Thapar Institute of Engineering and
Technology
Anuradha Sharma
Head Administration at Honda R&D ( India) Pvt.Ltd.
New Delhi Area, India
Automotive
Current 1. Honda R&D ( India) Pvt.Ltd.
Education 1. Jawaharlal Nehru
Vishvavidyalaya
Sridhar V
Group Vice President & Director, Honda Motorcycle &
Scooter India Pvt Ltd.
Gurgaon, India
Automotive
Current 1. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt.
Ltd.
Previous 1. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt.
Ltd
2. Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt.

11. Ltd.,
3. Maruti Suzuki India Limited
Education 1. Birla Institute of Technology and Science