Intro: Honda made its presence known in Thailand on August 29, 1983 with the establishment of Honda Cars (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (or HCT) to undertake Honda car assembling and distribution. In 1984, the first Honda Civic and Honda Accord rolled off
the production line of Bangchan General Assembly. To cope with rapidly rising domestic demand for Honda cars, another plant, the Kannasutra Car Assembly Plant, was taken over, renovated and put into operation by HCT in April 1992.
After eight years of successful operation, Honda Cars Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. was established as a manufacturing plant at Minburi. Four years later, in 1996, the second manufacturing plant open at Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya province, to meet the increasing demand both domestically and externally. This new plant is one of the most technologically advanced and fully integrated assembly lines in Southeast Asia. The Kannasutra plant was phased out. The new plant marked a considerabe increase in production capacity, and state of the art technology incorporated in the plant greatly contributes to the development of innovative, unique and personalized Honda products for the Thai market.
Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC) was established in 1999, bringing under its wing Honda Cars Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. respectively the manufacturer and authorized distributor of Honda cars in Thailand.
Production in 2003: 110590 units. |
