Intro: DRB-Oriental became the official Honda distributor in Malaysia in July, 2001 and a month later a ground breaking ceremony took place in Pegoh, Malaka for a brand new plant.
In September, 2002 the company has changed its name to Honda Malaysia Sdn Bhd. ’This change in name brings the company more in line with the true nature of our brand identity for our products and services" - was the official opinion.
On the 30th of January, 2003 the new plant was officially opened. Spread over 80 acres at the HICOM Pegoh Industrial Park in Alor Gajah, Melaka, the new Honda Malaysia plant boasts three zones ’ the main plant which houses the automobile assembly activities and auxiliary buildings; a Constant Velocity Joint(CVJ) factory; and a completely-built-up(CBU) pre-delivery operation centre. The plant also has its own test track built to Honda’s international standards
The facility is equipped with Honda’s "state of the art" flexible manufacturing system to maximize efficiency. It employs the New General Welding Machine System which accommodates the production of the new models to give customers a wider choice of products. Special emphasis is given to the plant ventilation, distribution of heat and working condition.
With an initial production capacity of 20,000 vehicles per year, the architecturally-designed Honda Pegoh plant is equipped with flexible manufacturing systems to accommodate an increase in capacity and the production of new models to meet future demand. |
