Full output starts at new Honda engine plant in Prachin Buri

The company said the new plant was one of the most technologically advanced and most eco-friendly Honda automobile-assembly plants in the Asia-Pacific region. The first model to be manufactured at the plant will be the 10th |generation of the Honda Civic, which will be launched next month.
 The new production line will manufacture engine components, including cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, connecting rods, and crankshafts for complete-assembly cars.
In the beginning of operation, it will produce engines for the Civic: a 1.8-litre engine and a powerful new 1.5-litre VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) turbo engine with maximum output of 173 horsepower for the Thai market.
In the future, the line will also produce both complete engines and engine parts for export to other Honda automobile-assembly plants in the Asia-Pacific region, Honda Automobile (Thailand) chief operating officer Pitak Pruittisarikorn said.
He added that the new Prachin Buri plant was a key move taken by Honda to expand its automobile production in Thailand with an aim to be a strategic export hub for the world.
The Thai production base in both Ayutthaya and the new Prachin Buri plant will support domestic and export operations and also meet customers’ demands worldwide in the future. The start of the Prachin Buri plant and the Civic production kick-off will mark a milestone of Honda’s operation in Thailand, he said.
 The new Honda assembly plant in Prachin Buri is ready to create products to meet customers’ needs with speed, affordability and low emissions.
Honda says it remains firm on its commitment to research and develop automobile technologies that ensure both quality and |eco-friendliness, and consistently explores innovative measures |to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.