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Guangzhou Honda plans to sell 340,000 vehicles in 2008
Shanghai. December 27 (Gasgoo.com) – Guangzhou Honda unveiled its sales plan for next year at a ceremony to mark the rolling off the assembly line of 2008 Honda Accord sedan in Guangzhou today.
Fu Shoujie, deputy general manager of Guangzhou Honda, announced at the ceremony that Guangzhou Honda plans to sell 340,000 vehicles in Chinese market in 2008; specifically, the company plans to sell 178,000 the 2008 Honda Accord vehicles, 42,000 Honda Oddyssey, 60,000 Honda City and 60,000 Honda Fit vehicles.
However, Chinese media reports said Guangzhou Honda planned to sell 185,000 vehicles in Chinese market in 2008.
In 2007, Guangzhou Honda sold 295,000 vehicles, about 15,000 units less than the 310,000 target made at the beginning of the year.
"We’ve made some adjustments with our production lines one month earlier than scheduled,” said Fu Shoujie. “And our production is affecting the adjustment. That’s why we failed to reach the target.”
Last week, Honda Motors announced it would increase its China sales by 17 percent to 490,000 units next year, a target that is 10,000 units more than the automaker's current capacity in China.
Currently, Honda has a total annual capacity of 480,000 units in China: Dongfeng Honda, where Honda CR-V and Honda Civic are made, has total capacity of 120,000 units and Guangzhou Honda, where Honda Accord, Fit are made, has a total capacity of 360,000 units.
In addition, Honda also have a 50,000 capacity to produce Honda Jazz in Guangzhou, but these vehicles are made for exports, therefore excluded in Honda's capacity in China.
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