BUSINESS
Honda operates 50-50 joint ventures with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co and Dongfeng Motor Group, as well as a majority-owned factory building the FitJazz subcompact model for exports to Europe.
Honda Motor Co said on Friday it would target sales in China of 7,30,000 units in 2011, for growth of more than 10% from the 6,50,000 estimated for this year.
"We expect the overall (Chinese) market to grow by an average 10%," Seiji Kuraishi, head of Honda's China operations, told reporters in Tokyo. "We will aim for a growth of more than 10%, of around 7,30,000 units."
Honda operates 50-50 joint ventures with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co and Dongfeng Motor Group, as well as a majority-owned factory building the FitJazz subcompact model for exports to Europe.
Honda's production capacity in China is set to rise to 8,90,000 cars a year in 2013.