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Honda to up India motorcycle output

Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it will more than double its annual output capacity for motorcycles in India to 4 million units by 2013 to meet rapidly growing demand in the emerging market.

Honda, which runs a manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 1.6 million units in the state of Haryana, is building a second plant in the state of Rajasthan, about 90 km from New Delhi, India, with the capacity to produce 600,000 motorcycles annually. The second plant will begin operations in July.