Honda finishes new diesel plant

Honda has completed a new engine plant to supply cylinder blocks and casting parts for its diesel engines in European models. The manufacturing facility, at Ogawa in Japan, will start production in autumn this year.

Ogawa has been designed to decrease the amount of CO2 generated in the production of each engine by 40 percent during the casting process, and by 25 percent in the machining phase. The plant's one production line can produce eight different types of engine, including the most sophisticated low-emission units.

The plant will supply diesel engine parts to go into the Accord for the European market. It will also supply diesel engine parts for Honda’s factory in the UK at Swindon, which produces the Civic and CR-V models.

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