Japanese auto major Honda held the ground-breaking ceremony of its upcoming spare parts warehouse facility in Doddaballapura near Bengaluru, Karnataka. The new facility will be managed by Honda Cars India, and will support the spare parts operations for all Honda businesses including, Honda Cars India, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, and Honda India Power Products.
In the first phase, 60,000sq meter of plot area will be developed including covered space of 25,000sqmt. The upcoming facility which will be operational by Q1 of FY2025-26 will play an important role in faster availability of spare parts at Honda dealerships and improving the entire customer service experience. The total plot area of the facility is 140,000sqmt.
Takuya Tsumura, President & CEO, Honda Cars India said: “We are delighted to start the development of our new spare parts warehouse facility in Bengaluru. This is in line with our commitment towards our customers for providing timely and quicker availability of spare parts for their Honda products. This new facility will not only enhance our spare parts accessibility in the southern region of the country but also pave the way for future requirements in the electrification era.”
The warehouse is strategically located in Doddaballapura, Bengaluru, with proximity to Bengaluru International Airport, Bengaluru City Region and Honda 2Wheelers manufacturing plant.
The company says the facility’s design layout will strongly emphasise on ergonomic excellence to maximise efficiency, and productivity with modern latest equipments while maintaining highest safety standards.
Further, the facility will focus on environmental conservation along with efficient use of energy through Rainwater Harvesting, Drinking Water Treatment Plant, Sewage Treatment Plant, use of Natural Lighting, Green electricity sources and Natural air circulation.
In the first phase of the development of the warehouse facility, the company will be utilizing 25,000sqmt of covered area. The remaining areas will be developed basis future requirements.
This new facility in Doddaballapura will complement Honda’s existing spare parts centres in India, thereby strengthening Honda’s nationwide support infrastructure.
The development project of the facility will be undertaken by Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Company (SMCC).
