Honda to make lighter cars with the N Box
27 Dec 2011|9,136 views
According to business daily newspaper Nikkei, Honda will soon join the likes of Peugeot in making new cars lighter than its predecessors, as it plans to change its design and assembly methods to reduce its vehicles’ weight without making any compromises in safety or comfort features.
Nikkei reports that Japan’s third largest manufacturer will invest tens of billions of yen to update both its local and overseas plants, starting with the smallest models in its range. The newspaper added that some of Honda's new manufacturing methods include welding outer panels to the frame of the vehicle instead of assembling the ceiling, side and the rest of the panels, in order to reduce the usage of bolts and reinforcing materials.
Honda has already modified one of the two assembly lines at its Suzuka plant in Japan that manufactures the N Box, the first model of the N Series mini cars. The move is said to have reduced the city car's weight by 10 percent compared to an equivalent size model, while also lowering manufacturing costs.
Nikkei reports that Japan’s third largest manufacturer will invest tens of billions of yen to update both its local and overseas plants, starting with the smallest models in its range. The newspaper added that some of Honda's new manufacturing methods include welding outer panels to the frame of the vehicle instead of assembling the ceiling, side and the rest of the panels, in order to reduce the usage of bolts and reinforcing materials.
Honda has already modified one of the two assembly lines at its Suzuka plant in Japan that manufactures the N Box, the first model of the N Series mini cars. The move is said to have reduced the city car's weight by 10 percent compared to an equivalent size model, while also lowering manufacturing costs.
According to business daily newspaper Nikkei, Honda will soon join the likes of Peugeot in making new cars lighter than its predecessors, as it plans to change its design and assembly methods to reduce its vehicles’ weight without making any compromises in safety or comfort features.
Nikkei reports that Japan’s third largest manufacturer will invest tens of billions of yen to update both its local and overseas plants, starting with the smallest models in its range. The newspaper added that some of Honda's new manufacturing methods include welding outer panels to the frame of the vehicle instead of assembling the ceiling, side and the rest of the panels, in order to reduce the usage of bolts and reinforcing materials.
Honda has already modified one of the two assembly lines at its Suzuka plant in Japan that manufactures the N Box, the first model of the N Series mini cars. The move is said to have reduced the city car's weight by 10 percent compared to an equivalent size model, while also lowering manufacturing costs.
Nikkei reports that Japan’s third largest manufacturer will invest tens of billions of yen to update both its local and overseas plants, starting with the smallest models in its range. The newspaper added that some of Honda's new manufacturing methods include welding outer panels to the frame of the vehicle instead of assembling the ceiling, side and the rest of the panels, in order to reduce the usage of bolts and reinforcing materials.
Honda has already modified one of the two assembly lines at its Suzuka plant in Japan that manufactures the N Box, the first model of the N Series mini cars. The move is said to have reduced the city car's weight by 10 percent compared to an equivalent size model, while also lowering manufacturing costs.
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