Honda Begin Production Lightweight Body Structures (Honda Lightweight Production)

All efforts made ​​by the manufacturer to create a more efficient vehicles and also with the lower production costs. And it is one of the keys to success in the competition among fellow automotive manufacturers. Honda did not stay silent, now Honda is developing a manufacturing process capable of creating a lighter vehicle.

Clearly, the massive investment needed to change the operating system in each line of Honda's worldwide production. This new process includes using welding techniques to the vehicle frame, and no longer use the bolts and other materials.

Through this new manufacturing method, the use of the material will be less and also reduce the number of process steps required to build one vehicle. Honda's first car produced by this process is the Honda N Box.

One of the main objectives of this method is to create vehicles with more efficient fuel consumption. On the Honda, the advantages to be gained is a faster time to enter emerging markets such as China and India.

At first, this method will be used to assemble the Honda's small cars. Then in the next few years will begin to be applied to other models.

In addition, Honda is developing direct injection technology that will be matched by a lighter CVT transmission. Both of these technologies will further increase the efficiency of Honda's lineup in the future.