Summary
Honda says it will invest R$3.3 billion in its Brazilian motorcycle operation from 2026 to 2030, adding two plants at its Manaus manufacturing complex. The company targets installed annual capacity of 2.3 million motorcycles by 2029 and says the expansion will create 2,000 jobs.
Honda plans to invest BRL 3.3 billion in its motorcycle manufacturing operation in Brazil from 2026 to 2030, expanding the Manaus complex with two new plants. The company says the project will raise installed annual production capacity to 2.3 million motorcycles by 2029 and create 2,000 jobs. The announcement was made in Manaus on November 5, 2026, as Honda marked 50 years of motorcycle production in Brazil.
The investment is in addition to BRL 1.6 billion Honda announced the previous year. The company frames the expansion as a response to growth in Brazil’s motorcycle market and a way to strengthen the competitiveness of its local operation.
What the Manaus expansion involves
Each of the two planned plants will have an assembly line and supporting manufacturing processes. Honda says its current Manaus complex has four assembly lines spread across two production plants. The announced 2.3 million figure is installed annual capacity—a measure of the facility’s production capability—not a statement that it will produce that number of motorcycles each year.
The Manaus factory is responsible for all Honda motorcycle production in Brazil. It currently produces about 7,200 motorcycles a day across 20 models, ranging from 110cc to 1,100cc. Over five decades, the plant has made more than 33 million motorcycles, according to the company.
Honda describes the site as the most vertically integrated motorcycle facility in its global group. In this context, vertical integration means manufacturing many components within the operation rather than only assembling finished products. Honda lists frames, wheels, seats and engines among the components made at Manaus.
A major production base for Brazil and exports
The plant supplies the Brazilian market and exports motorcycles to 19 countries, including the United States, Australia and Mexico. Honda says it employs 9,200 people directly at the facility and works with more than 120 direct suppliers in Brazil. The planned expansion would add 2,000 jobs to support increased production.
Honda began manufacturing in Brazil in 1976, following a strategy it describes as producing close to markets where products are in demand. Its new capacity target would extend the role of Manaus as both a domestic production centre and an export base. The announcement sets out the investment period and target year, but describes the construction and capacity expansion as planned work rather than an already completed change.