The plan by Japanese manufacturer Honda to reunite it cars division (Honda Australia) and its motorcycles and power equipment division (Honda Australia MPE) under one roof is on track.
The manufacturer says the planned relocation of the two divisions into one building is part of its Australian business transformation and local investment strategy.
In August last year, Honda Australia announced that it would be moving from its current automotive business headquarters on Sharps Road in Tullamarine (where it has been based for over 40 years), to a new head office location.
As part of the move, Honda Australia MPE would also relocate its headquarters from its current site on Sydney Road in Campbellfield and unify with the automotive business in a new, modern facility, which will be situated in Moonee Ponds, in Melbourne’s inner north.
Work on the base build and internal fit out of the new head office is well underway according to the manufacturer, with a target move-in date for the automotive and motorcycle/power equipment businesses currently set down for the first quarter of next year.
“We are now making significant investments across the broader Honda business to strengthen our local operations,” Honda Australia chief operating officer Stephen Collins says.
“It has been more than 30 years since Honda’s automotive and motorcycle/power equipment businesses were co-located and it is a significant undertaking to reunify the two business operations.
“As ‘One Honda’ in Australia we will have greater scale to realise our full potential and best serve our diverse range of customers,” Collins says.
In addition to the new, single location for Honda Australia’s national headquarters, the company’s local investment plans include development of a new parts distribution facility in the Melbourne Airport Business Park, along with further investments at the multi-purpose Somerton site.
Construction work on the new Parts Distribution Centre has already commenced and is due for completion in mid-2023.
Honda’s lawnmower and brush-cutter assembly facility in Somerton and the Honda Australia Rider Training (HART) facilities in Somerton and Kilsyth will continue to operate from their existing locations.
The sale of Honda Australia’s Tullamarine and Campbellfield properties has now also been completed to a fund managed by Hines global real estate and investment management.
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