Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (CHAM), Honda's wholly owned automobile powertrain components production subsidiary in China, said in a statement today it began operations at its newly built plant Foshan City. CHAM will manufacture powertrain components including automobile transmissions, which will be supplied to Honda's automobile production joint venture operations in China. With the annual production capacity of 240,000 units (transmissions), the new plant will initially accommodate machining and assembly of transmissions and drive shafts as well as machining of crank shafts and connecting rods for engines. The company is ...