Seeing that Malaysia is Honda's largest hybrid vehicle market , Honda has begun construction of a second automobile production line at its existing facilities in Malacca, Malaysia. The Japanese automaker will be building small sized vehicles such as the Jazz hybrid models over there. The second line is scheduled to begin operation before the end of 2013 and will add 50,000 units annually, doubling the plant's overall production capacity from the current 50,000 units with the first line to 100,000 units per year.

Honda said the total investment on the second line is expected to be 350 million Malaysian ringgit and is planning to hire approximately 700 associates when the second line becomes operational.

Malaysia is Honda's largest hybrid vehicle market in Southeast Asia today, where they sold 4,600 units last year. The company plans to double sales to approximately 10,000 hybrid cars in 2012.