TOKYO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Friday it would target sales in China of 730,000 units in 2011, for growth of more than 10 percent from the 650,000 estimated for this year.
"We expect the overall (Chinese) market to grow by an average 10 percent," Seiji Kuraishi, head of Honda's China operations, told reporters in Tokyo. "We will aim for a growth of more than 10 percent, of around 730,000 units."
Honda operates 50-50 joint ventures with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co and Dongfeng Motor Group, as well as a majority-owned factory building the Fit/Jazz subcompact model for exports to Europe.
Honda's production capacity in China is set to rise to 890,000 cars a year in 2013. (Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Chris Gallagher)