Honda Motor Co said Tuesday that operations have begun to turn out the Accord sedan at its Thai unit's second plant, built next to its existing plant in Ayutthaya.

The new facility, set up at a cost of 6.2 billion baht, or about 18.6 billion yen, will double Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co's vehicle output capacity in Thailand to 240,000 units, the Japanese automaker said. The first plant currently has an annual production capacity of 120,000 units.