After 40 years of manufacturing automobiles in the United States, Honda has reached the milestone of 30 million vehicle production at factories in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio.
After beginning with motorcycles, Honda began automobile production with the second-generation Accord on November 1, 1982 at its Marysville, Ohio plant, becoming the first Japanese automaker to produce cars in the United States.
Since then, the company has invested $16 billion in US factories that support auto production, and by 2022 over two-thirds of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in America were made in the US.
The company’s five plants in Alabama, Indiana and Ohio currently produce twelve passenger cars and light trucks. The engines, transmissions and dual-motor hybrid systems that power these vehicles are produced in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia. Honda employs 17,000 workers at its eight factories, which contribute to its annual production capacity of 1.3 million vehicles.
Honda recently announced two major investments to build an EV hub in Ohio, including a $700 million conversion of several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to electric vehicle production and a $3.5 billion joint investment with LG Energy Solution (LGES) to establish a battery factory joint venture in Ohio.
Honda also recently announced plans to produce fuel cell electric vehicles at the company’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Ohio.
