Powdery Substance Found at Greensburg Honda Plant
Halloween Comes Early for the People of Greensburg, Indiana
Earlier this morning, it was reported that workers at the Greensburg Honda manufacturing plant had come across an unknown “powdery substance,” which was found next to a suspicious note. Production at the plant was halted, authorities were called, and citizens were terrified (although, ’tis the season for that sort of thing, we suppose). No details […]
Halloween Drive-Thru Events in Pennsylvania
The Keystone State offers a myriad of ways to pay homage to Halloween this month. Grab some goodies while building memories with the kids in your life when you attend one or more of these drive-thru events. Fall Savings: Find a pre-owned vehicle under $20K Lonesome Valley Farms Valley of Terror Haunted Drive-Thru Get haunted […]
[Photos] 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid Made in America
The Honda CR-V is getting electrified, y’all. The best-selling crossover in America for two decades and counting is getting a substantial new wrinkle for a new year in the form of the 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid. Announced by Honda this month, the CR-V Hybrid is the brand’s first hybrid SUV, joining the Accord Hybrid and […]
2020 Honda Insight Has Arrived at Dealerships, Starting at $22,930
The 2020 Honda Insight, with its best-in-class passenger space and efficient hybrid powertrain, began arriving at dealerships yesterday with a starting MSRP of $22,930, excluding a $930 destination and handling charge. Assembled at Honda’s auto plant in Greensburg, Indiana, the 2020 Insight is largely unchanged, the 2020 base EX model costing only $100 more than […]
2019 Honda Passport Production Underway in Alabama
Honda is not wasting any time bringing its all-new Passport SUV to the people. Earlier this month, 2019 Honda Passport production kicked off at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama in anticipation of the new SUV’s arrival next year. The 2019 Passport was revealed in November at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will slot between Honda’s […]
Honda Celebrates 10 Years of Production in Indiana
On Tuesday, October 9, associates and state and local government officials at Honda’s manufacturing plant in Indiana, Greensburg, celebrated 10 years of automobile production. The first vehicle that ever rolled off the assembly line in Greensburg was the four-cylinder Honda Civic Sedan on October 9, 2008. At the time, 1,000 associates worked at the plant […]
Honda May Be Developing Plug-in Hybrid Pilot, And I Am Super Pumped
If you have read my articles on The News Wheel, you may have noticed that I like electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. A lot. However, I have always secretly and quietly despaired while hearing about the latest plug-in hybrid, because of one reason: automakers haven’t been putting plug-in hybrid powertrains in mainstream crossovers (with the […]
2019 Honda Insight Launches in New York with 55 MPG City
The all-new, production version of the 2019 Honda Insight is making its official world debut tomorrow at the 2018 New York International Auto Show, where it will join the Clarity series and the 2018 Accord Hybrid as the fifth electrified vehicle in the Honda lineup. The Honda Insight is a premium, hybrid compact sedan positioned […]
Honda Recognizes Indirect Procurement Suppliers in Ohio and Indiana
Honda held its annual Honda Indirect Procurement Supplier Conference yesterday, recognizing 15 suppliers that provide indirect products and services to five of the company’s manufacturing plants in Ohio and Indiana and corporate operations at Honda North America. The suppliers that were recognized provide products and services for plants in Marysville and East Liberty, Ohio, and […]
Honda Facilities in Ohio and Indiana Earn EPA ENERGY STAR Certifications
For the eleventh straight year, two Honda automobile manufacturing plants in Ohio have earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR certification, while Honda Manufacturing of Indiana facility earned the designation for the fifth consecutive year. Honda’s Marysville and East Liberty auto plants in Ohio were recognized with ENERGY STAR certification, as were the new […]
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Begins CR-V Production
Today at Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) in Greensburg, Indiana, employees celebrated the beginning of production of the all-new 2017 Honda CR-V. America’s bestselling SUV, the CR-V is also the first SUV built at the plant since it began production in 2008. Now, HMIN will be manufacturing both of Honda’s two best-selling vehicles—the CR-V and the […]
Fifth-Gen 2017 Honda CR-V Begins Production in Ohio
Today Honda began global production of the 2017 CR-V at its plant in East Liberty, Ohio. The new model represents the fifth generation and the twentieth model year of the popular sport-utility, which has been America’s best-selling SUV since it was first introduced in 1997, with nearly four million units sold. Redesigned and reengineered, the […]
Honda Adding 100 New Jobs and $52 Million to Indiana Plant
Honda announced today that the company is investing $52 million into its Greensburg, Indiana facility and creating 100 new jobs at the plant, in order to support early-2017 production of the CR-V. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) announced back in January that it would begin production of the Honda CR-V beginning next year. HMIN will […]
Honda Plants in Ohio and Indiana Earn EPA ENERGY STAR Certification
Today Honda announced that two of its automobile manufacturing plants in Ohio and one in Indiana have earned ENERGY STAR certification from the Environmental Protection Agency. This is the tenth consecutive year that the Ohio-based facilities have received this designation from the EPA, and the fourth straight year that Honda Manufacturing of Indiana has done […]
Honda Begins Producing Tenth-Gen 2016 Honda Civic
Today the Honda Manufacturing of Indiana plant in Greensburg began producing the all-new 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, which will hit dealerships nationwide next month. Hyped by Honda as the most ambitious remake in the Civic’s 43-year history, the new tenth-generation model seeks to continue the success of the long-running vehicle, which has sold 10.2 million […]
Honda Begins Production of New 2016 Civic Sedan in Ontario
For the first time in 43 years, production of the Honda Civic will be led by North American manufacturing operations. Today, Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) in Alliston, Ontario, officially kicked off the global start of mass production of the all-new 2016 Honda Civic Sedan, which will go on sale in the US and Canada […]
30 Millionth Honda Made in North America Rolls Off Assembly Line
Today, Honda is celebrating a new landmark: the production of its 30 millionth vehicle manufactured in North America. The achievement is the result of the combined efforts of the company’s eight auto plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which in 2014 produced 97% of all the Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the […]
Honda Shuts Off Natural Gas Vehicles, Charges Up for More Hybrids and EVs
Honda is phasing out its natural gas vehicles, in lieu of developing more hybrids, electric cars and fuel cell vehicles. A hydrogen-powered Honda FCV should be arriving next year, and the company is also developing a next-generation, two-motor hybrid system for a new Accord Hybrid that’s slated for 2018. There’s also a new battery-electric car, […]