Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Plans $55 Million Expansion
Honda has announced another expansion of its factory in Lincoln, Alabama, hardly over a year after its previous set of upgrades. The Japanese automaker will invest a further $54.8 million in the plant, which will add 50,000 square feet to its Line 2 operations, with 2021 set as the target date for completion, though there’s […]
2018 Honda Odyssey Begins Production at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Plant
Today, over 1,500 associates at the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) plant in Lincoln celebrated the start of mass production of the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan. The all-new model will launch nationwide this spring, with HMA acting as the exclusive manufacturer of the family-friendly Odyssey, which has been the most popular minivan in America for […]
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Plant to Receive $85 Million in Upgrades
Today Honda announced a forthcoming $85 million investment in the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) plant located in Lincoln, Alabama. In a statement, the Japanese automaker asserted that the money would fund the first of a multi-phase project meant to improve the facility’s vehicle manufacturing flexibility, while also strengthening the logistic efficiency for future models […]
Honda is Leading Automaker in Cars.com 2022 American-Made Index
Honda remains the top non-American brand in the Cars.com American-Made Index, performing at the same level as most of the top American brands
Four of the Top 10 American-Made Cars are Hondas
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Honda Cars Lead 2020 American-Made Index
What cars are the most American-made? According to the Cars.com 2020 American-Made Index, three Honda models made the top 10, while seven ranked among the top 20. Though no Honda model ranked higher than fifth, more Honda models were featured in the top 20 than models of any other brand. The 2020 Honda Odyssey minivan, […]
Honda Begins Making Ventilator Parts for COVID-19 Patients
Honda has begun producing vital ventilator parts for COVID-19 patients at its technical development center in Marysville, Ohio. The automaker teamed up with Dynaflo, a manufacturer of valves, pumps, and compressors, to help it increase its production of diaphragm compressors. These are a key component of portal ventilators that hospitals and first responders use when […]
Honda Auto Production Suspended Again to May 8
Honda is once more extending the suspension of its automobile production, though this time by just a week. The automaker says production will now resume on May 8, nearly seven weeks after it first shut down. “As the unprecedented economic impact of the fast-changing COVID-19 pandemic continues, Honda continues to evaluate business conditions and make […]
Honda Celebrates 20 Millionth Vehicle Produced in Ohio
Honda is celebrating the production of the company’s 20 millionth vehicle in Ohio, a state that is home to three Honda manufacturing plants, including the automaker’s first in America. The Marysville Auto Plant initially represented a $35 million investment in 1979 to build motorcycles. Three years later it began producing cars, and since then has […]
Honda Marysville Plant Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Honda is a pretty big deal in central Ohio, where its Marysville and East Liberty manufacturing plants are located. Currently, Honda employs more than 15,000 workers in Ohio alone, and more than 25,000 nationwide. When it comes to U.S. manufacturing for Honda, Marysville is where it all began. In 1979, Honda opened its first U.S. […]
Mazda And Toyota Break Ground On Joint-Venture Alabama Plant
Japanese multinational automakers and automotive giants, Mazda and Toyota, have started a joint venture partnership in an Alabama plant as they broke ground on July 10, 2019. The assembly plant has been priced at $1.6 billion and is the first Mazda factory in the U.S which plans to build a new sport utility vehicle. In […]
Honda Dominates Cars.com 2019 American-Made Index
Contrary to intuition, American automakers don’t make the most American cars — at least not with respect to where they’re built. According to Cars.com 2019 American-Made Index, that honor goes to Honda, which makes six of the top 10 most American-made models sold in the United States: 2019 Honda Odyssey (2nd place) 2019 Honda Ridgeline […]
Honda US Auto Production Rises in 2018
Honda has apparently finished counting and just announced its North America production numbers for 2018, which added up to over 1.8 million automobiles made on the continent, including more than 1.2 million in the United States, representing a 2.7 percent increase over 2017. Honda also remarked that of the vehicles it sold in the United […]
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’s “Celebration of Dreams” Float to Lead the 2019 Rose Parade
Honda first collaborated with the Rose Parade in 1961 and has shown up with beautiful, flower-adorned floats ever since. This year, to celebrate the automaker’s 60-year history, Honda will lead the parade with a birthday-themed “Celebration of Dreams” float.
Honda Awards Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships to 5 Students at HBCUs
For the 2018-19 academic year, Honda, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, has awarded scholarships to five students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Honda is the Most Represented Automaker in 2018 American-Made Index
According to the latest American-Made Index (AMI) published by Cars.com, Honda is, more than any other, the automaker with the most cars and trucks that contribute to the United States economy. Of the top ten spots, four were taken by a Honda, including the 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, Honda Pilot SUV, […]
Honda Celebrates 25 Million Vehicles Built in the US
Honda is celebrating the production of its 25th million vehicle in the United States—fittingly, a 2018 Honda Accord, which was named the North American Car of the Year at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show earlier this year. It was painted in obsidian blue pearl. The Accord was produced at the Marysville Auto Plant, which was […]