Honda Motor Co. announced plans to strengthen its production network in North America. It will build a new plant in Ohio and invest approximately US$3 billion, targeting the start of operations in 2029, while increasing total annual production capacity in North America to 1.91 million units. It will also invest in production equipment in Canada, with a total investment of C$867 million planned.
Honda Motor Co. announced plans to strengthen its production network in North America. It will invest approximately US$3 billion, including the construction of a new plant, and is targeting the start of operations in 2029. The plan calls for increasing total four-wheel vehicle production capacity in North America from approximately 1.67 million units to 1.91 million units, and is expected to create approximately 2,000 new jobs.
The new plant will be built between the East Liberty Auto Plant and the Marysville Auto Plant in Ohio, becoming Honda’s eighth four-wheel vehicle production site in North America. Maximum annual production capacity is expected to be 240,000 units, with a flexible production system capable of handling hybrid vehicles, internal-combustion-engine vehicles and EVs.
At Honda of Canada Manufacturing, Honda’s Canadian production operation, the company will renew equipment and introduce the latest technologies to support production of next-generation hybrid and internal-combustion-engine models. Total capital investment will be C$16.6 million. A total contribution of C$867 million is planned as future investment.
In line with the plan announced in May 2026 to launch 15 next-generation hybrid models globally, Honda plans to introduce large hybrid vehicles developed and produced in the United States successively from fiscal 2029 onward.