TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. plan to set up a joint assembly plant to manufacture fuel cells. The goal is to reduce the market price of fuel-cell vehicles to levels that can compete with gas-electric hybrid vehicles.
LINCOLN, AL—Honda has opened a new state-of-the-art engine assembly line here. The $71.4 million facility will produce V6 engines for Odyssey minivans, Pilot SUVs and Acura MDX SUVs.
GREENSBURG, IN—A labor dispute involving dockworkers that has crippled international trade through the West Coast’s seaports has prompted Honda to temporarily cut production at its southeastern Indiana plant because of a parts shortage.
EAST LIBERTY, OH—Honda North America Inc. will add a second U.S. production location for the Acura MDX, investing $85 million into its assembly plant here.
SAO PAULO, Brazil—A wind farm will power Honda’s automotive assembly plant here. Located hundreds of miles away, the farm has nine 3-megawatt turbines that are expected to generate all the electricity required for Honda’s annual production requirements.
MARYSVILLE, OH—The 10 millionth U.S.-made Honda Accord rolled off the assembly line March 20 at Honda’s factory here. All totaled, Honda’s four U.S. assembly plants have produced 20 million vehicles to date.
CELAYA, Mexico—Honda has opened an $800 million assembly plant here— its seventh North American factory. The plant will eventually make 200,000 cars a year and employ 3,200 workers.
