Honda Invests Millions In Ohio
For decades, Honda Manufacturing in North America has been proud to call Ohio home. At Germain Honda of College Hills, we’re equally as proud to have one of the world’s most prominent manufacturers of automobiles right in our own backyard. This means that we’re especially excited to hear the recent announcement from Honda that the company will be making two major investments in Ohio to produce electric vehicles. With the bright future of all-electric driving, Honda electric vehicles produced in Ohio will help to bring jobs and opportunities to our local area.
Honda Announces New Electric Vehicle Hub
Honda has announced two significant investments in Ohio, highlighted by $700 million to re-tool multiple existing auto and powertrain plants for the production of electric vehicles and $3.5 billion with LG Energy Solution (LGES) to establish a previously announced joint venture facility to produce the battery modules to power them. This new battery plant will be located in Fayette County here in Ohio, just 40 miles southwest of Columbus.
“This is a very challenging time for our entire industry, but also a very exciting time as Honda invests in full electric vehicle production in the Buckeye State,” said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “Honda has built hybrid-electric vehicles in Ohio for a number of years, and the experience and expertise of our associates in manufacturing, product development, and purchasing will serve as an important foundation as we transition to the electrified future.”
Collectively, this investment will go a long way toward achieving the company’s carbon neutrality goal. By 2050, Honda aims to achieve carbon neutrality for both its products and corporate activities with 100% of its vehicle sales coming from battery-electric and fuel-cell electric models in North America by 2040.
Shop Fuel-Efficient Honda Models at Germain Honda of College Hills
Last year, Honda built and sold a record of over 100,000 electrified vehicles right here in the United States. Both the Accord Hybrid and CR-V Hybrid, recently refreshed and build with electrified components, continue to set the benchmarks for their respective segments. With more Honda electrified models on the horizon, there’s never been a better time to get behind the wheel of a Honda hybrid vehicle. Proudly engineered and built right here in Ohio, Germain Honda of College Hills invites you to browse our selection of the latest Honda models and support local investments in Honda manufacturing.