Honda Begins Indiana Civic Production
Production began today at Honda’s Greensburg, Indiana plant, which will build 200k Civics when at full capacity. “With continued high demand for the Honda Civic, we are honored and excited to help meet the needs of our customers in North America,” Yuzo Uenohara, says president of Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) in a press release at hondanews.com. “Our new Indiana associates are dedicated to building the very best Honda products, with customer satisfaction as our top goal.” Trial production has been going on for several months already, and the first shift which begins work today will be joined by a second shift in 2009, employing a total of 2k workers at full capacity. All Civics built at Greensburg will rock Honda’s 1.8 liter, 140 hp VTEC four-banger, built nearby in Anna, Ohio. So fear not, automotive doomsayers. America is gaining new automotive jobs, just not from Ford, GM or Chrysler.
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Honda management tends to be conservative (in the 'prudent' sense of the word) with their major business decisions. Look at how long it took them to put a V-6 in the Accord, or field a competitive minivan, or enter the pickup truck market. If Honda sees a need for a new Civic plant, the long-term prospects probably justify it. I suspect the devaluation of the US dollar (both recent past and near future) is a major driving factor.