Honda Begins Indiana Civic Production

by Edward Niedermeyer

October 10th, 2008 1:01 PM

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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Johnster on Oct 10, 2008
psarhjinian : Prior to this, where were Civics made? I know all Canadian ones excepting the Hybrid (Japan) and Si (not sure) are made in Alliston, Ontario, but does that cover the American market Civics, too? My understanding is that as far as the U.S. market is concerned all Civic Coupes and some Civic Sedans are made at Alliston, Ontario. Some Civic Sedans are also made at East Liberty, Ohio. Hybrid Civic Sedans are made in Japan and imported into the U.S. I've also heard that from time to time when demand is sufficient and when the currency exchange rate is favorable, extra Civics are brought in from Japan.

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Eric_Stepans on Oct 11, 2008

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.

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