Honda to build $3 billion Ohio plant for hybrid growth
Honda announced a $3 billion auto plant in Central Ohio, between its East Liberty and Marysville plants. It will create more than 2,000 jobs, add capacity for 240,000 vehicles a year and is expected to begin production in 2029, pending final government approvals.
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Key takeaways
Honda will invest $3 billion in a new Central Ohio auto plant, creating more than 2,000 jobs.
The plant has a planned capacity of 240,000 vehicles and is expected to begin production in 2029.
Honda's U.S. auto production capacity will grow to approximately 1.3 million vehicles a year.
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Honda announced on November 9 that it will invest $3 billion to build a new auto plant in Central Ohio, creating more than 2,000 new jobs. The plant will be located on land between Honda's existing East Liberty and Marysville Auto Plants and is expected to begin production in 2029, pending final government approvals, according to the company's release.
The facility has a planned capacity of 240,000 vehicles. It will be Honda's fourth auto plant in Ohio and its ninth auto-related production facility in the U.S. Together with projects at existing plants, the investment will increase Honda's U.S. auto production capacity to approximately 1.3 million vehicles a year and its North American capacity to approximately 1.9 million, Honda said.
This is not simply an investment in another plant. It is an investment in the future of Honda manufacturing in America. — Bob Nelson, executive vice president, American Honda Motor Co. (via CNBC)
Flexible production for hybrid demand
Honda said the plant will have the flexibility to produce multiple vehicle types and powertrains, including hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles as well as battery-electric vehicles. The company said the added capacity will support its expanding hybrid lineup. In May 2026, Honda announced plans to introduce 15 new Honda and Acura hybrid models globally by 2030, with North America expected to be the primary market for many of them.
The new plant is part of a broader set of investments at Honda operations in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia to expand U.S. production of hybrid-electric vehicles and the engines and hybrid systems that power them. Honda said hybrid powertrain production capacity in Ohio will increase 250 percent.
Why Ohio
Honda said it selected Ohio based on factors including a highly skilled workforce, close proximity to a large concentration of its U.S. supply base, nearby vehicle development operations, existing Honda manufacturing for vehicles, engines and hybrid systems, and the L-H Battery Company joint venture facility.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Honda's leadership "could have chosen to build this plant anywhere in the world, but they chose Ohio because there are so many advantages to being here."
Building closer to U.S. customers
CNBC reported that automakers are localizing production amid tariffs and inflated logistics costs. Honda's last new U.S. mass-production vehicle plant opened in Indiana in 2008, according to CNBC. Honda began U.S. auto production in Marysville in 1982.
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