Honda to shift Civic Hybrid manufacturing to U.S. from Japan
Honda Motor this week stated it’s transferring manufacturing of its Civic Hybrid hatchback from Japan to the U.S. The announcement comes amid a barrage of tariffs by the Trump administration, together with a 25% levy on imports from Canada and Mexico and 25% auto tariffs.
“We’re at the moment dual-sourcing the Civic Hatchback Hybrid from our Indiana Auto Plant and Japan, however starting later this yr it will likely be produced solely in Indiana,” stated Chris Abbruzzese, a spokesperson for American Honda Motor Co., confirmed with CBS MoneyWatch.
The rationale behind the shift in manufacturing was not disclosed. Nevertheless, one other spokesperson for the auto big stated it was not right down to a single situation, however as an alternative based mostly on “the corporate’s coverage since its basis that we produce vehicles the place the demand is,” AFP reported.
Honda’s hybrid hatchback is a semi-electric model of the Honda Civic, a prime U.S. vendor amongst small vehicles, in line with the Detroit Free Press.
Greater than two-thirds of Honda and Acura fashions bought within the U.S. are manufactured domestically, in line with Autoweek.com. The trade commerce outlet experiences that the corporate has denied rumors of any plans to additionally shift manufacturing of its Honda Civic Hybrid sedan, which is manufactured in Canada, to the U.S.
