Honda to invest $23M, add 50 jobs in Marysville to produce Accord Hybrid

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Honda will build the hybrid version of its Accord sedan at its Marysville assembly plant.

The new Honda Accord Hybrid means more jobs in Ohio.

Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. Thursday announced plans to build the hybrid version of its flagship sedan at its Marysville assembly plant. The company is investing $23 million in a 95,000-square-foot expansion of the facility and expects to add 50 jobs.

I speculated that the Accord Hybrid would likely be built in Marysville back in November based on the company?s production philosophy. This will be the first hybrid model produced by Honda in Ohio and only the third made in North America for the Honda and Acura brands. The company began making Civic Hybrid and the Acura ILX Hybrid in Greensburg, Ind. last year.

The return of the traditional hybrid, expected to be rated at 47 miles a gallon, to the Accord lineup was announced last year. It is scheduled to go on sale later this year. Honda also is selling a Japan-made Accord Plug-in Hybrid in New York and California rated at 115 miles a gallon.

The Marysville expansion includes lengthening the assembly line so hybrid production processes can be added, as well as creating additional space for parts receiving and sub-assembly operations.

The new work to accommodate the hybrid manufacturing is just the latest capital investment by Honda in Ohio. The company has announced more than $800 million in facilities projects in the state in the past three years including multiple projects at the Anna Engine Plant as well as work at the Russells Point transmission facility.

Dan Eaton covers retail, restaurants, manufacturing, automotive and the advertising/PR industry for Business First.

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