Associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC (HMA) celebrated a
production milestone this week, completing the 3 millionth Honda vehicle
built at the plant in Lincoln.
The production of HMA's milestone vehicle this week comes a little
more than 12 years since the start of mass production at the $2 billion
facility on Nov. 14, 2001.
"The commitment and dedication of our 4,000 associates has allowed
HMA to achieve this production milestone and fulfill our commitment to
more than 3 million Honda customers across the globe," said Tom Shoupe,
HMA President.
HMA is the sole production source of the Odyssey minivan, the Pilot
sport utility vehicle, the Ridgeline pickup truck, the Acura MDX luxury
sport utility vehicle and the V-6 engines that power each vehicle.
During calendar years 2009 and 2010, the facility also shared production
of the Honda Accord V-6 Sedan with Honda of America Mfg. in Marysville,
Ohio.
The production breakdown, by model, is approximately:*
- 1.82 million Odyssey minivans
- 1.02 million Pilot SUVs
- 90,000 Ridgeline trucks
- 50,000 Acura MDX SUVs
- 27,000 Accord V-6 Sedans (2009-2010)
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama employs more than 4,000 associates at
its 3.7-million-square-foot Lincoln facility and has the capacity to
produce as many as 340,000 vehicles and engines each year. Over the past
two years, HMA has invested an additional $450 million and added more
than 400 jobs in expansion efforts designed to enhance manufacturing
flexibility and increase annual production.
Honda marked another major manufacturing milestone this week (Dec. 2)
when its East Liberty Auto Plant in Ohio produced its 1 millionth CR-V
sport utility vehicle. Auto production at the East Liberty plant, which
employs 2,400 associates, began in 1989 and produced its first,
third-generation Honda CR-V sport utility in September 2006.
*(All production totals are rounded.)
About Honda Operations in North America
Honda began automobile production in the U.S. in 1982. It now operates
14 major manufacturing facilities in North America, producing a wide
range of Honda and Acura automobiles, automobile engines and
transmissions, Honda all-terrain vehicles, and power equipment products
such as lawn mowers, mini-tillers and general purpose engines, using
domestic and globally sourced parts.
Seven Honda auto plants in the North American region, including four
in the U.S., have the capacity to produce 1.63 million automobiles each
year. In 2012, 90 percent of the Honda and Acura automobiles sold in the
U.S. were produced in North America. This will increase to 1.92 million
vehicles per year in 2014, when the sales percentage of locally
produced automobiles is expected to rise to more than 95 percent.
Source: Honda News
