ATLANTA, GA-Honda Motor Co. (Tokyo) has announced it will build a $100 million plant in Tallapoosa, Ga., 40 miles west of Atlanta, to produce automatic transmissions as part of a broader strategy for North American powertrain manufacturing. The plan includes investments to add production of high-precision gears at a Honda transmission plant in Ohio, and key engine components at a Honda engine facility in Alabama. In all, Honda will invest $270 million and create 600 jobs across the three states.
"This powertrain strategy represents the continuation of Honda's 25-year commitment to localize our operations close to the customer here in the United States and creates a new level of autonomy for Honda's powertrain production in America," says Koichi Kondo, president of American Honda Motor Co. Inc. "Importantly, the growing experience of Honda associates in America is what enables us to take this next step in powertrain production."