ALLISTON, Ont.--The federal and Ontario governments are each providing Honda Canada with grants of up to $41.8 million for upgrades and research and development at its operations in Alliston, Ont. The government money, along with up to $408.3 million from Honda itself, will go toward vehicle-assembly technology, as well as the design and construction of a new paint shop that is expected to cut greenhouse gas emissions nearly in half.

ANNA, OH—Honda Motor Co. will invest $340 million to build fuel-efficient, gasoline engines here. The turbo-charged, four-cylinder gasoline engines are expected to debut later this year.

COLUMBUS, OH—Honda is planning to invest $200 million at its engine and transmission assembly plants in Anna, OH, and Russells Point, OH.