Key facts
- Honda said the new Ohio plant will have capacity to build 240,000 vehicles a year.
- Honda said production at the plant is expected to begin in 2029, pending final government approvals.
- Honda said the plant and other projects will lift US auto production capacity to about 1.3 million vehicles a year.
- Honda said hybrid powertrain production capacity in Ohio will increase 250 percent.
- Honda said the plant will be its fourth auto plant in Ohio and ninth auto-related US production facility.
Honda Motor said on November 9, 2026 that it will invest $3 billion to build a new auto plant in central Ohio, a facility the company said will create more than 2,000 jobs and have capacity to build 240,000 vehicles a year.
The plant is expected to begin production in 2029, pending final government approvals, Honda said. It will sit on land between Honda's existing East Liberty and Marysville Auto Plants and will be the fourth auto plant in Ohio and the company's ninth auto-related production facility in the US, according to the company.
Honda said the Ohio plant is part of a broader set of investments at its operations in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia, and in Canada, aimed at expanding production of hybrid-electric vehicles and the engines and hybrid systems that power them. The company said the projects will raise its US auto production capacity to approximately 1.3 million vehicles a year and its North American capacity to approximately 1.9 million.
Hybrid powertrain production capacity in Ohio will increase 250 percent, Honda said. The company said the new plant will have the flexibility to produce multiple vehicle types and powertrains, including hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles, as well as battery-electric vehicles.
"As Honda approaches 50 years of building products close to our customers in America, we are making one of the most significant commitments in our history to position Honda for the next 50 years," said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Honda said in May 2026 that it planned to introduce 15 new Honda and Acura hybrid models globally by 2030, with North America expected to be the primary market for many of them. The company said multiple new models are under development at its US research and development operations.