Honda Motor this week mentioned it’s transferring manufacturing of its Civic Hybrid hatchback from Japan to the U.S. The announcement comes amid a barrage of price lists by means of the Trump management, together with a 25% levy on imports from Canada and Mexico and 25% auto tariffs.
“We’re lately dual-sourcing the Civic Hatchback Hybrid from our Indiana Auto Plant and Japan, however starting later this yr it’ll be produced simplest in Indiana,” mentioned Chris Abbruzzese, a spokesperson for American Honda Motor Co., showed with CBS MoneyWatch.
The rationale at the back of the shift in manufacturing was once now not disclosed. On the other hand, every other spokesperson for the car massive mentioned it was once now not right down to a unmarried factor, however as an alternative in response to “the corporate’s coverage since its basis that we produce vehicles the place the call for is,” AFP reported.
Honda’s hybrid hatchback is a semi-electric model of the Honda Civic, a most sensible U.S. vendor amongst small vehicles, according to the Detroit Loose Press.
Greater than two-thirds of Honda and Acura fashions offered within the U.S. are manufactured locally, according to Autoweek.com. The trade industry outlet studies that the corporate has denied rumors of any plans to additionally shift manufacturing of its Honda Civic Hybrid sedan, which is manufactured in Canada, to the U.S.
