Honda to Build $3 Billion Ohio Plant, Add 2,000+ Jobs by 2029

Honda said on Nov. 9 that it will invest $3 billion in a new auto plant in Central Ohio, creating more than 2,000 jobs. Production is expected to begin in 2029, pending final government approvals, according to the company.

The plant is part of a wider program at Honda facilities in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia to build more hybrid-electric vehicles, along with the engines and hybrid systems that power them. Honda said the work will raise its U.S. auto production capacity to approximately 1.3 million vehicles a year.

The central numbers

• $3 billion: the investment in the new Ohio auto plant, which will sit on land between the existing East Liberty and Marysville plants.
• More than 2,000: new jobs the plant is expected to create.
• 240,000: planned yearly vehicle capacity of the new plant. Honda said it can build hybrid, gasoline and battery-electric vehicles.
• About 1.3 million: Honda’s U.S. auto production capacity a year after the projects. North American capacity is expected to reach about 1.9 million.
• 250 percent: the increase in hybrid system production capacity in Ohio over the coming years.
• 15: new Honda and Acura hybrid models Honda said in May 2026 it plans to introduce globally by 2030, with North America the primary market for many of them.

What changes at existing plants

In Alabama, Honda is retooling its auto plant, which marks 25 years of vehicle production this fall, to build a new V6 hybrid engine. Line 1 will get one of its largest renovations since 2001 so it can build the Passport, which is now made only on Line 2.

At the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio, described by Honda as its largest engine plant in the world, an existing line is being retooled for a next-generation 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle engine. It is meant for future compact and midsize vehicles built in North America. A parts consolidation center there is expected to open next year.

The Honda Transmission Plant-Ohio has begun retooling to make two next-generation hybrid systems, one for compact and midsize vehicles and one for larger models. It currently builds a two-motor hybrid system used in the CR-V, Accord and Civic made in the U.S. A next-generation system is due to enter production next year. In Georgia, the transmission plant, which now makes a 10-speed automatic for Honda and Acura models built in Alabama and Ohio, will add a new assembly line for hybrid systems for larger vehicles in the coming years.

Honda also said it will update and retool its plant in Alliston, Ontario, including a return to engine manufacturing there after 40 years of vehicle production in Canada.

Why Ohio

Honda cited a skilled workforce, nearby suppliers, vehicle development operations and existing vehicle, engine and hybrid system production. It also named the L-H Battery Company joint venture facility, which can make battery cells for both hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The new site will be Ohio’s fourth auto plant and Honda’s ninth auto-related production facility in the U.S.

Gov. Mike DeWine said Honda “could have chosen to build this plant anywhere in the world.”

What it means for Honda and Acura buyers and workers

More than 2,000 new positions will be added in Central Ohio, and existing workers at plants in three states will see lines changed to build hybrid components. Honda said multiple new models are in development at its U.S. research operations in California and Ohio, though it did not name them or give launch dates beyond the Passport production move and the 2029 plant start.

Honda said nearly 99% of the Honda and Acura vehicles it sold in the U.S. in 2025 were made in North America. The company employs about 33,000 people in North America at 18 plants and says it has invested more than $28 billion in North American manufacturing since 1982, including more than $3.1 billion in the past five years.

What to watch

The Ohio plant still needs final government approvals before the 2029 production start. Honda said the hybrid system retooling in Ohio and Georgia will unfold over the coming years, with the Ohio next-generation system starting next year.

Source: American Honda