Honda to Invest $3 Billion in New Auto Plant in Central Ohio

Honda will invest $3 billion to build a new auto plant in Central Ohio, creating more than 2,000 new jobs and adding capacity to build 240,000 vehicles a year. The plant, located on land between the company’s existing East Liberty and Marysville Auto Plants, is expected to begin production in 2029, pending final government approvals.

Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. said:

“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. These investments strengthen America’s role as a cornerstone of Honda’s global future and reflect our confidence in our more than 30,000 Honda associates and the strength of American manufacturing.”

Fourth auto plant in Ohio

The new factory will be Honda’s fourth auto plant in Ohio and its ninth auto-related production facility in the United States. Honda said the plant will be able to produce hybrid and gasoline-powered vehicles as well as battery-electric vehicles, and will be among the most advanced in the world when it comes online, with automation, data-driven technologies and flexible production systems. Combined with other projects, the investment will raise Honda’s U.S. auto production capacity to approximately 1.3 million vehicles a year and North American capacity to approximately 1.9 million.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said:

“Honda’s leadership could have chosen to build this plant anywhere in the world, but they chose Ohio because there are so many advantages to being here. For almost half a century, Honda and Ohio have grown together, and generations of families have built their careers on Honda’s manufacturing lines. Today’s announcement isn’t just an investment in a new facility – it’s an investment in Ohio’s people and Ohio’s future.”

Related investments in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia

The new plant is part of a broader set of investments at Honda operations in Ohio, Alabama and Georgia to expand production of hybrid-electric vehicles, engines and hybrid systems. Honda is retooling the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio, including a line for a next-generation 4-cylinder Atkinson-cycle engine, and has begun retooling Honda Transmission Plant-Ohio to support two next-generation hybrid systems, increasing hybrid system production capacity in Ohio by 250 percent in the coming years. In Alabama, Honda will increase vehicle production capacity, renovate Line 1 and expand engine production for a new V6 hybrid engine. Honda Transmission Plant-Georgia will install a new line to produce next-generation hybrid systems for larger vehicles.

In May 2026, Honda announced plans to introduce 15 new Honda and Acura hybrid models globally by 2030, with North America expected to be the primary market for many of those vehicles.