Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In response to a shift in consumer demand toward SUVs and trucks, the Company discontinued compact car production and retooled plants in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan to make full use of available capacity to expand the Jeep and Ram brands. More than 300 new jobs were added to support production, which launched in June 2017.

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Jeep Michigan PHEV Production 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

In order to accommodate these new model introductions and high demand for light truck products in North America, production of large-sized SUVs which have been concentrated at the plant in Alabama will be expanded to another plant.

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Honda PHEV North America Acura 150

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. Will GM’s Ultium Cells battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio be able to supply enough battery packs?

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GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 12, 2024

Our limited time behind the wheel was on city streets with no corners to attack, which is perfectly fine as Honda is not marketing the e:FCEV as a sport SUV. It will be built by hand in Marysville, Ohio, at Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center, the same facility that hand-built the very sporty Acura NSX.

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Honda Hydrogen Plug-in Hybrid 68