Value To America

Local Manufacturing
Honda has been manufacturing automobiles in America for more than 25 years¹, beginning with production of the Honda Accord in Marysville, Ohio, in 1982. Today, Honda remains committed to enhancing its local manufacturing capabilities.

• 84 percent of Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the U.S. were manufactured in North America in 2009.
• 9 manufacturing plants in America, with two new plants under construction:
  • $100 million plant for production of the innovative HondaJet in Greensboro, North Carolina
  • $27 million jet engine plant in Burlington, North Carolina.
• Approximately 25,000 associates in manufacturing, R&D, sales and other operations
• $12.7 billion in capital investment
• 530 suppliers in 34 states provide the parts and materials to assemble Honda and Acura product in the U.S. In 2009 Honda spent $12 billion in parts and materials purchased from its U.S. suppliers.

Local Product Creation
Honda was the first international automaker with the capability to perform complete product creation in America and today has the most comprehensive U.S. R&D capabilities of any international auto manufacturer.

• Honda's U.S. R&D operations perform all aspects of new product creation from initial market research and concept creation to styling, design, and complete platform engineering.
• One-third of all Honda and Acura models sold in America today and more than half of all light truck models, were researched, designed and developed in America. These include innovative and trend-setting models such as the Acura MDX, TL and ZDX, and the Honda Pilot, Element (with B pillar-less side), Ridgeline truck (with In-Bed Trunk) and Civic Coupe/Coupe Si.

Safety and Environmental Leadership
Honda continually invests in original technology designed to balance customer demands for performance and safety with this environmental responsibility.

• Honda has led all automakers in the introduction of virtually every low emissions vehicle technology requirement, including the first gasoline-powered LEV, ULEV, SULEV, and AT-PZEV vehicles introduced to U.S. consumers.
• American Honda has topped the U.S. EPA's fuel economy rankings in 21 of the past 34 years, including model year 2008, the most recent year for which final and complete production data is available.
• 99 percent of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2009 earned NHTSA's top 5-star frontal crash safety rating.
• Honda has exceeded regulations with the adoption of leading pedestrian injury mitigation designs and with its Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure that helps to address the issue of compatibility between vehicles of different sizes and ride heights in a frontal collision.

¹ Using domestic and globally sourced parts

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