Despite high gas prices and slumping market, Honda secures thousands of American jobs
Rising gas prices are definitely starting to take their toll on the average American driver, but the record prices at the pumps will actually be helping the average American worker, at least in two cities. Because of the soaring gas prices, Honda will be shifting some of its vehicle production from Canada to the U.S., ensuring the security of thousands of American jobs.
In order to boost production of the company’s in-demand, fuel-efficient Civic, Honda will shift production of its Pilot SUV and Ridgeline pickup from its Alliston, Ontario plant to its Lincoln, Alabama facility. The removal of the Pilot and Ridgeline from the Alliston factory will increase the plant’s Civic-making capacity, allowing Honda to meet current U.S. demand.
In addition to securing thousands of jobs in Alabama, Honda will soon open a new Civic plant in Indiana — the Japanese automaker’s seventh in North America, according to The Detroit News. When that plant is up and running, it will employ about 2,000 American workers.
And, unlike General Motors, Ford and Chrysler who have cut well over 30,000 American jobs in the last two years, Honda has no plans to thin out its North American workforce. “And the point is we won’t have to reduce employment,” Honda Chief Executive Takeo Fukui said.
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