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Honda Celebrates Years of Production in North Carolina with Investment in ATV Production and Plans to Manufacture Electrified Products
August 13, 2024 – SWEPSONVILLE, North Carolina
Honda North Carolina Manufacturing (NCM) today celebrated 40 years of production in the Tar Heel State with the grand opening of new all-terrain vehicle (ATV) welding and painting operations. These upgrades are part of a $21. 5 million investment that will round out NCM’s reputation. quo as a Honda ATV-only production facility in North America. Honda also announced that NCM will be the first Honda production facility in the North American region to manufacture long-lasting Honda powersports products and electrified electric equipment.
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Kazuhiro Takizawa, president and chief executive officer, and Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. , Inc. , joined NCM partners and invited visitors to an official ribbon-cutting rite for the new welding and painting operations at the Swepsonville plant. it now completes the move of ATV production from Honda South Carolina Manufacturing (SCM) in Timmonsville, South Carolina, to NCM. SCM will be dedicated exclusively to the production of Honda side-by-side vehicles. Last year, SCM expanded Honda side-by production. -side models and celebrated 25 years of production in Timmonsville.
“Our resolve to make North Carolina the home of Honda off-road vehicles today and our powersports and electrified power products builds on the 40-year commitment of Honda affiliates in the Tar Heel State to manufacturing quality Honda products for our customers,” said Mark. Kohls, vice president of Honda Powersports and Products, American Honda Motor Co. , Inc.
Over the past four decades, NCM affiliates have continually evolved their production functions to manufacture a variety of Honda products to meet customer needs, starting with lawn mowers in 1984, followed by snow blowers, lawnmowers, mini cultivators, water pumps, turbines and general purpose motors. . In 2023, NCM added all-terrain vehicles to its production line, launching a new era of strength sports at its former strength equipment factory. NCM’s current ATV production includes the popular Honda FourTrax series and TRX sport models.
“For more than 40 years, Honda North Carolina affiliates have produced high-quality strength equipment to meet the desires of our customers,” said Lynne Hedrick, manager of Honda North Carolina Manufacturing. “With full ATV production functions now operational, we are excited about the long run of Honda power sports production in Swepsonville. »
NCM began producing electrical appliances in North Carolina on August 6, 1984 as Honda’s third production plant in the United States, producing walk-behind lawn mowers. In 1993, Honda established a new study and development center in an adjacent facility dedicated to electrical appliance products.
NCM, an approximately 650,000-square-foot facility, represents an existing capital investment of $416. 5 million. In 40 years, NCM has manufactured more than 50 million products.
Celebrate with MR Affiliates and the Community
As a component of NCM’s existing network, Array Honda and the Honda USA Foundation contributed more than $1. 15 million to local North Carolina systems and organizations this year. This includes the company of various educational and environmental systems for the Foundation for State A University.
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