Industrial

MARYSVILLE, OHIO — American Honda Motor Co. plans to invest $3 billion to build a new vehicle assembly plant in Marysville, a suburb of Columbus. The automaker said in a statement that construction of the new facility, which will be located near its existing East Liberty Auto Plant and Marysville Auto Plant, is anticipated to begin in January 2027. Honda expects the production facility to be fully operational by 2029 and to ultimately employ more than 2,000 people. “By expanding our comprehensive R&D [research and development] and manufacturing capabilities, we will be better positioned to serve our customers and contribute to the economic vitality of the communities where we operate,” says Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., the Japanese automaker’s American U.S. affiliate. The new facility will have the capacity to produce approximately 240,000 vehicles annually, including traditional vehicles with internal combustion engines, all-electric vehicles and hybrid models. The plant is also anticipated to increase Honda’s light-duty vehicle capacity to 1.3 million units annually in the United States. The company currently has 12 manufacturing plants in the country, eight of which produce engines or light-duty vehicles for the auto industry. The new Ohio plant and projects underway …