Honda invests $700 million to establish electric vehicle hub in Ohio
Honda is continuing progress on the Honda EV Hub in Ohio. According to the company, the hub will serve as a roadmap for production of electric vehicles in North America. Honda will invest $700 million to retool its Marysville Auto Plant, East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) and Anna Engine Plant (AEP) for EV production. To help staff its facilities, the company plans to hire 300 new workers and retrain 300 associates at the Marysville Auto Plant for Intelligent Power Unit (IPU) assembly. Additionally, the EV Hub will be used to help employees develop the knowledge and expertise in EV production that will be shared across Honda's North American auto production network. Production of electric vehicles at the hub is expected to begin in 2025.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., said, "The establishment of our EV Hub is not simply an investment in retooling and equipment, we are investing in the Honda associates who will be taking on new responsibilities to lead us into the electrified future. Our EV Hub in Ohio is playing an essential and strategic role for the evolution of EV production at Honda, in North America and globally."
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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