15 Millionth Honda Engine Produced at Anna, Ohio

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a Honda Accord Coupe* to be assembled 45 miles to the east at the Marysville Auto … Engines from Anna power the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe, Civic Sedan, …

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15 Millionth Honda Engine Produced at Anna, Ohio
Associates at the Largest Honda Engine Plant in the World
Celebrate Milestone Product and Continued Investment
ANNA, Ohio, May 17, 2007 - Associates at the largest Honda auto engine
plant in the world today celebrated the 15 millionth engine produced since Honda of
America Mfg., Inc. opened the Anna Engine Plant in 1985.
As the milestone engine was finished, a $75 million expansion project at the
plant continued toward completion later this year. The project will transfer connecting
rod and camshaft production from Japan to Ohio.
“Today we are not only celebrating a production milestone, but the efforts of
our associates, past and present, to satisfy 15 million customers,” said Dan Smith,
Honda of America vice president and plant manager of the Anna Engine Plant.
“Engines power our products. But people power our engines, and the
outstanding efforts of Honda associates in Ohio are the reason we continue to invest
in the expansion of our operations,” Smith said.
The 15 millionth engine, produced on Line 2, is a 6-cylinder motor designed for
a Honda Accord Coupe* to be assembled 45 miles to the east at…