New Honda Accord Hybrid to be Built at Honda Plant in Ohio

Jan. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- Motor Werks Honda (http://www.motorwerkshonda.com/dealership/about.htm) is proud to announce to Barrington and other area Honda drivers that production of an all-new 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid is set to begin at Honda Motor Co.’s Marysville, Ohio plant. The automaker announced that it will make an investment of close to $23 million, in addition to adding approximately 50 jobs to the plant in order to produce this vehicle.

The 95,000 square-foot plant in Marysville will undergo expansion specifically for production of the two-motor Accord hybrid. Expansion includes lengthening the main assembly line as well as adding space for additional assembly operations and parts receiving. Production of this model will also help to improve the overall efficiency of the plant’s parts logistics operation. Trial production and hiring will start later in the spring and summer, according to company spokesman Ron Lietzke.

The 2014 hybrid sedan will be the third hybrid model Honda has built in America. The new Accord Hybrid Sedan, along with the 2014 Accord Plug-in Hybrid, will use Honda’s first two-motor hybrid system. It will come equipped with an Earth Dreams Technology 2.0L four-cylinder engine along with a traction electric motor.

Marysville Plant Manager Jeff Tomko said that “with over 30 years of building eight generations of the Honda Accord, our team is now using its experience and flexibility to add this sophisticated Accord Hybrid model.” The 2014 Accord Hybrid Sedan is the first Honda hybrid model to be produced in the state of Ohio.

In Ohio, Honda operates four manufacturing plants. Its two assembly plants in Marysville and East Liberty produce close to 700,000 automobiles each year. In Anna, over a million engines are produced each year. Its Russells Point transmission plant manufactures more than a million automatic transmissions a year. Over the last three years, Honda has made investments of over $800 million at its facilities.

Motor Werks Honda, located at 1475 S Barrington Rd in Barrington, Illinois, encourages area Honda drivers to stop by their dealership (http://www.motorwerkshonda.com/dealership/directions.htm) and check out their current selection of Honda vehicles, including the 2013 Honda Accord. For more information on the 2014 Accord Hybrid Sedan, contact them at 888-460-8931 or stop by today.