Overview
- Multiple reports claimed Honda might move production from Canada and Mexico to the U.S. to meet a 90% domestic production target, but the company has denied these plans.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Innovation Minister Anita Anand confirmed Honda's Alliston, Ontario, plant is operating at full capacity with no changes planned.
- Honda is reportedly increasing U.S. production by up to 30% over the next two to three years in response to Trump’s 25% tariff on imported vehicles.
- The Canadian government has offered tariff relief to automakers, contingent on maintaining production in Canada, to safeguard jobs and manufacturing capacity.
- Other automakers, including Nissan, GM, and Hyundai, are also adjusting production strategies to navigate rising U.S. tariffs.