Honda announced Tuesday specifics about a planned expansion of its Alabama Auto Plant in Lincoln.
The expansion will include:
- Retooling the AAP engine production facility, including adding new equipment for production of a new V6 hybrid engine and expanding production capacity.
- Updating infrastructure on Line 1 that will enable the line to produce the Passport, which is currently built only on Line 2. This includes the production and quality areas at the plant.
Although the automaker did not announce a dollar value for the expansion, reports in September put it at $472 million.
In Tuesday’s announcement — which also included news of a new $3 billion plant in Ohio — Honda said the investment in Alabama comes as the automaker marks 25 years of vehicle production in the state.
“The investment will renew key vehicle and engine production operations and include one of the most significant renovations of Line 1 since the plant began production in 2001,” the announcement said. “These changes will add flexibility to build multiple vehicle models on the company’s two vehicle production lines and strengthen the plant’s role in the future Honda hybrid vehicle strategy.”
