Posted 09/03/2018 11: 42: 37CET
MARYSVILLE (UNITED STATES), 9 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Honda has manufactured 25 million vehicles in the United States (US) since the Japanese firm began its activity in the US in 1982 with its plant in Marysville, Ohio, according to a statement.
The company that now presides Takahiro Hachigo became 36 years ago the first Japanese company that assembled vehicles on American soil.
Currently, it has five factories. In them it manufactures 12 models between Honda and Acura brands, engines and transmissions. For more than 35 years, it has invested almost 14,000 million dollars (11,373 million euros at the current exchange rate), including 3,400 million in the last four years (2,762 million euros).
“This achievement represents 25 million customers who rely on the Honda brand, and we will continue to honor this relationship by achieving the highest levels of quality and innovation in the next 25 million vehicles,” said the Vice President and Operations Director of the American division of Honda. Sling.
To celebrate, the Japanese brand has launched an annual scholarship fund for students who are studying in the areas of engineering, supply chain and production in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The initial donation of 25,000 million dollars (20,315 million euros) will be administered through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF).