American Honda Motor Co. plans to locate assembly of a new Civic hybrid vehicle at its manufacturing operation in Greenville, Ind., rather than at Guanajuato, Mexico, according to a report by Reuters. Honda has not confirmed the news, which reportedly anticipates production of more than 200,000 vehicles annually, starting in 2028.
The current Honda Civic Hybrid is a compact, front-wheel drive vehicle with a 200-hp hybrid powertrain.
The location shift would be an apparent change by the transplant automaker to avoid proposed tariffs on manufactured imports. President Trump has proposed 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico.
The Indiana plant has been operating since 2008 and currently assembles the Civic and CR-V crossover vehicles there. The plant has about 2,700 workers employed there.
