Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) is an automobile factory located in Lincoln, Alabama. It builds light truck Honda vehicles (pickup trucks and crossover SUVs) for sale in North America. Production began on November 14, 2001 and was the first Honda factory to both produce engines and assemble vehicles under the same roof. HMA is the sole manufacturer of the Honda Odyssey, Honda Passport, Honda Pilot, and Honda Ridgeline.
| Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC | |
|---|---|
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| Built | 1999–2001 |
| Operated | November 14, 2001 |
| Location | Lincoln, Alabama, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°36′58″N 86°08′44″W / 33.6161135888085°N 86.14557482784855°W |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | |
| Employees | 4,000 (2011) |
| Area | 1,350 acres (550 ha) |
| Volume | 4,900,000 sq ft (460,000 m2) |
| Owner(s) | Honda |
| Website | hondaalabama |
The first vehicle the factory produced was the Honda Odyssey in 2001.[1] In 2004 the Honda Pilot was added as the second vehicle the factory was producing.[2] In 2009 the Alabama factory picked up production of the Honda Ridgeline.[3] Between 2009-2010 the factory produced the V6-engined model of the Honda Accord,[4] but all production of the Accord has since moved back to the Marysville Auto Plant. In 2013 the factory began production of the 2014 Acura MDX.[5][6][7] From May 2017 Honda started to dual-source Acura MDX from both Alabama and East Liberty Auto Plant[8][9] until Alabama switched from producing MDX to additional Pilot at the end of 2017.[10]
In 2019, Honda Alabama produced over 351,000 vehicles and V6 engines.[11]
Vehicles
edit- Honda Odyssey 1998-present
- Honda Pilot 2003-present
- Honda Ridgeline 2005-present
- Honda Passport 2019-present
Engines
editPreviously Produced Vehicles
edit- Honda Accord: V6 model only, between 2009-2010
- Acura MDX: 2013-2017[9]
References
edit- ^ "Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Begins Mass Production". Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC.
- ^ "Honda Manufacturing of Alabama Begins Mass Production of Pilot". Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC.
- ^ Honda to build Ridgeline in Alabama, Automotive News, dated 11 March 2008, last accessed 1 December 2017
- ^ "Honda Begins Production of Accord V-6 Sedan in Alabama". Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC.
- ^ "Production of 2014 Acura MDX Begins in Alabama". Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC.
- ^ Underwood, Jerry (May 2, 2013). "Mass production of Acura MDX starts at Honda's Alabama assembly plant | Made in Alabama: Alabama Department of Commerce (2 May 2013)". Alabama Department of Commerce. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Production of 2014 Acura MDX Begins in Alabama (2 May 2013)". Honda Corporate Newsroom. May 2, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Acura MDX Production Begins at Second Facility in the U.S. (31 May 2017)". Acura Newsroom. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Honda shifting production ahead of new Odyssey debut, The Business Journals, Columbus Business First, by Dan Eaton, dated 10 January 2017, last accessed 1 December 2017
- ^ "Honda 2018 Production Results Show Rise in U.S. Auto Production (30 January 2019)". Honda Corporate Newsroom. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ Thornton, William (December 23, 2019). "Honda made 350,000+ vehicles last year in Alabama". al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved May 21, 2023.