[mlocher]

I missed that article. I have visited the Honda plant in Marysville (I think the motorcycles are built in Liberty or West Liberty, which is nearby) that has 1.3 million sq feet of space. Clean as a whistle. The line employees do much more than simply be a cog in a production line. They work in small teams, manage their own jobs, are responsible for cleanliness and quality as a team. They rotate jobs to keep boredom to a minimum. Very fascinating.

Honda purposely selected Marysville because of the local work ethic and non-union beliefs by the people living in the surrounding area. Marysville is a thriving area, thanks to Honda.

[Fishrrman]

“I have visited the Honda plant in Marysville (I think the motorcycles are built in Liberty or West Liberty, which is nearby)”

Honda recently decided to end motorcycle production in the United States, and consolidate the motorcycle-building part of its business back to Japan.

The former Honda motorcycle production facilities either were, or will be, converted to auto production.

- John

[Surtur]

Honda is actually moving all motorcycle production back to Japan. They said it had nothing to do with the local work force as almost all of the motorcycle production employees will be moved to their automotive units. The move is because of space limitations in the existing facility (capacity for 75,000 units per year) along with an immense new facility being built in Kumamoto, Japan with a capacity for 600,000 UPY. It just makes fiscal sense for Honda to consolidate production in the newer facility.