| Honda Motor Co. officially breaks ground
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| | America."
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| for its $550 million-worth plant in
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| | "Over the years, we will ask the
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| Indiana. The groundbreaking ceremony of
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| | associates of Honda Manufacturing of
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| the new automobile plant, known as the
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| | Indiana for their ideas to make our
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| Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC
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| | products better and the plant the safest
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| (HMIN), was held yesterday. The new plant
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| | place it can be," said Uenohara, the new
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| with 2,000 associates will produce the
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| | president of Honda Manufacturing of
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| popular Honda Civic sedan and the mass
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| | Indiana. "This is the Honda way and this
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| production will start in fall next year.
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| | spirit will guide us at Honda
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| The HMIN's first president will be Yuzo
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| | Manufacturing of Indiana."
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| Uenohara, who previously held the
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| | The hiring of the company for the Indiana
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| position of senior vice president at the
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| | facility will not start until late this
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| Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC. The
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| | year. Advertisements started February 21.
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| company first announced its plans to
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| | The advertisements cover non-production
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| build Indiana plant in June 2006. The
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| | positions like automotive engineering,
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| building of a new plant is aimed at
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| | information technology, purchasing and
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| meeting the growing customer demand.
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| | administration. Said advertisements
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| The HMIN will be the automaker's seventh
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| | received over 6,000 responses. Moreover,
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| auto plant in North America and one of 17
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| | the hiring is expected to start in late
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| major Honda manufacturing facilities in
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| | 2007.
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| the said territory. It is also aimed at
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| | Indiana plant's major production
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| bolstering Honda's total North American
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| | processes include stamping, welding,
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| automobile production capacity from 1.4
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| | painting, plastic injection molding,
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| million units to over 1.6 million units
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| | sub-assembly as well as final assembly
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| in 2008 as well as boost the employment
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| | operations. The assembly and mass
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| in North America to more than 37,000
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| | production of Honda Civic sedan for the
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| associates and capital investment in
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| | model year 2009 is set to begin in fall
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| North America to more than $9 billion.
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| | 2008.
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| "In Indiana we will create an efficient
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| | In 2006, the automaker has manufactured
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| and flexible manufacturing environment
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| | more than 1.16 million Honda and Acura
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| that is a great place for everyone to
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| | passenger cars and trucks in North
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| work," said Koichi Kondo, the president &
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| | America. In that same year, 77 percent of
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| CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.,
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| | over 1.5 million Honda and Acura vehicles
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| and chief operating officer of Honda's
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| | were purchased by American consumers. A
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| North American Regional operations. "In
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| | number of purchasers consider auto
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| this way, we are breaking ground for more
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| | add-ons like Weathertech mats and other
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| than an auto plant. We are breaking new
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| | accessories to ensure utmost protection
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| ground in our relationship with the
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| | without compromising style.
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| people of Indiana and our customers in
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