In an effort to boost production, Honda is currently considering shifting some Fit production to the U.S. Despite the market downturn, the Fit is still a strong seller for Honda, with many dealers unable to get any examples of the hot-selling hatch from the Japanese automaker.
The Fit is currently only produced in Japan, limiting how many units Honda can pump into the U.S. market. Therefore Honda is mulling shifting some production to the U.S.
“We have about 19 days worth of supply, which is much too low,” Dan Bonawitz, Honda ’s vice president of corporate planning and logistics, told MarketWatch. “We can’t fill all our dealer orders.”
No word on where Honda would produce the Fit in the U.S., but its East Liberty, Ohio plant is definitely a candidate.
Although Honda’s October sales slipped by 28 percent in the U.S., Fit sales were up 28 percent to 6,478 units.
