Honda ’s brand new Greensburg, Indiana, assembly plant began full production of the Civic late last week. Ultimately, the facility, which is located off of Interstate 74 about half way between Indianapolis, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio, will be capable of producing 200,000 Civics and will employ over 2,000 workers, Honda says.
Honda announced the facility just two years ago and broke ground in 2007. Currently, the plant employs about 900 workers, though that number is expected to increase by about 1,000 within a year. Honda now produces most Civics sold in North America in Marysville, Ohio, Alliston, Ontario, and Greensburg. Engines for the Civic come from Anna, Ohio.
The plant is currently operating on one shift, but it will move to a two-shift system early in 2009 as production ramps up. The first Civic to roll of the line, a crystal black pearl 2009 sedan (pictured), was finished at 7:50 a.m. on Oct. 9.
