Honda will move production of the Ridgeline pickup to its Lincoln , AL plant early in 2009, the Japanese automaker announced Monday. The move is aimed to free up capacity for the Civic passenger car at Honda’s Alliston, ON plant, where the Ridgeline is currently built.
The Lincoln plant currently assembles the Odyssey minivan as well as the Pilot crossover. Production trials of the Ridgeline will start late this year at the Lincoln plant, with Line 1 devoted to the model entirely, while Line 2 will carry both the Odyssey and Pilot.
The Ridgeline — which was introduced in March of 2005 as a 2006 model — is currently built alongside the Acura MDX , Honda Civic and Honda Civic Si at Honda’s Alliston plant.
Last year, Honda sold 42,795 Ridgelines, which represents a 14.7 percent decrease from 2006.
