Honda, a Japanese automaker, is reportedly considering transferring production of its main vehicle models to the United States, which would supply about 90% of local sales. This is interpreted as a response to U.S. tariff measures.
On the 15th (local time), the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that Honda is reviewing plans to increase its annual production volume in the U.S. by 30%, which is currently around 1 million units.
The increase in production will be implemented by transferring the volume produced in Mexico and Canada, which are neighboring countries to the U.S., to the U.S. over a period of 2 to 3 years.
If Honda transfers the production volume from neighboring countries to the U.S. to increase output, more than 90% of the annual sales volume in the U.S. (1.42 million units) will be supplied locally.
Honda produces the CR-V, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), and the Civic sedan in Canada. It is known that both models can be transferred to increase production by working more at U.S. plants.