Honda considering Canadian production move to U.S. in response to tariffs: report [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the president of Honda Canada has told him a report that the automaker is considering shifting some Canadian production to the United States in response to tariffs is inaccurate.

Japan’s Nikkei financial newspaper says Honda is looking to shift enough Canadian CR-V and Civic production to the U.S. so that it can meet 90 per cent of U.S. sales with vehicles produced there, up from its current level of about 70 per cent.

Ford and his office say Honda told them the company does want to increase production in the U.S., but not at the expense of Canadian production.

Honda’s operations in Alliston, Ont., has about 4,200 employees and produced around 375,000 vehicles in Canada in 2023.

Ford’s office says Honda has assured the province that the Canadian facility continues to operate at full capacity and there are no job impacts on the horizon.

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