Honda denies reports that it intends to move auto production out of Canada [Video]

Honda Canada says it is not planning to move production out of Canada to the U.S., contrary to reports from a Japanese news outlet. 

Nikkei newspaper reported Tuesday that Honda is working on plans to switch some car production from Mexico and Canada to the U.S., after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent auto tariff last month. 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a spokesperson for federal Minister of Industry Anita Anand said early Tuesday those reports were not accurate.

Then in a statement Tuesday afternoon, a Honda Canada spokesperson said the company “can confirm that our Canadian manufacturing facility in Alliston, Ont., will operate at full capacity for the foreseeable future and no changes are being considered at this time.”

The spokesperson added domestic sales are up nine per cent in the first quarter of this year, and said the company is “confident in our ability to …