2013 Honda Accord gets new engines, transmissions built in Ohio

by Robert Schoenberger
The Plain Dealer
August 16, 2012

RUSSELLS POINT, Ohio — Following more than $220 million in investments in two Ohio plants over the past two years, Honda on Thursday began mass production of new engines and transmissions for its upcoming 2013 Accord sedan…

John Spoltman, chief engineer and plant manager in Anna, said the pair of the new four-cylinder engine with Russells Point’s new transmission should help boost the fuel economy of the new Accord dramatically over the old model.

Between the two plants, Honda added 150 jobs…

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