What Honda’s historic $15B investment means for Alliston, Ont.

Investment to include 4 new EV plants, including 2 in Alliston, Ont.
News of Honda’s historic $15-billion deal to construct its first comprehensive electric vehicle supply chain in Ontario is rousing local residents and officials about the potential boost to business and jobs in the area.Honda Canada announced Thursday alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford that it will build four new manufacturing plants in Ontario, including an electric vehicle assembly plant and a standalone battery manufacturing plant at its current facilities in Alliston, Ont., a small community of 23,000 residents between Toronto and Barrie. The Japanese company already employs 4,200 people in its existing Alliston facility, but statements from Honda and both the federal and provincial governments say the facility’s two new plants will produce up to 240,000 vehicles per year and create more than 1,000 “well-paying manufacturing jobs” once fully operational in 2028.“The opportunities for the local residents are going to be absolutely staggeringly fantastic,” said Richard Norcross, mayor of New Tecumseth, which comprises the communities of Alliston and nearby Beeton and Tottenham. He says Honda has been a pillar of the community since the first Accord rolled off the assembly line in 1986, and said substantial donations from the company have helped the local hospital make expansions and buy new equipment.
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