• Ohio News
72-yr old woman charged with murder
72-yr old woman charged with murder

Delores Jackson was arrested for the murder of Diana Ross on …

Troopers grab grass and a gun on I-71
Troopers grab grass and a gun on I-71

A Columbus, Ohio man was arrested drug and weapons charges …

Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson being released from jail
Chad Johnson being released from jail

A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a …

Ohio gas prices coming back down
Ohio gas prices coming back down

Refinery problems in Indiana and Illinois were blamed for …

Tractor collectors rolling into northwest Ohio this week
Tractor collectors rolling into Ohio

As many as 30,000 people are expected to come to Lima for the …

Advertisement

Honda marks 1 millionth export from Ohio plant

Updated: Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 3:06 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 3:06 PM EST

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Honda is celebrating the U.S. export of its 1 millionth vehicle at the company's assembly plant in central Ohio.

The company says the millionth export is a 2013 Honda Accord, built at the Marysville plant northwest of Columbus.

The milestone comes 25 years after the first U.S.-made Honda, also an Accord and also built at the Marysville plant, was exported to an overseas market.

The company is marking the event with an event at the plant Wednesday afternoon.

Honda said last month it is making more than $200 million in new investments at two parts plants in western Ohio, creating at least 200 new manufacturing jobs.

  • Comments
With WDTN.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more.
 

blog comments powered by Disqus

News Link Icon See the latest county jail bookings»

Advertisement
  • Photo Galleries

Photos: Le Griffon expedition

An expedition is diving to a shipwreck site in Lake Michigan, hoping to prove it…

Advertisement

Advertisement