Honda Invests $267 Million, Adds 300 Ohio Jobs for New Accord

  • Carmaker begins high-volume output of revamped model Monday
  • Outlays include spending on robots, engine plant update

The 2018 Honda Motor Co. Accord vehicle sits on display during a global reveal event in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., on Friday, July 14, 2017.

Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg
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Honda Motor Co. is investing $267 million and adding 300 jobs at two Ohio factories as it begins mass production of the redesigned Accord flagship sedan for 2018.

The investments include $220 million for hundreds of new welding robots and other upgrades at the company’s Marysville assembly plant, and $47 million for its engine plant in nearby Anna to start building the company’s first turbocharged engine.