Kathleen Wynne Made A Major Announcement At The Honda Plant In Alliston Today That Will Secure Jobs And Make The Plant A Teaching Plant For All Other Honda Plants. Ontario is partnering with Honda to make the companys Alliston plant one of the most innovative in North America, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced today. The partnership reinforces Ontarios position as a global leader in auto manufacturing, and will protect 4,000 highly skilled jobs at the plant and thousands more in the supply chain. Honda will invest about $857 million over three years in leading-edge technologies for vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing, as well as worker training and research and development partnerships with Ontario universities and colleges. This project will make Hondas Alliston operation a teaching plant for all other Honda facilities worldwide. Ontario will provide a conditional grant of up to $85.7 million for this transformational project. Provincial support helped Honda of Canada Mfg. win out over other Honda plants which were competing to be chosen for this project. The provinces investment will help enhance workers skills and secure the Alliston plants long-term future. With today’s $857-million investment, Honda is pleased to extend our commitment and deep manufacturing roots in Ontario. In 1986, we became the first Japanese auto company to manufacture in Ontario. Today, we employ more than 4,000 highly skilled Ontarians in our three plants, have built over six million vehicles in this province and our total manufacturing investments in Ontario will now reach nearly $3.9 billion. I would like to thank the Government of Ontario for supporting our efforts to innovate and remain competitive in an increasingly aggressive global automotive market. stated Jerry Chenkin President and CEO, Honda Canada Inc. Kathleen Wynne replied by saying Our government is proud to partner with companies that are making the investments in innovation and skills that help us compete globally. The fact that Ontario successfully competed for this project reinforces our position as a global leader in auto manufacturing, and it is a vote of confidence in our province as a great place to do business – now and in the future. Honda is a mainstay of Ontario’s auto sector and manufacturing base. This investment helps to position the Alliston facility as an innovation leader in Honda’s global operations. Our government will keep working with all auto companies to attract new investment in the competitive global auto industry. Added Brad Duguid the Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 19:50:53 +0000
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