Honda Commits $867 Million to Retool Alliston Plants for Hybrids
Honda Canada will invest $867 million with the federal and Ontario governments to modernize and retool its Alliston assembly complex, starting with an initial $166 million outlay that brings engine manufacturing back to the site. The package includes $313 million in federal funding and $156 million from Ontario, and secures about 4,000 manufacturing jobs across two plants that built more than 400,000 light vehicles last year. The retooling adds flexible capacity for next generation hybrid electric and gasoline vehicles, supporting Honda's plan to roll out 15 new hybrid models across the Honda and Acura lineups by 2030. The move follows Honda's indefinite shelving of a previously proposed $15 billion electric vehicle and battery hub in Ontario as EV adoption cooled.
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