Honda’s
July 24, 2025

Honda’s Anna engine plant turns 40

 

From Gazette staff reports

Honda’s Anna plant will celebrate its 40th anniversary this week.

The company will officially mark the occasion on Tuesday, highlighting how the Anna Engine Plant (AEP) is the largest Honda auto engine plant in the world. Now a key part of the Honda EV Hub, AEP is one of three production facilities in Ohio that are advancing the concept of flexible manufacturing, using domestic and globally made parts to produce internal combustion engines (ICE), hybrid powertrains and all-electric motors on the same production lines.

AEP has built more than 32.5 million engines, including for automobiles and powersports products, as well as a variety of powertrain components for engin…

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