Honda is pushing back against a report that the carmaker is considering moving some vehicle production from plants in Canada to the U.S., which could shutter a massive plant in Ontario's Simcoe County.
Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday that the move is part of push to have 90 per cent of Honda of cars sold in the U.S. to be made locally in response to new 25 per cent auto tariffs.
Honda's facility in Aliston, Ont., currently employs over 4,200 people. But the automaker committed last year to expand and add two new plants that will produce up to 240,000 vehicles per year and create more than 1,000 "well-paying manufacturing jobs" once fully operational in 2028.