Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Outrage!

More outsourcing of jobs....from Japan and Sweden to the U.S.

Honda's CR-V sport utility vehicle will be made for the first time in the United States at one of two Ohio plants, the production sites of five other Honda vehicles.

Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. announced Monday that it wanted to move production of the CR-V for the U.S. market from the United Kingdom closer to the SUV's buyers who mostly live in the United States.

Honda is not the only auto manufacturer bringing more production to the United States. Swedish truck maker Volvo AB had already announced that it will bring assembly of its truck engines to Hagerstown, Md., and said Monday that it may move more production to the United States if the dollar keeps weakening.

CR-V production will begin in 2006 at one of two plants northwest of Columbus, in Marysville or nearby East Liberty.

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