Honda announces production site and Global Chief Engineer for the NSX

Honda announced that the all-new NSX supercar will be produced at a new performance manufacturing centre in Ohio, United States. The company has invested $70 million towards this production facility.

The 184,000 sq. ft. Performance Manufacturing Centre will be housed inside Honda’s former North American Logistics facility. This will be Honda’s third car plant in Ohio.

Workers will be recruited from within Honda to build the all-wheel-drive NSX. The facility will house approximately 100 specially trained production workers as well as robots to build the petrol-electric hybrid sports car.

The powertrain will also be assembled in Ohio at Honda’s engine plant in Anna. The all-new Honda NSX will be badged as a Honda in Europe and Acura in the U.S.

Honda also announced that Honda R&D Americas chief engineer Ted Klaus is leading the global team developing the new NSX, and Clement D’ Souza, associate chief engineer at Honda of America, is leading the team that will bring NSX to mass production in 2015.

The NSX will be powered by a mid-mounted V-6 engine mated to Honda’s new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) system.