Honda Plans $1.38B Plant Upgrade in Ontario, Feds and Province to Invest Millions

Workers inspect vehicles and work on the assembly line at Honda of Canada Mfg. Plant 2 in Alliston, Ont., on March 30, 2015. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

A division of Honda Canada Inc. is set to announce Wednesday that it will spend $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade an Ontario manufacturing plant to make electric hybrid vehicles, an investment that includes millions in funding from the federal and provincial governments.

Honda Canada spokesman John Bordignon confirmed that the 2023 CR-V and CR-V Hybrid will be built in the company’s Alliston, Ont., plant.