Acura said it has selected a new site for a new performance manufacturing center in Ohio where it will build the all-new NSX supercar.
The company will invest $70 million to develop a new manufacturing facility that encompasses 184,000 square feet.
The center will be housed inside Honda’s former North American Logistics facility and located in the midst of Honda’s existing R&D and production engineering operations. The plant will employ about 100 highly-skilled manufacturing associates drawn from within Honda’s existing operations in Ohio.
The next generation NSX will be built exclusively at the all-new performance manufacturing center. The NSX will feature a mid-mounted V-6 engine mated to Acura’s innovative new Sport Hybrid SH-AWD (Super Handling All Wheel Drive) system.
Once selected, the team of production associates at the performance manufacturing center will begin training and establishing manufacturing processes that will be used to build the all-new NSX. Also, associates at Honda’s engine plant in Anna, Ohio, will assemble the NSX powertrain.
In addition, Honda announced that Honda R&D Americas Chief Engineer Ted Klaus will lead the global team developing the new NSX.
Clement D’ Souza, associate chief engineer at Honda of America, will lead the team that will bring NSX to mass production in 2015.
