Ohio-built Acura will be exported to Japan

The Integra variant will become the first Acura-branded vehicle sold in Japan as the brand marks its 40th anniversary.

The Acura Integra Type S is built only at the Marysville Auto Plant, using domestic and globally made parts.

The K20C engine within the Integra Type S is built exclusively at the Anna engine plant about an hour’s drive north of Dayton, the plant that also produces the engine that powers the Civic Type R, also exported to Japan.

“Building Acura models in America for the past 30 years has been a source of immense pride, and now exporting the American‑built Integra Type S to Japan takes that pride to a new level,” said Jun Jayaraman, senior vice president of the Manufacturing Management Center at Honda Development & Manufacturing of America. “Our Ohio associates pour their expertise and passion into every vehicle, and we’re excited for customers in Japan to experience the performance they create.”

The engine plant in Anna employs 2,800 workers. Honda also makes its Acura NSX supercar at its Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville.

Credit: Bryant Billing

Credit: Bryant Billing

In all, about 15,000 employees work for Honda in Ohio. More than 1,400 people from Springfield and Clark and Champaign counties work at Honda locations.

Honda exhibited the Acura Integra Type S at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 and Osaka Auto Messe 2026, held in January and February.

The company also recently announced it’s cancelling the planned launch of three U.S.-produced electric vehicles, including one model that would have been made in Ohio.

“Honda established a highly flexible manufacturing environment in Ohio capable of building the right products to meet customer demand,” Honda spokesman Chris Abbruzzese said. “That flexibility remains central to our strategy. We will continue producing gasoline and hybrid vehicles at both the Marysville Auto Plant and the East Liberty Auto Plant.”

“Additionally, discussion is moving forward as part of our joint venture partnership with LG Energy Solution to localize production of hybrid batteries and energy storage systems at L-H Battery Co. in Jeffersonville,” he added.

The L-H Battery plant has 600 employees, a spokeswoman said Friday. “As we are still in the ramp-up phases of our operations, we do not anticipate an impact to our current employment,” said the spokeswoman, Caroline Ramsey.

Honda’s decision affects the development and market launch of three EV models in the U.S. — the Honda 0 SUV, Honda 0 Saloon, and Acura RSX, the company said.

The RSX was to be the first EV produced at what Honda called its “EV Hub” in Ohio and was to be built on the same production line as the Acura Integra.

The hub was a head-turning announcement for Honda in the fall of 2022, with the company talking of a $700 million investment in retooling its Marysville and East Liberty assembly plants and its engine plant in Anna for EV production.