/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Honda celebrates the start of mass production of the 2012 CR-V here in Canada/

ALLISTON, ON, Jan. 16, 2012 /CNW/ - Honda of Canada Mfg. (HCM) is celebrating the start of mass production for the fourth-generation Honda CR-V in Alliston, Ontario on January 23, 2012.

This is the first time Honda will be producing the CR-V at its Alliston facility.  With the addition of the CR-V, Honda will now be manufacturing its top two best-selling Canadian vehicles, Civic and CR-V, here in Canada.  Starting in 2012, it is expected that 70 per cent of Honda vehicles sold in Canada will be built in Canada.

The inclusion of the CR-V in HCM's production lineup makes HCM Plant 2 the first Honda plant in North America to produce four distinct models on one line, a demonstration of the flexibility and capability of HCM and its Associates.

WHAT		Official line-off ceremony for the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V, produced for the first time at Honda of Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario. Tours* of Plant 2, where the CR-V is produced, are available.
		PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: 2012 Honda CR-V being driven off the line in official ceremony at Honda of Canada Mfg. Official key hand-off from HCM to Honda Canada.  Speakers include:
		- The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Innovation - His Worship Mike MacEachern, Mayor, Town of New Tecumseth (4:30 p.m. ceremony) - Nobu Sanui, President, Honda of Canada Mfg. - Takashi Sekiguchi, President and CEO, Honda Canada Inc. - Jerry Chenkin, Executive Vice President, Honda Canada Inc. - Alan Branson, HCM CR-V Project Leader, Honda of Canada Mfg.
WHEN		Monday, January 23, 2012
		- 1st ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. (Plant 2 Tour* begins at 1:15 p.m.) - 2nd ceremony begins at 4:30 p.m.
		*Photography is not permitted on the tours, but photos will be provided.
WHERE		Honda of Canada Mfg. Plant 2 6900 Industrial Parkway, Alliston, ON

 

 

 

 

For more information and to RSVP:
Alen Sadeh
Office: 416-342-1834
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