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Honda Accord Crosstour to be built at East Liberty, Ohio plant

This week, Honda marked the thirtieth anniversary of the start of motorcycle production in the United States with a tree planting ceremony and a new production announcement. Legions of Facebook "fans" of the new Honda Accord Crosstour will surely be thrilled to learn that the company's new lifted hatchback thingy will be built at the East Liberty, OH assembly plant. East Liberty already builds Accord sedans and coupes, making it a natural to build the new bodystyle. As with other American-built Hondas, most of the major components are also ... Read more →

Ohio Turnpike begins accepting credit & debit cards at toll booths Noah Joseph

Cruising the Ohio Turnpike is about to get a whole lot easier. Anyone who's ever traveled the highway is probably plenty familiar with the annoyance of having to scrounge for change and small bills ...

One in 20 Million: Honda celebrates U.S. production milestone Michael Harley

In spite of Honda's latest production cuts, the Japanese automaker reached a significant milestone this week. Twenty-seven years after opening its Marysville, Ohio, assembly plant, Honda has produced ...

Honda ending U.S. motorcycle production Alex Nunez

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2008 Honda VTX Honda has announced that next year it will cease motorcycle production at its Marysville, OH manufacturing plant. That facility's output, ...

Ohio switching fleet to Ford Focus, gov't workers not amused Chris Shunk

click above for more pics of the 2008 Ford Focus SES Coupe Fuel economy and CO2 emissions are on a lot of our minds right now, and many of us are re-examining our vehicle needs in an effort to save ...

No more home turf advantage - Kia sales outpacing Jeeps in Toledo 2 years ago on Autoblog

It looks like residents of Ohio's Lucas County, home to Jeep's Toledo HQ, aren't buying into the hype, even if they're the ones building the things. Part of it is that Kia plays in more segments than Jeep, so while the brands do compete, Kia has an edge. We're not saying we want to see a Jeep ...

Toledo cops begin selling ads on police cruisers 2 years ago on Autoblog

"This citation has ben brought to you by _________, for all your _________ needs. Thanks for using the Toledo PD, please drive safely and have a nice day." var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Desperate_Cops_Begin_Selling_Ads_on_Police_Cars'; The Toledo, Ohio police department needs to ...

Honda sends some CR-V production south of the border 2 years ago on Autoblog

In 2008, 50,000 CR-Vs will be cranked out of Honda's assembly plant in Guadalajara, Mexico. Currently, the plant is used to build Accord sedans, to the tune of about 30k per year, but when CR-V production begins, they'll be no more hecho en Mexico Accords finding their way north. Instead, ...

Ohio offering the farm for Ford to stay 3 years ago on Autoblog

We here in Ohio love our Ford plants. We've got 'em all over the place – in Cleveland, in Toledo, in Cincinnati... wait. Scratch those last two, as the Way Forward plan counts among its victims a stamping plant in Maumee near Toledo and a transmission plant in Batavia near Cinci. Ohio ...

Ohio has nation's cheapest gas 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to AAA, our friends in the Buckeye State are benefiting from the end of the summer driving season by registering the lowest gas prices in the nation. Ohio residents are enjoying a 30-cent discount on fuel, compared to the national average, partly due to seasonal demand and increased ...

Toyota opens biggest showroom in country 3 years ago on Autoblog

We know at least one of you will take this post as a personal challenge to go out to your local dealerships, tape measure in hand, just to prove how wrong we are, but a 5-acre Toyota showroom in Cincinnati is now thought to be the biggest around. The square footage of the facility amounts to 68,000 ...

Ohio stockin' up on Chinese vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog

Those who're reckoning to check out the first Chinese vehicle coming to the U.S. may want to book a trip to Columbus, Ohio. Sib site Blogging Ohio posts that not one, but two auto distributors have obtained the rights to distribute Chinese vehicles. The Ricart Automotive Group will be distributing ...

In Toledo, Nitro is A-Go! 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Dodge Nitro received the green light from DaimlerChrysler back in 2005 to be produced as a 2007 model. Now, sibling blog Blogging Ohio posts that production of the SUV has began at Toledo's Jeep Liberty plant. The Nitro will be the first non-Jeep vehicle made there since production of the Dodge ...

Honda celebrates Ohio parts center groundbreaking 3 years ago on Autoblog

Shh, do you hear that? That's the sound of 110 jobs being created in Ohio thanks to Honda, which broke ground yesterday on a new domestic parts distribution center. The automaker is spending $89 million on the new place, which will be 530,000 square feet and also house a procurement office. The ...

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of DCX on Ohio tax incentives 3 years ago on Autoblog

Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a decision by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that ruled the state of Ohio's decision to use tax incentives to attract DaimlerChrysler's business was unconstitutional. Ohio had granted DCX an investment tax credit after the company decided to build ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: 'Twas a couple nights before Christmas...

Chris, Editor Paukert, and Dan send the Podcast off for the Christmas holiday in proper fashion

 
 

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