GREENSBURG, Ind. (Kyodo) The rest of the country may be debating the possible bankruptcy of America's iconic automakers, but in southeast Indiana more than 1,000 U.S. workers were cheering Monday at the opening of Honda's newest assembly plant.
As a shiny Civic sedan rolled up beside Indiana's governor and Honda's president, Greensburg Mayor Gary Herbert posed a question designed to remind Americans that the U.S. auto industry extends beyond Detroit.
"Is this Civic an American-built automobile?" Herbert thundered, smiling at a sea of white-suited workers who seemed ecstatic to have landed high-paying jobs in an industry where layoffs are common.