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Light trucks
Passenger cars
Annual Capacity (Units)
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Ohio
Marysville
East Liberty
Lincoln
Greensburg
Alliston
El Salto
Alabama
Indiana
440,000
240,000
300,000
200,000
No. 1 Line
195,000
30,000
No. 2 Line
195,000
Accord
Civic
Civic
Civic
Civic
Accord
Acura
RDX
CR-V
Pilot Odyssey
Element
Ridgeline Acura
MDX
CR-V
Acura
TL
Acura
CSX
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4
5
6
3
Finished Auto Plants in North America
Production Bases in North America (Automobiles)
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3
4
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5
6
From fall 2008
From April 2007
From February 2007
Finished Auto Plants
  Marysville plant
  East Liberty plant
  Alabama plant
  New Indiana plant (scheduled to begin production in fall 2008)
  Canada plant
  Mexico plant
Engine Plants
  Anna engine plant
 
Alabama plant
  New Canada engine plant
(scheduled to begin production in fall 2008)
Transmission Plants
  Ohio transmission plant
  Georgia transmission plant
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3
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From fall 2007
The new Accord Coupe
concept car
should benefit from strong employment and personal consumption, but we
expect a deteriorating housing situation to have a negative impact on auto-
mobile demand. Although relatively warm winter weather in calendar 2006
brought a temporary respite in gasoline prices, prices have again soared.
We expect demand for fuel-efficient cars to rise in response.
On the sales front, in fall 2007 we will implement a full model change of
the Accord, which is our core model. Production of the CR-V, which con-
tinues to experience brisk demand, is scheduled to begin at our plant in
Mexico. With respect to development, in May 2007 we opened the Acura
Design Studio in the United States, reflecting the important role that design
strategy plays in defining the characteristics of the Acura brand.
The United States is one of the few advanced countries with a clearly
growing population, and we expect stable growth in the automobile market
there to continue expanding. In response to market growth and to further
solidify our operating foundation in North America, we are building a new auto
plant in Indiana with an annual capacity of 200,000 units and an engine plant
in Canada, both of which are scheduled to begin operations in fall 2008.