Manufacturing

[benmwaldie]

Just wondering if anyone knows where the Clarity is manufactured. It doesn't really matter to much to me but I do like to buy Honda's assembled in Japan because I feel like I support the brand more that way.

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[K8QM]

I think ours said 98% Japanese.

 

[KentuckyKen]

Japan. No love for the American workers in Ohio?

 

[MarkClarity]

I just grabbed a VIN off a dealer website and ran it thru a VIN decoder (https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/decoder/Decoder)

Comes back with Plant Information: Sayama, Saitama, Japan

The first letter of the VIN is the country, the plant is the last letter before the 6 digit sequence number at the end.

First letter Values
1,4,5 United States
2 Canada
3 Mexico
J Japan
K Korea
S UK
V France, Spain
T Switzerland
W Germany
Y Sweden/Finland
Z Italy

I believe this is the only Honda model imported to North America. Probably not high enough volume yet to justify multiple production plants.

 

[benmwaldie]

I just grabbed a VIN off a dealer website and ran it thru a VIN decoder (https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/decoder/Decoder)

Comes back with Plant Information: Sayama, Saitama, Japan

Good to hear.

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[KentuckyKen]

MarkClarity, thank you for that valuable link. I wish we could make posts like yours a “stickie”” as in other forums.

 

[megreyhair]

I looked at the window sticker and it said Japan.

 

[bruinjacket]

Another reference point: http://hondanews.com/releases/2018-honda-clarity-plug-in-hybrid-press-kit

"The Clarity Plug-In Hybrid is manufactured in Honda's Saitama factory in the Sayama prefecture, Japan."