Honda to move part of domestic production to U.S. to fend off tariffs

Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it will shift production of the hybrid Civic for the U.S. market from Japan to its plant in Indiana, as it seeks to mitigate the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff policies.The company judged it appropriate to move the output of the model, currently assembled at its plant in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, to the United States, considering Civic's high popularity there, it said.The move comes as Trump's additional 25 percent tariff on all auto imports, imposed earlier this month, has forced global automakers to review their supply chains to lessen the n…READ FULL ARTICLE