Honda Manufacturing of Indiana Celebrates as J.D. Power and Associates Brings Honors to Indiana

GREENSBURG, Ind., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — More than 1,300 Honda
Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) associates today celebrated as representatives
of J.D. Power and Associates presented them with the Platinum Plant Quality
award, and the award for Highest Ranked Compact Car in Initial Quality in a tie
for the Honda Civic which is produced at HMIN. Both awards come from HMIN’s
performance rating in the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study(SM)
(IQS) for 2011. IQS measures new car owners’ satisfaction with automobiles
during the first 90 days of purchase.

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HMIN is one of only three plants around the world to earn the Platinum Plant
Quality Award and receives the honor less than three years after the start-up of
mass production in October, 2008. HMIN produces both the Civic Sedan and Civic
Natural Gas Vehicle at its 2.1 million square foot facility in Greensburg.

HMIN President Jun Nishimoto addressed the more than 1,300 Honda associates by
saying “This honor as the Platinum Award factory is a testament to the
commitment Honda associates make to creating products of the highest quality for
our customers.”

This year also saw the Honda brand overall earn its best-ever ranking in the
J.D. Power and Associates IQS study, finishing second among all surveyed brands,
and a higher ranking than any other mass market brand. Honda also led the
industry with seven models earning the highest initial quality ranking in their
respective segments, including its top-selling Accord and Civic models.

HMIN currently operates one shift at the Greensburg plant, producing Honda Civic
models. In May, Honda announced that the plant will ramp up production and add a
second shift starting Oct. 24. HMIN began operations in 2008 and is the newest
of Honda’s fourteen manufacturing facilities in North America.

SOURCE Honda Manufacturing of Indiana