(July 24, 2023) Honda is celebrating 25 years of building world-class power sports products at Honda South Carolina Manufacturing (SCM) in Timmonsville by expanding production of popular Honda side-by-side models to meet growing customer demand. Since 1998, Honda associates have produced more than four million power sports products in South Carolina.

Noriya Kaihara, president & CEO of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM), and the chief officer of Honda North America Regional Operations, joined SCM associates to mark the week-long celebration of their 25th anniversary with a tree-planting ceremony representing SCM’s continued growth in the state of South Carolina, as well as charitable contributions to local community organizations.

Honda began production in South Carolina on July 1, 1998, and SCM is the exclusive global production facility for Honda side-by-side vehicles. In 2018, Honda announced a $45 million investment to enhance SCM operations to expand side-by-side production to meet strong customer demand for the Pioneer series and Talon sports models. This month, Honda will transfer ATV production to Honda North Carolina Manufacturing (NCM) in Swepsonville, N.C. to accelerate SCM’s shift to side-by-side production.

“For over 25 years, Honda associates in South Carolina have produced high quality products to meet the needs of our power sports customers, and we’re excited about the future of power sports manufacturing in Timmonsville,” said Hank Real, vice president, Power sports & Products, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. “Today, as we mark our 25th anniversary of production, we celebrate our relationship with our customers, business partners and the people of South Carolina.”

Over the past 25 years, Honda has constantly evolved its operations in South Carolina to meet the needs of Honda power sports customers. When Honda began production of the Honda Foreman 400 ATV in 1998, the initial $30 million, 200,000 square foot ATV manufacturing plant was the beginning of Honda’s significant growth in Florence County.

The facility added ATV engine production in 2000, and Honda AquaTrax personal watercraft in 2003, before starting production of Pioneer side-by-sides in 2013. Today, SCM has the capacity to build 100,000 side-by-side models per year, with a cumulative investment of more than $450 million in its operations and employment of about 1,000 associates.