It seems Honda is planning to move the production of the hybrid version of the Accord to the U.S. by 2015. A plug-in hybrid Accord assembled in Japan will be marketed in the U.S. by next year while it will be followed by a regular hybrid version before the end of 2013. The Accord Hybrid will be exclusively built in Japan but this may change by 2015. The move is critical as Honda wants to avoid the high value of the Japanese Yen that may lead to losses. The regular version of the Honda Accord is being built in the U.S. , and this may soon be true for plug-in and hybrid…
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