Honda has announced $53m investment in Central Ohio facilities to strengthen North American operations.
The 38,000 square foot Ohio Data Center will join a similar facility near Denver, Colorado, in housing key information technologies for Honda, increasing secure data storage capabilities in North America.
The 98,000 square foot North American Quality Center building will consolidate operations for several Honda organizations under one roof.
It will be home to Honda associates focused on product quality in the marketplace, increasing the company's capability to study and respond to customer feedback more quickly and efficiently.
Honda North America executive vice president Rick Schostek said: "Creating a more efficient and effective way for our associates to respond to our customers is the primary goal of our new regional market quality facility.
"The global reliance on data from North America has grown year by year and our new data center will help us manage this responsibility."
The two new facilities will be located in Raymond, Ohio and are scheduled to be open by early 2017.
Honda worked with local and state government entities on the expansion project, including Union County, JobsOhio, Columbus 2020, the Ohio Development Services Agency and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
