By recycling runoff from parking lots and roofs, the 7-acre pond system would significantly reduce the use of groundwater and save energy cost.

When completed in December 2017, it would be the most energy-efficient paint line of the company's auto production network in U.S. and add 300,000-square-foot to Marysville plant.

The new facility uses a more compact and energy-efficient four-coat, two-bake short process, eliminating one primer-coat curing oven.

[6][7] The new high-volume laser brazing system joins the roof to the body side panels precisely that it eliminates the black plastic garnish many sedans use to cover the rain channels.

[7] Honda also expanded rear door-line production capability to accommodate dropping the coupe from the line-up for model year 2018; brought in-house the sub-assembly of front-end modules of the Accord and added a new sub-assembly for the Intelligent Power Unit, which consists of the battery pack and its control systems, for the 2018 Accord Hybrid.