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For the first time Honda Canada will export vehicles made in Canada to Europe. Prime Minister Stephen Harper was at the Honda plant in Alliston, Ontario today to make the announcement and to tour the plant. He said the new free-trade deal with the European Union made the Honda exports possible. “It’s because our government negotiated a free-trade agreement that, in the years to come from this plant, cars built right here in Canada by a Japanese company will then be exported virtually tariff-free to Europe, one of the world’s wealthiest, richest markets.”

Production of the cross-over CR-V model will mark the first time Honda Canada will export vehicles to Europe. It’s not clear yet when Europeans will be able to buy the vehicles. The Alliston factory will be upgraded to meet the demand. Honda says job creation will be “modest”, but an exact number of new positions hasn’t been specified.