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The pay system to be used by Honda Manufacturing of Indiana at its new assembly plant in Greensburg will start workers at $14.84 an hour and automatically ratchet up wages over two years to $18.55.
The Japanese automaker also plans to include annual bonuses based on how individuals perform and how the company fares, according to the Greensburg Daily News.
Honda nearly a month ago began fielding the first of what totaled 30,296 applications for 2,000 production positions.
The $550 million plant, which will turn out Civic sedans, is scheduled to open in fall 2008.
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