I don't have the facts that you are looking for, but on the surface it would appear that Honda building American-based plants and hiring American workers is just as much about marketing their products in the US as it is about logistics and quality workmanship.
If you are a foreign company, it's much easier to sell to Americans if you can throw them a little bone, i.e. "Made in the USA".
I'm willing to bet that Honda doesn't have the same kind of profit margins on autos made/sold in the US that they do with their foreign-made autos, but perhaps the difference is written off as a marketing expense.
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