Honda Motor has confirmed that it is pushing ahead with the development of an all-new Ridgeline mid-size pickup truck in the US, with the third-generation of the model scheduled to be launched in “within two years.”

The Ridgeline is an in-house model engineered at the company’s R&D facilities in Ohio, and designed by its styling studio in Southern California. The Japanese automaker confirmed that the new model will continue to be produced at the Honda Alabama Auto Plant, alongside the Honda Passport and Honda Pilot SUVs and the Honda Odyssey MPV, using domestic and imported parts. The all-new model will feature “an even more rugged design,” according to the company.

Honda said that in preparation for the new model, production of the current 2026 Honda Ridgeline will be paused later this year.

Lance Woelfer, vice president of Auto Sales at American Honda Motor Company, said in a statement: “The award-winning Honda Ridgeline has introduced innovative new technologies and features to America's truck market for two decades, prioritizing features and capabilities that recreational truck buyers need and use the most. The next Ridgeline, which will continue to be built by our associates in Alabama, will advance this legacy while gaining even more rugged design and capabilities.”