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Honda Wants to Make the 'World's Most Efficient' Hybrids

As electric vehicle enthusiasm wanes and more buyers pivot back to traditional gas cars and hybrids, many automakers are doing the same. Honda has already hinted at slowing its roll on EV production, and now the Japanese automaker wants to go all-in on hybrids.

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Honda pulls back on EV strategy for now and will push hybrid sales

Honda says electric vehicle sales were slowing in the U.S., prompting the Japanese automaker to scrap its previous goal of having EVs reach 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030

The Independent UK

Japan's Honda projects plummeting profits due to Trump's tariffs

Honda has reported its profit for the fiscal year through March slipped 24.5% from the previous year as its vehicle sales in China dropped

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Honda Forecasts 70% Net Profit Drop Citing 'Tariff Impact'

Japan's Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 percent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year as US trade tariffs weigh on the global auto industry.

International Business Times

Honda Rocked by Scandal: EVP Quits Over 'Inappropriate Behaviour' as CEO Punished With 20% Pay Cut

Honda's executive vice president has resigned over 'inappropriate behaviour' at a social event, prompting the CEO to take a 20% pay cut in response to the scandal.

International Business Times UK

Honda Still Might Have Saved Nissan

The Honda-Nissan merger plan is dead.

InsideEVs

Honda And Nissan Might Still End Up Together, But There’s A Big ‘If’: Report

The merger between Honda and Nissan would have created the world’s fourth-largest automaker. However, the negotiations fell apart last week, partly because Nissan believed it should be seen as an equal rights member of the tie-up, while Honda demanded Nissan become a fully owned subsidiary.

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Japan's Honda And Nissan Scrap Merger Talks

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday they had scrapped merger talks that would have created the world's third-largest automaker by unit sales.

International Business Times

Nissan Wants to Replace Honda With a Different Partner: Report

The Nissan-Honda merger saga continues with a new episode that takes an interesting twist. Although an official announcement has yet to be made, multiple reports have stated that the plan to form a new holding company has been scrapped. Reuters cites people familiar with the matter as claiming Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida…

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What Honda And Nissan Aren’t Telling Us About Their Merger

The rapidly advancing electric vehicle industry often raises more questions than it answers. The Honda-Nissan merger is no different. When complete, it would become the world’s third-largest automaker, but many details remain under wraps. Perhaps they're waiting for clarity on EV policy after Trump's inauguration, or maybe the complexities of…

InsideEVs

Honda's CEO Struggles To Explain Why Nissan Merger Makes Sense

Honda's CEO just had a pretty awkward press moment related to its potential merger with Nissan. When asked why Nissan would make a good business partner for the mid-sized automaker, Toshihiro Mibe struggled to find the right words before blurting out something that brought laughter to a room full of…

InsideEVs

Nissan, Honda announce merger, creating world’s third-largest carmaker

Plans, which include Mitsubishi, announced as Japan tries to gain foothold in electric vehicle market.

Al Jazeera

Honda and Nissan set to merge forming world's third largest automaker

Japanese carmakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge, creating the world's third largest automaker

Evening Standard

Honda And Nissan To Form World's Third-Largest Automaker

Honda and Nissan plan to merge, focusing on electric vehicles and cost-cutting to enhance competitiveness in the evolving automotive market.

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America Is Divided: Let China's Automakers Build Here, Or Not?

“I want to see this area have more jobs... but we must not welcome companies that are controlled by people who see us as the enemy,” one elected official said.

InsideEVs

Why Nissan, Honda And Mitsubishi Had To Team Up

Today on Critical Materials: Honda-Mitsubishi-Nissan partnership goes live, GM explains it giving up on EVs, and Tesla's CEO warns of wide hardware obsolescence

The Independent UK

Japan rivals Nissan and Honda will share EV components and AI research as they play catch up

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda say they plan to share components for electric vehicles like batteries and jointly research software for autonomous driving

The Independent UK

Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets

Japanese automaker Honda is reaffirming its commitment to electric vehicles, investing 10 trillion yen, or $65 billion, through fiscal 2031

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Inside Honda's Plans To Phase Out Internal Combustion By 2040

Honda wants to bring batteries, software and more in-house as part of a plan to completely phase out internal combustion by 2040.

International Business Times

Honda Announces US$11 Bn EV Battery And Vehicle Plant In Canada

Japanese auto giant Honda announced Thursday the largest automotive investment in Canada's history, worth Can$15 billion (US$11 billion), for a massive new EV battery and vehicle assembly plant.

Motorsport

Honda targets F1 title bid with Aston Martin from 2026

From 2026 Honda will move its works engine deal to Aston Martin, ending its successful association with Red Bull. Following Honda's initial decision to withdraw from F1, which led to Red Bull deciding to take its engines in-house and link up with Ford for 2026, the Japanese brand was forced…

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Honda Is Working On An Electric Sports Car

It will be the flagship product of the brand's revamped EV range.

Honda rips up the rulebook and reveals radical 0 Series of EVs

Honda unveils the 0 Series Saloon and Space-Hub at CES 2024, featuring an all-new electrical architecture and styling.

InsideEVs

Honda Needs a Technological 'Breakthrough' To Sell Cheap EVs, CEO Says

Honda wants to make a $30,000 EV for the U.S. by 2030, a top executive told InsideEVs.

InsideEVs

Honda's First Next-Generation EV Will Look "Very Close" To Concept, CEO Says

Honda revealed two futuristic concept cars on Tuesday that preview its next-generation global EV lineup.

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