On January 20, General Motors announced the layoff of over 800 workers at its Ramos Arizpe plant due to adjustments in the production of the Prologue electric vehicle, developed in collaboration with Honda.
Honda’s decision to reduce production for the U.S. market prompted the plant to revert to a two-shift schedule,

On January 20, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it opened a probe into 295,125 American Honda vehicles over reports of their automatic emergency braking systems triggering inadvertently, increasing the risk of a collision due to the rapid deceleration.
The problem affects the 2019-

Announced on January 15, 2025, PT Honda Prospect Motor (PT HPM) ended 2024 with retail sales of 103,023 cars (down 19.5% YoY), maintaining its position in the top 3 auto brands in the Indonesian auto market. 
Based on Gaikindo’s latest data, Honda’s market share in 2024 stood at 11.6%, down from 12.8% recorded in 202

Honda and Nissan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to start discussions that could pave the way for a merger of the two companies. Mitsubishi Motors is also considering joining a new consolidation, which, if it went ahead, would make it the world’s third largest vehicle manufacturer.
In an industry faci

On January 15, American Honda provided an outlook on its U.S. automobile business for 2025 while recapping its 2024 automobile sales.
Sales
     • American Honda auto sales finished 2024 at 1.4 million units in sales, up nearly 9% YoY as production constraints eased.
     • Moving into 2025, the Honda brand is expect

On January 9, Honda Brazil announced its 2024 results, achieving a 27% increase in sales compared to the previous year, with over 91,000 vehicles sold, the best performance since 2020.
The best sold model in 2024 was the HR-V SUV, with over 50,000 units. During the year, key launches included the CR-V Advanced Hybrid

Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their new car sales results in China for December 2024 and the whole of 2024.
Toyota sold 187,200 units in December, up 1.0% year-over-year (y/y). Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 1,776,000 units, down 6.9% y/y.
On January 9, Honda announced that its December sales volume

On January 10, 2025, Honda Vietnam Company (HVN) announced the retail sales of motorbikes and automobiles in December 2024 and the whole year 2024. 
HVN's motorbike sales in December reached 230,509 units, an increase of 4.3% MoM and 0.5% YoY. Sales in 2024 reached 2,147,025 motorcycles, up 2.8% YoY. Thus, HVN's moto

On January 10, the winners of 2025 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards were unveiled during a press conference that kicked off the media day of the Detroit Auto Show.
The winners in their respective categories over the nine finalists were the Honda Civic Hybrid, Ford Ranger, and Volkswage

On January 9, at a roundtable discussion at CES 2025, global auto suppliers said they are currently exploring how to move production closer to the U.S. to counter potential tariffs promised by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has discussed a blanket 10% on global imports and 60% tariff on Chinese goods, as well as

On January 9, AUO announced that it is collaborating with Sony Honda Mobility to showcase the world’s first Micro LED Media Bar Solution mounted on the exterior of the AFEELA at CES 2025. 
The new solution brings groundbreaking applications to human-machine engagement, and connects the cockpit to the world outside th

On January 7 at CES 2025, Sony Honda Mobility of America Inc. (SHMA) has announced a new partnership with Crash Champions, one of the largest founder-led operators of high-quality automotive collision repair centers in the U.S.
SHMA will partner with Crash Champions to provide comprehensive vehicle repair and mainten

On January 7 at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Honda Motor and Renesas Electronics announced that they have signed an agreement to develop a high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) for software-defined vehicles (SDVs). 
The new SoC is designed to deliver leading-edge AI performance of 2,000 TOPS combined with a world-class pow

On January 7, 2025, Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (SHM) announced at CES 2025 that it will open the AFEELA Studio & Delivery Hub, two new spaces where visitors can directly experience the AFEELA brand, in Torrance and Fremont, California, forecasted for the second half of 2025. These hubs will provide visitors with the op

On January 8 at CES 2025, Honda presented the world premiere of the first two models in the company’s new 0 Series line of battery electric vehicles, the Honda 0 SUV and Honda 0 Saloon prototypes. Production models based on both prototypes will be built at Honda's EV Hub in Ohio, and launch in North America in 2026 f

On January 6, 2025, Sony Honda Mobility Inc. (SHM) announced the first model to be sold under the AFEELA brand at CES 2025 – AFEELA 1. AFEELA 1 is scheduled for U.S. production at an existing, state-of-art plant in Ohio with official sales in California anticipated in 2025 and deliveries anticipated in mid-2026. AFEE

On January 2, it was announced that Honda has begun selling its Accord Hybrid model in Argentina, imported from the United States. The vehicle had not been imported since late 2019 due to government-imposed import restrictions at the time.
The new Accord Hybrid features Honda’s e:HEV technology, which includes a 1.05

On December 23, Renault Group issued a statement, saying that the Group acknowledges the announcements made today by Nissan and Honda about the potential merger, which are still at an early stage.
As the main shareholder of Nissan, Renault Group will consider all options based on the best interest of the Group and it