On May 11, Munjal Auto Industries Limited announced that it has been awarded a long-term business contract by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited (HMSI) for the manufacturing and supply of sheet metal stamping and welding parts, including design and development of tooling and dies.
The contract is dom
On April 28, Honda Turkey Motorcycles inaugurated its motorcycle manufacturing plant in Aliağa, İzmir, Turkiye. It has an annual production capacity of 100,000 units with the potential to reach a capacity of 200,000 units in the future.
The plant has a total area of 100,000 square meters, including 45,000 square me
On May 5, Nikkei Asia and multiple sources reported that Honda has decided to shelve its planned CAD 15 billion (USD 11 billion) EV and battery manufacturing hub in Ontario, Canada, due to slow demand to put hybrids at the center of its North American strategy. The Honda plant was slated to begin operating as early a
Reported on May 3, 2026, Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. plans to add another locally produced model by 2026, following upgrades at its Prachinburi plant.
The company plans to launch at least four models in 2026, including the Honda e:N2, already launched, and the Honda Super-ONE, which was showcased at the rec
On May 4, Honda announced its return to the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo with a display of zero-emissions power technology and clean energy experts to explore U.S. business opportunities.
On display and new for the U.S. market, Honda will begin offering the Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP) for B2B commer
On April 30, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of Astemo, Ltd. by Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (‘Honda'), both of Japan. The transaction relates primarily to automotive and transportation components, as well as industrial machinery and systems.
The Commission c
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their March 2026 new car sales results in China.
Toyota sold 142,700 units in March, down 8.0% year-over-year (y/y). Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 370,600 units, down 4.3% y/y. GAC Toyota accounted for 66,127 units in March, with YTD sales volume totaling 171,584 units
On April 23, Honda Motor announced that, at the end of 2026, it will discontinue the automobile sales operations of Honda Korea Co., Ltd., a Honda motorcycle and automobile sales subsidiary headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
In light of changes in the environment surrounding the global and South Korean automobile m
According to multiple press releases dated April 18, Honda plans to suspend operations at some of its manufacturing facilities in China starting in June 2026.
Through its joint ventures, Honda operates six vehicle manufacturing plants in China. Due to stagnant sales, the operating rates of these factories have remain
On April 21, Sony Group, Honda Motor and Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), the joint venture formed by Sony and Honda announced they have reached an agreement to scale down the operations of SHM.
Following Honda’s reassessment of its automobile electrification strategy announced on March 12, 2026, Sony, Honda, and SHM annou
On April 16, the Fastport micromobility venture from Honda, announced a new customer relationship with Third Lane Mobility, the parent company of Bird and Spin shared micromobility devices, as commercial availability of its Fastport eQuad and Fleet‑as‑a‑Service (FaaS) platform gets underway.
Fastport, which was esta
On April 16, Honda Motor announced that it will begin sales of the all-new Honda Insight, a new midsize electric SUV, in Japan on April 17. According to Honda, the vehicle is based on the e:NS2 EV sold in China by Dongfeng Honda, a joint venture between Honda and Dongfeng Motor. It will be manufactured at Dongfeng Ho
On April 14, IONNA, the joint venture charging network founded by BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota, announced a strategic partnership with leading convenience brand Circle K, with more than 7,300 stores in the U.S., to significantly expand access to high-powered EV chargi
Asahi Kasei is delaying the opening of its Ontario, Canada, battery separator plant, originally set for 2027, until 2029 or later because of an expected lack of demand after Honda, one of Asahi's main customers, had delayed the launch of an EV production hub in the country.
While construction continues on the separat
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