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
On April 10, Honda UK announced that it will introduce the Super-N mini EV. Following the company’s ‘Man-Maximum, Machine-Minimum’ (M/M) development approach, it is engineered on the lightweight platform of the advanced N Series ‘Kei’ car range sold in Japan. It will be available in the UK from July with a starting p
On April 10, Honda announced plans to begin sales in late May, 2026 in Japan, of the Super-ONE A-segment EV. The company will begin accepting pre-orders at dealership locations throughout Japan on April 16, 2026.
In addition to Super-ONE’s excellent environmental performance and usability for everyday use, it combine
Announced on April 10, 2026, Honda Vietnam Company (HVN) reported retail sales results for its motorcycle and automobile segments for March 2026.
Motorcycle sales totaled 241,252 units, up 19.1% YoY. Cumulative sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 reached 2,262,140 units, a marginal 0.05% increase YoY.
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