F-TECH INC. announced plans to expand the Ohio plant of its U.S. subsidiary F&P America Mfg., Inc. in its 16th Medium-Term Management Plan released on November 5. The company will invest approximately USD 35 million (JPY 5.5 billion) in a new building, called the North Plant, adjacent to the existing facility. Constr
On November 3, Honda Cars India has named its upcoming all-new electric SUV ‘Honda ALPHA’. The model will be the company’s first Made-in-India global electric SUV and will make its global debut in India on December 2, 2026.
India will serve as the global production base for the Honda ALPHA. The model was first shown
The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) held the 2026 Inside Honda showcase and business meeting at a Honda research and development center in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on October 15. Thirty South Korean companies working in software-defined vehicles (SDVs), autonomous driving, automotive electronics and
On October 15, Sanoh Canada Ltd. completed a 15,700-sq.-ft. expansion of its Orangeville manufacturing facility to accommodate new equipment for automotive component production, increasing the plant’s total footprint by more than 15% to 109,000 sq. ft.
The expansion will support production of components for an upcomi
Three Japanese OEMs recently announced their September 2026 new car sales results in China.
Toyota reported sales of 127,700 units in China in September, down 19.7% year-over-year (y/y), marking its eighth consecutive month of y/y decline, with the y/y decline narrowing from August. Year-to-date (YTD) sales fell 18.9
On October 27, Jennifer Thomas, senior vice president of corporate affairs for American Honda said that a pending increase in U.S. tariffs on steel and auto imports from Canada starting January 1 would be “catastrophic” for the industry.
Beyond an upcoming USMCA renewal, the U.S. and Canada are working on a deal to e
On October 22, Honda Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the development of a Honda model based on the Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck. The new Honda model is scheduled to go on sale in the ASEAN market in 2028.
Honda and Mitsubishi Motors have been exploring opportunities f
Two Japanese OEMs, Honda and Nissan, recently announced their September 2026 new car sales results in China.
Honda reported sales of 25,564 units in China in September, down 53.1% year-over-year (y/y), marking its thirty-second consecutive month of y/y decline. Year-to-date (YTD) sales fell 39.5% y/y to 283,183 units
After scaling back its EV initiatives and cancelling its hydrogen efforts, GM is shutting down and decommissioning its leased 480,000-square-foot Brownstown Battery Assembly plant, which is scheduled to close by summer 2027 when the lease ends.
The Brownstown Battery plant had been building battery packs and electri
On October 14, Rescale, digital engineering platform for the AI era, announced the expansion of its partnership with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. under a new multi-year agreement to advance Honda's digital engineering transformation for development of next-gen vehicles.
Building on its experience with the Rescale platform,
On October 15, 2026, Honda Automobile (Thailand) teased an upcoming model in a video released, highlighting the terms “Smart” and “Hybrid” alongside a stylized “A.”
The teaser has led to speculation that the vehicle could be a new Avancier D-SUV, potentially positioned above the CR-V and featuring a next-generation
On October 14, Acura shared the brand's future plans with its U.S. dealers, including the introduction of three new SUVs in the coming years in a bid to attract new clients to the brand by expanding into new segments.
Significant investment is being made into developing new products and technologies, including a new
On October 14, Honda announced that its Honda Mobile Power Pack e: (MPP), a zero-emissions swappable battery technology, received the Sustainability & Circular Economy Excellence Award at The Battery Show 2026 in Detroit, North America’s largest showcase for battery innovation.
"We’re thrilled to win the Sustainabili
On October 14, Honda launched the new CR-V RS e:HEV AWD in South Africa. The new model is the first CR-V in the country to feature a hybrid powertrain. The new model is priced at ZAR 949,900, which is ZAR 91,400 lower than the model it replaces.
The 2026 Honda CR-V e:HEV is powered by a 2.0-litre direct-injection Atk
On October 12, Honda showcased its “Honda Dream Factory” stand at the 2026 Paris Motor Show. The 200-square-metre interactive space highlighted the brand’s “Your Dreams, Engineered” philosophy and featured the Jazz, HR-V, Civic and Prelude models.
Honda created a special play area for families featuring the updated H
On October 9, Honda announced that it has named its next-generation hybrid powertrain “Honda Hybrid” and will fit it into 15 models launched worldwide by the end of its financial year to March 2030, mostly in North America. Global deployment begins in 2027 under the plan to rebuild Honda’s business announced in May 2
On October 1, Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited announced that it has discontinued production of the Honda BR-V at the Lahore plant. The BR-V was Honda’s seven-seat compact SUV in Pakistan. The discontinuation ends the model’s production in the country.
Based on Honda Atlas Cars' stock exchange notification
According to a source familiar with the issue, Honda will delay the start of production of its next-generation CR-V into 2027. Instead of beginning production of the new CR-V in late 2026, production of the new CR-V is estimated to begin in April 2027.
The delay in production will allow Honda to produce more models o
On October 6, Honda Cars India unveiled the Elevate compact SUV facelift, with prices ranging from INR 1.18 million to INR 1.84 million.
The new Elevate features updated exterior and new ADAS functions. Exterior features a new bold mesh grille, distinct and rugged tri-bar signature LED position lamps, and full-width
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