, with Toyota, Daihatsu, and Mitsubishi Motors ranking among the top three contributors.Meanwhile, CKD exports totaled 18,972 sets, with Mitsubishi Motors leading the segment. Additionally, component exports in Q1 exceeded 44 million pieces, with Toyota accounting for the vast majority, followed by Honda, Hino, Hyundai, and Suzuki. (From Gaikindo data and release dated April 12, 2026)...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/16

rch 2025. By automaker sales in March, Toyota was down 20.0% y/y to 17,984 units and a 29.4% market share. Daihatsu was down 31.7% to 8,916 units with a 14.6% market share. Mitsubishi was down 10.0% to 5,190 units with a 8.5% market share. Suzuki was up 2.5% to 4,552 units with a 7.4% market share. Honda was down 34.5% to 4,129 units with a 6.7% market share. While sales declined across the board for most manufacturers, Jaecoo continued its stron...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

IONNA charging network JV to expand with Circle K stores across U.S. 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 charging across the country. The partnership advances IONNA’s missi...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

Asahi Kasei to delay Canada plant opening on Honda EV delay 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 separator plant in Ontario, the facility will wait for higher demand, with Asah...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/15

Isuzu postpones launch of heavy-duty FC truck jointly developed with Honda Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu) revealed that it has postponed the launch of its heavy-duty fuel-cell (FC) truck that has been jointly developed with Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) and was originally planned to be released in 2027. Isuzu cited three reasons for the postponement: limited demand in the market, insufficient fuel charging infrastructure improvement, and remaining ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/14

SoftBank to lead new Japanese AI platform firm; Honda, NEC, Sony invest A new company has been established to develop a Japanese-made artificial intelligence (AI) platform model, with SoftBank Corp. leading the investment alongside major corporations such as Honda Motor Co., Ltd. The aim is for Japanese players to make a comeback in the field of AI development, which has been dominated by the U.S. and China. With government support in mind, the n...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/14

was up 15.3% to 5,086 units with 13.1% market share. Ford was up 6.2% to 4,538 units with 11.7% market share. Thaco Kia was up 22.7% to 2,849 units with 7.4% market share. Thaco Mazda was up 19.7% to 2,796 units with 7.2% market share. Thaco Truck was up 21.2% to 2,761 units with 7.1% market share. Honda was down 24.9% to 1,839 units with 4.8% market share.  Cumulative sales for the three months of the year were up 31.3% y/y to 94,857 units. The...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/13

% increase to 19,939 units; GM with a 7.0% increase to 79,284 units, and Ford with a 0.1% increase to 37,268 units. OEMs with export declines in March included BMW Group with a 34.8% decrease to 4,968 units; Nissan with a 31.4% decrease to 28,129 units; Toyota with a 16.2% decrease to 22,004 units; Honda with a 12.8% decrease to 16,862 units; Mazda with a 6.0% decrease to 10,900 units; and Chrysler with a 3.2% decrease to 30,235 units. Among 2026...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/13

Honda to introduce Super-N mini EV in UK 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 price of sub-GBP 20,000. The car comes with a ‘BOOST Mode’, which will increas...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

Honda to launch all-new Super-ONE A-segment EV in Japan in late May 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 combines sporty driving only small EVs can achieve with design that s...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

production declined in March compared to the previous year are Mazda with a decrease of 24.1% to 14,395 units; Nissan with a decrease of 16.6% to 42,022 units; Acura with a decrease of 16.5% to 3,059 units; JAC with a decrease of 14.1% to 1,788 units; Ford with a decrease of 4.5% to 34,213 units; Honda with a decrease of 0.8% to 17,758 units; GM with a decrease of 0.5% to 74,949 units and BMW Group with a decrease of 0.5% to 8,544 units. Althou...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

Honda Vietnam announces March 2026 motorcycle and automobile sales 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. Automobile sales came in at 1,839 units, down 24.9% YoY. Fiscal-year...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

Mitsuba to utilize idle Chinese facilities to expand Indian business Mitsuba Corporation (Mitsuba) will strengthen its Indian business. Due to low levels of automobile production in China by its main customers including Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsuba’s Chinese business has been stagnant. The company will relocate its production facilities in China to its Indian plant and increase production capacity while cutting investment. Mitsuba intends to ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

Honda aiming to shift from mini-vehicles and minivans with revival of signature vehicle models Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), which is suffering from a significant loss in the electric vehicle (EV) business, has started to strengthen sales in Japan to revive its automobile business. One of Honda’s strategies is to revive its signature vehicle models that dominated the market in the past, such as the Prelude and Integra. The company’s current ...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

% year-over-year (y/y). Independent sub-brands’ sales volumes outside of China accounted for 17,031 units, up 86% y/y. Year-to-date (YTD) sales volume totaled 379,929 units, up 2.4% y/y. Independent sub-brands’ sales volumes outside of China accounted for 42,165 units, up 86% y/y. By brand: GAC Honda’s March and YTD sales volumes were 26,283 units and 40,061 units, down 45.2% y/y and 56.8% y/y, respectively. GAC Toyota’s March and YTD sal...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/09

e local EV market (by brand) in March 2026, registering 2,377 units. It was comfortably ahead of BYD (879), Tesla (338), iCaur (257), and Zeekr (177). The rest of the top 10 included MG (112), Volvo (90), Xpeng (72), BMW (67), and Leapmotor (60), while the remaining top 20 comprised TQ Wuling (49), Honda (34), Denza (27), MINI (26), Great Wall Motor (26), Dongfeng (23), Mercedes-Benz (19), smart (18), Porsche (14), and Neta (13). By model, the Pr...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

eleased by the organizer, BYD led all brands with 17,354 bookings, followed by Toyota with 15,750 and OMODA & JAECOO with 15,088. MG recorded 10,537 bookings, while Deepal + Nevo reached 8,573, ahead of Geely at 7,811 and Chery at 7,509. Great Wall Motor posted 6,819 bookings, with GAC at 6,287 and Honda at 5,907.  Mazda followed with 4,889 bookings, ahead of Mitsubishi at 4,178 and Isuzu at 3,568, while Riddara and Zeekr recorded 2,569 and 2,33...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

FY2025 new car sales in Japan: Honda N-Box earns top spot, followed by Suzuki Spacia In the new car sales rankings by model in Japan for the fiscal year ended March 2026 (FY2025), the Honda “N-Box” ranked first for the past five consecutive years. Despite less effect from the introduction of new models and lower sales volume, the N-Box maintained the top position with a margin of more than 30,000 units. On April 6, the Japan Automobile Dealer...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

Honda adjusts Prologue EV price to meet current U.S. market Honda has slashed the price of the 2026 Prologue by USD 7,500, the equivalent of the U.S. EV tax credit that buyers used to get, across all trim levels. Starting just under USD 40,000, a Honda spokesperson said that the company had cut the Prologue's pricing "to better align with the needs of our customers and market conditions, as well as our long-term strategic goals". The base 2026 Ho...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/07

the previous year’s robust sales from a last-minute surge in demand before higher automotive tariffs took effect (in April 2025). Crude oil prices have been increasing due to the worsening situation in the Middle East, raising concerns about the impact on sales. In the period January-March 2026, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. sold 336,830 new vehicles in the U.S. (down 4.2% y/y). Its U.S. subsidiary’s senior manager stated, “Consumers have declined...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03