prices and its brand image by increasing the variety of registered vehicle models, mainly high-grade vehicles. The company has announced its FY 2025 business plan to its sales company representatives. While Honda introduced moderately priced registered vehicles in 2024 such as the “WR-V” and “Freed,” it will strengthen its high-grade lineup in FY 2025. The Prelude will be released around the autumn, and the CR-V around the winter. The CR-...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

Haval to assemble M6 crossover in Russia at former PSMA Rus plant On November 26, multiple sources reported that Haval will assemble its M6 crossover at the Automobile Technologies plant (formerly PCMA Rus) in Kaluga. Haval M6 cars will be manufactured using the full-cycle method (welding, painting, and assembly). The freed-up capacity at the Haval head plant will most likely be used to increase production volumes of existing models or to develop...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/26

e capabilities. Stellantis invested EUR 160 million in the Rennes plant, including advanced Ferrage workshop featuring automated door installation, advanced 3D laser quality controls, and reconditioned robots for cost efficiency. Rennes has reduced its site size by half to 140 hectares, repurposing freed-up space for new activities. With the CR3, all Stellantis French plants now include EVs in their production plans. Currently the site employs 2,...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/19

ided that there will be inevitable declines in mid- and long-term demand due to electrification, aims to improve business efficiency by consolidating production. At the same time, the company will establish a production system that can cope with high-variety, low-volume production. It will allocate freed-up managerial resources for next-generation products such as those for electric vehicles (EVs). Currently, sales of its engine accessories and o...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/04

VW considers major plant closure in Germany amid EUR 10 billion austerity drive On September 3, IG Metall union announced that Volkswagen's austerity program aims to improve earnings by EUR 10 billion, but additional billions may need to be freed up. Volkswagen's primary profits come from its China business license income and high-margin spare parts sales, as its core automotive sector weakens. The pressure was increasing, as EV profit margins ar...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/05

Yokohama Rubber supplies BluEarth-FE AE30 tires to Honda Freed The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Yokohama Rubber) announced that its BluEarth-FE AE30 tire has been adopted as original equipment for the all-new Honda Freed. The BluEarth-FE AE30 uses a compound which contributes to lower noise and rolling resistance. In addition, the tire’s specially tuned structure ensures driving stability and ride comfort. The tire size adopted is 185/65R15 88S. ...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/02

Pre-orders for Honda’s all-new Freed reach 24,000 units Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) will launch the new Freed, which has undergone the first full redesign in eight years, in Japan on June 28. Pre-orders for the all-new Freed have reached 24,000 units; the volume is nearly fourfold the automaker's monthly sales target of 6,500 units and is more than twice the number of orders that the automaker initially expected to receive. Honda aims to achi...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/28

oLED-related development activities in both Malaysia and Germany to a remaining minimum core development for mainly proprietary use in future automotive products, such as advanced, high-pixelated forward lighting solutions. More than 500 employees at the respective sites combined are affected. Some freed-up resources are reallocated to further strengthen its market leadership position in the automotive LED market. The stop of the cornerstone proj...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/01

d its Suzuka Factory and Saitama Factory Automobile Plant are expected to operate normally in May.According to the announcement, both plants also maintained normal operations in April.The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, ZR-V, Civic, and Honda e.(Based on Honda’s announcement on May 11, 2023)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2023/05/12

mobile Plant are expected to operate normally in early May.As previously announced on April 6, the two plants are also expected to maintain normal operations during the month of April.The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.(Based on Honda’s announcement on April 20, 2023)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/20

Honda to operate normally at two automobile plants in Japan in April On April 6, 2023, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced its Suzuka Factory and Saitama Factory Automobile Plant are expected to operate normally during the month of April.The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.The utilization rates of both plants fell to about 90% of the production p...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/07

Honda to raise prices for the first time for three vehicles including N-BOX On March 31, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced that it will raise the prices for N-BOX, Freed, and Step WGN from April 21. This will be the first time for Honda to raise the prices for its Japanese domestic four-wheeled vehicle products other than at model change or accompanying minor changes. Soaring raw material and logistics costs contributed to the decision. The...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/03

ization rates of both plants fell to about 90% of the production plan in February due to factors such as shortages of semiconductors, but both plants are operating normally in March. The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.(Based on Honda’s announcement on March 23, 2023)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/24

uring the month of March.Due to a shortage of semiconductors and other factors, the utilization rate compared to the production plan for the above two plants was about 90% in February.The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.(Based on Honda’s announcement on March 9, 2023)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2023/03/10

s consolidating plug part numbers and reviewing its global production system. Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd. (Futaba) and Sango Co., Ltd. (Sango), which handle exhaust system parts, will promote the generalization of production lines. The companies will allocate the management resources that have been freed up by improving the efficiency of their main businesses to new areas as they prepare for the progress of electrification. Engine parts companies...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/16

rate compared to the production plan of the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant is expected to be about 80% in December, due to factors such as semiconductor shortages.As for the utilization rate during November, the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant kept normal operations. The plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.On the other hand, the Suzuka Factory is expected to maintain normal operations during December, following November.(Based o...

News  Updated at: 2022/12/09

safety components made in this way, and in conjunction with the PlasticLoop project, has established an innovative process with plastics manufacturer LyondellBasell, based on the findings from a pilot project. The plastic components that are beyond repair are first stripped from customer vehicles, freed of foreign materials such as metal clips, before being broken down into smaller pieces, and processed into pyrolysis oil using chemical recyclin...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/24

, the utilization rate compared to the production plan of the Suzuka Factory was about 80%, while the utilization rate of the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant was about 60% in October.The Suzuka Factory produces Vezel, Fit, and N series, while the Saitama Factory Automobile Plant produces Step WGN, Freed, Civic, and Honda e.(Based on Honda press release on November 10, 2022)Keyword: plant operating status...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/11

ne at the Douai factory after seven weeks of construction. It has 38,000 square meters of emptied space, 100 heavy machinery units (robots and assistance equipment), and 400 redeployed workstations. The new assembly line is more compact than the previous one. The 20,000 square meters of floor space freed up by the works have been reused to set up a battery assembly shop.The Douai factory’s sheet metal and assembly lines are now ‘Alliance Stan...

News  Updated at: 2022/11/04

Honda Freed MPV officially returns to Singapore via official Honda agent Kah Motor Reported on August 19, 2022, Honda Freed 7-seater MPV has made its official return to Singapore after over 10 years as the model is now one of official Honda agent Kah Motor’s line-up. Priced from SGD 154,999 with COE, the 2 variant choices are an entry-level S7 and higher-spec E7. The current, 2nd-generation Freed was launched in 2016, so it is the facelifted m...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/23