Six new EV models to be released in Japan in FY 2025 Japanese automakers will release an electric vehicle (EV) one after another in the fiscal year that ends in March 2026 (FY 2025). Six new Japanese EV models including three models jointly developed by Toyota Motor Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Suzuki Motor Corporation, will be released in FY 2025, which is more than the figure in FY 2022 when EVs debuted in the country. Honda Motor...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/10

Honda presents EVs launch plans as well as strategic collaboration with TSMC On April 26, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held its "2023 Honda Business Briefing" and announced its plans for the introduction of EV models in North America, Japan, and China.Honda has set a goal to increase the ratio of EV and FCEV sales to 100% globally by 2040. To this end, Honda is planning to produce more than 2 million EVs annually by 2030.Plans for the introduction of EV...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/26

Honda to launch N-One based mini EV in Japan in 2025 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) will launch an electric vehicle (EV) based on the N-One mini passenger vehicle in Japan in 2025. The N-One mini EV will be Honda’s second EV following the N-Van based mini commercial EV van, which is scheduled to be launched in the spring of 2024. While EVs have started to become popular in Japan with mini vehicle models playing a leading role, Honda will also in...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/03

Honda plants to operate at 90% of capacity in Japan in March Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced on March 10 that its plants in Japan are likely to operate at utilization rates of around 90% in March. Honda, which previously announced its operation ratio outlook of 90% for early March, will continue reducing production through the end of March due to the prolonged shortage of semiconductors and the unstable situation abroad. Honda will reduce...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/11

Honda expects two Japanese plants to have utilization rate of 90% in early March On February 17, 2022, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the utilization rate for the production plan at Saitama Factory's Automobile Plant and Suzuka Factory is expected to continue to be about 90% in early March.Shortages in the supply of semiconductors and the spread of COVID-19 in overseas countries have caused delays in logistics and the arrival of parts. The utili...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/17

Honda expects some plants in Japan to have utilization rate of 90% in February On February 3, 2022, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced the utilization rate for the production plan at Saitama Factory's Automobile Plant and Suzuka Factory is expected to be about 90% in February.Shortages in the supply of semiconductors and the spread of COVID-19 in overseas countries have caused delays in logistics and the arrival of parts. The utilization rate at Sai...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/04

Honda receives over 8,000 orders for all-new N-ONE Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it has received over 8,000 orders for the all-new N-One during the period from its launch on November 20 to December 20. The monthly sales target for the model is 2,000 units. The ratio of the “RS” sports grade to the total orders was 29%, which is higher than the initially estimated “around 20%”. The ratios of all-new N-One’s other grades to the tot...

News  Updated at: 2020/12/23

Honda to begin sales of all-new N-ONE mini-vehicle in Japan On November 19, 2020, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced it will begin sales of the all-new N-ONE mini-vehicle on November 20, 2020, at dealerships across Japan. The first-generation N-ONE inherited its exterior design from the N360 (the starting point of Honda's passenger cars), which consisted of circle, square and trapezoid shapes. With the same basic shapes, and based on the N-ONE's tim...

News  Updated at: 2020/11/19

Honda to expand use of sodium-filled exhaust valves on mini and compact vehicles Honda Motor Co., Ltd. will expand the use of sodium-filled exhaust valves on its mini vehicles. These valves have a hollowed-out area, where metallic sodium is encapsulated to reduce the temperature around the valves. Such advantage is expected to improve the heat efficiency of high-performance small engines. Honda already adopted these valves on its mini-vehicles fi...

News  Updated at: 2014/01/23

Honda recalling almost all N Series mini vehicles It has become clear that Honda Motor Corporation will recall de facto all the N Series mini vehicles it has already delivered. As for the recall program of the N Box and the N Box+ produced before May, Honda has delivered 299,998 vehicles by April, but recalling a total of 305,667 vehicles. At the same time, the company is recalling 78,947 units of N-One vehicles manufactured before June; accordin...

News  Updated at: 2013/06/17

Sumitomo Rubber's Enasave tires fitted on new Honda N-One Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announced on December 4 that its Enasave EC300 eco-friendly tires are used on the new Honda N-One released in November. The Enasave fuel-efficient tires are designed to support the vehicle's high levels of environmental and driving characteristics. The tires with low rolling resistance contribute to achieving superior fuel economy and stable maneuverability...

News  Updated at: 2012/12/05

TS Tech wins seat business for Honda's new mini-vehicle series TS Tech Co., Ltd. has been awarded a seat program for a new mini-vehicle Honda is releasing in 2013. The cost-efficient and lightweight seat system developed exclusively for mini vehicles will become TS Tech's first seat product to be equipped on Honda's new mini-vehicle series. TS Tech's Suzuka Plant in Mie Prefecture currently manufactures seats for the Honda Fit built at Honda's Su...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/05

Honda announces release of N-ONE mini vehicle Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced on November 1 that it will release the N-ONE mini vehicle, which is the third model of the automaker's new N Series on November 2. The N-ONE was developed based on the N360, the first mass-produced Honda mini passenger car, to inherit the automaker's M/M (man maximum, machine minimum) design concept. Yet, it represents the company's initiative to introduce a new basic c...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/02

Yachiyo Industry poised to get business of majority of structural body parts of Honda's next minivehicle models Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. made clear its intention of winning the business of the majority of structural body parts of the next-generation minivehicle now under development by Honda. Supported by brisk sales of Honda's “N-BOX” model, Yahiyo forecasts its sales for this fiscal term ending March 2013 will increase to 46.6 billion yen...

News  Updated at: 2012/11/01