Honda - 2020

Honda Motor China announced that GAC Honda Automobile began constructing its new EV plant, taking a step in establishing a suitable EV production system and capability in preparation for an increase in the number of EV models in its product lineup. GAC Honda's dedicated EV production plant will be newly constructed on a lot with a size of 400,000 sq.m within the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development...

22 June 2022

Honda held a press briefing on its initiatives in the automobile electrification business. As the world's largest power unit manufacturer with annual sales of approximately 30 million units of mobility products including motorcycles, automobiles, power products, outboard motors, and aircraft, Honda aims to realize carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities in Honda by 2050, striving to eliminate...

13 April 2022

Honda has signed a joint development agreement in the area of Lithium-Metal secondary batteries with SES Holdings Pte. Moreover, SES plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction, and through the PIPE (private investment in public equity) offering by the SPAC, Honda plans to acquire approximately 2% of the shares of SES AI Corporation, the company to...

19 January 2022

Honda Motor China announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile will build a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) production plant to establish a sufficient production system and capability in preparation for the expansion of its EV lineup in the coming years. Aiming to begin production in 2024, the new dedicated EV plant will be built in Wuhan Economic Development Zone in Hubei Province, China, with a lot size of 630,000...

12 January 2022

Honda has unveiled its new electrification strategy for China by 2030. According to it, all new models Honda will introduce in China after 2030 will be electrified, such as hybrid (HEVs) and EVs. Honda will introduce the first 10 Honda-branded EV models in China, namely the "e:N Series," in the next five years. Honda envisions exporting these models from China. The first set of e:N Series models, e:NS1and e:NP1...

19 October 2021

Honda exhibited the world premiere of the Honda SUV e:prototype, a prototype model of the first Honda-brand electric vehicle (EV) in China, at Auto Shanghai 2021. In China, Honda will introduce 10 Honda-brand EV models within five years. The mass-production model based on the Honda SUV e:prototype is scheduled to go on sale in spring 2022 as the symbolic first Honda-brand EV in China. In addition to futuristic...

20 April 2021