Honda News Updates

Under the deal, Nissan and Honda will share standardized parts in “core ECUs,” or electronic control units, as well as software.

Honda earlier this year canceled a trio of battery-electric models earmarked for the U.S. Honda plans to introduce 15 new hybrids by March 2030.

The Japanese carmaker informed American dealers on July 16 that production will cease later this year of the Honda Prologue, a Mexican-made model that was co-developed with GM

Honda forecast a return to profit for the fiscal year through March 2027, at $1.7 billion.

Development of the first- and second-generation Afeela EVs will be shelved effective immediately, and the companies will re-evaluate Sony Honda Mobility.

The automaker will begin selling two U.S.-built cars — the Acura Integra Type S and the Honda Passport TrailSport Elite — in Japan in the second half of this year, it said March 5.

Honda’s sales of EVs will take a back seat to gas-fueled cars and SUVs in response to growing demand for low-cost models, said Lance Woelfer, the head of Honda’s U.S. sales operations.

Honda lowered its profit projection for the fiscal year through March 2026 to $2 billion, which would be a decline of 64% from the year before.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s aware of about 3,000 complaints alleging that 3.5 liter V-6 engines in Honda and Acura vehicles from the 2016 through 2020 model years failed because of faulty connecting rod bearings.