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Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US

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Honda announced key next steps in the establishment of its EV Hub in Ohio. In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026.

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

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Honda will suspend production for six days beginning 23 March, with current plans to return to production on 31 March. Honda transmission and engine plants in North America that serve Honda auto plants also will suspend production for the same time period. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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According to Reuters , next up for the UAW is a mid-May vote to unionize at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. A CNN article published last fall after the UAW strike suggests that the union has targeted plants run 10 foreign and three American auto makers. But the UAW won't stop there.

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Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

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International (MBUSI) factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, according to a statement from the UAW on Tuesday. In a video announcing the news, Mercedes worker Jeremy Kimbrell notes that most of the Alabama factory’s workers have now signed union cards, adding that now is the right time to attempt to unionize the facility.

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Honda includes stop-start system in new 2016 Honda Pilot for improved fuel economy, new 9-speed

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Honda gave the all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV its global premiere at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. The 2016 Pilot features a new 3.5-liter,