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Honda breaks ground on its $4.4 billion Gigafactory in the US

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Honda and its partner LG Energy Solutions have broken ground on their first joint venture battery production location in the United States. Honda is far from a leader in the electric vehicles market, but with a series of investments , they hope to change that over the next decade. Lee, CEO of the Honda/LG joint venture.

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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech

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Established automotive industry companies—not Silicon Valley—are leading the development of autonomous driving technology, according to a new report from the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. headlines over the past year have touted tech companies innovating in the automotive space.

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Nissan and Honda confirm new EV partnership as they look to play catch up with Tesla, BYD

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Nissan and Honda are forming a new EV partnership after falling behind leaders like Tesla and China’s BYD. Nissan and Honda form EV partnership to keep pace Yesterday, Electrek reported that Nissan and Honda were considering partnering up to introduce more affordable EVs. It’s official.

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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies

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Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Tesla looking to produce next-gen EV codenamed “Redwood” in mid-2025: report

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Despite this, the company still does not have a car that can compete in the affordable segment, as both the Model 3 sedan and Model Y crossover are still premium vehicles. The publication’s sources also noted that in recent years, Tesla tore down a Honda Civic to study how to manufacture affordable cars.

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ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

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” “The exceptional accomplishments of the award winning companies not only demonstrate innovation but also serve as inspiration for the entire industry, setting a high standard for all. Senthil Kumar, Vice President-Central Purchase at TVS Motor Company; R Sundar, Asst.

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Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell limousine service comes to Narita Airport

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Honda is teaming up with ANA (All Nippon Airways) at the request of HySUT (The Research Association of Hydrogen Supply/Utilization Technology) to offer the FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle as a limo service to passengers on international flights at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport from 5 September 2011. Integrity Exports.

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