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Honda Reveals Saloon Electric Concept, Announces New EV Line

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Honda used CES 2024 to reveal a couple of purely conceptual automobiles and then announced that one of them would serve as the basis for its new EV line coming in 2026. The Saloon looks like a minivan concept from the early 1980s — boasting a wedge shape and tons of glass. Images: Honda] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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Honda Motor Co., Takanobu Ito, the current President, Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director, will remain on the board and assume the post of Director and Advisor to Honda Motor. Hachigo was in charge of developing the first-generation of the US-built Odyssey minivan, which was launched in 1999 primarily for the US market.

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Honda Hybrid Concept S: Global People Mover At Beijing Auto Show?

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China's auto shows, which alternate between Beijing and Shanghai--just as Frankfurt and Paris alternate in Europe--are already significant global events with dozens of world premieres. Honda is taking its turn today, launching concepts for both a sedan and what it calls a "new-value passenger mover," or small minivan.

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Ferrari wins Le Mans, Alfa Romeo confirms first EV: Lately’s Automobile Information

Baua Electric

Alfa Romeo has showed the car as a subcompact crossover aimed basically at Europe, which means it most likely gained’t finally end up within the U.S. Alfa Romeo plans to solely promote electrical automobiles via 2027 and the primary will debut within the first part of 2024.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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market; many other options await in Europe and Asia. 3 is a Golf-sized e-Golf replacement that’s sold in Europe and elsewhere, where the Golf is king. Next up will be the ID.Buzz electric minivan. Without being exhaustive, let’s take a look at some examples. I’m looking primarily at the U.S. America doesn’t get the ID.3,

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Western Europe. He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan. Miller adds “ In the US we’ve had customers talk about the Prius ‘badge of honor’, in Europe the strongest reason for buying a Prius was to make a statement about ‘the effort to do something else.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant. It’s longer than the one sold in Europe, has a genuine third row of seats, a larger battery and a more powerful motor, and available all-wheel drive.