Honda to partner with Neusoft on new EVs for China market
12 September 2017
At the International Forum on Chinese Automotive Industry Development, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (HMCI), a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that for the development of EV models for the Chinese market, Honda will collaborate with Neusoft, an IT company based in China, and develop technologies in multiple areas such as battery management, cloud management of vehicle data and connectivity.
Concerning the new China-exclusive electric vehicle (EV) model, which was announced at Auto Shanghai 2017 in April of this year and scheduled to go on sale in 2018, Honda announced that this model will be developed jointly by GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. and Honda Motor China Technology Co., Ltd. and will be introduced under the brand names of both GAC Honda and Dongfeng Honda.
Honda also said it will proactively explore new business opportunities in the area of car sharing services in China.
Another serious competitor for TESLA's S-150 and beyond?
Posted by: HarveyD | 12 September 2017 at 08:03 AM
China is the largest car market;they are busy creating a market for EVs; and, eventually their market will be only for EVs. Automakers are using this opportunity to develop their EVs which they can then build for the other countries that are dragging their feet, like the U.S. under Trump and the Republicans.
Posted by: Lad | 12 September 2017 at 12:01 PM
USA has effectively fallen behind and China is leading in both ICEVs and Electrified vehicles, since 2015. The local market is much larger.
TESLA is an exception with limited BEV production. Model III may change the relative comparison with China.
Chinese Government supported electrified vehicle producers will outproduce TESLA by 5X to 10X before 2020 with 30+ models.
Posted by: HarveyD | 12 September 2017 at 01:08 PM