Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2017

Honda of Canada Mfg. HCM), a division of Honda Canada Inc., will invest $492 million over the next three years to allow the company to modernize its Ontario manufacturing facilities and to improve its manufacturing carbon footprint significantly—part of Honda’s global initiatives. Honda of Canada Mfg.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Honda R&D Americas, Inc., has opened an Advanced Design Studio in downtown Los Angeles for the creation of future Honda and Acura automobile and mobility design concepts. The studio, one of three Honda maintains in the Los Angeles area, was previously located in Pasadena, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2016

Acura unveiled the restyled and refreshed 2017 MDX luxury SUV at the New York International Auto Show, adding available Sport Hybrid Super Handling-All Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) powertrain technology as a model option. Acura expects the MDX Sport Hybrid will receive EPA fuel economy ratings of 25/26/26 mpg (city/highway/combined) (9.4/9.04/9.04

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2013

billion the amount Honda has invested in its North American operations in the last three years. Honda is investing approximately $180 million at the Honda of America Mfg., In addition, Honda has started construction on a new 160,000-square-foot building near its existing operations in Marysville.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2011

American Honda Motor will temporally adjust automobile production at all six Honda auto plants in the US and Canada due to the disruption of the flow of parts from Honda suppliers in Asia because of the ongoing flooding in Thailand. Honda anticipates that this situation will require adjustments for the next several weeks.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Honda provided a first look at future EV models planned for 2026 with the Saloon and Space-Hub concepts. Honda also said they’ll be connected yet fun-to-drive, offer a not-yet-detailed Motion Management System for ride and handling, emphasize efficiency, and have lightweight, energy-dense battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2015

Honda staged the North American debut of the Honda FCV fuel cell vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS); the company also announced US availability for the FCV in 2016. Additionally, Honda said it plans further application of its two- and three-motor hybrid systems in the years to come.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) is investing $40 million to increase annual production capacity by 50,000 units to a total of 250,000 vehicles. Early next year, HMIN will add production of the Civic Hybrid, Honda’s most popular hybrid model in the United States. Additionally, Honda’s capacity in the region will total 1.92

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

Honda de Mexico, S.A. HDM), Honda’s production and sales company in Mexico, will build an automobile plant for production of fuel-efficient subcompact vehicles for the Mexican and North American markets. Honda will invest approximately US$800 million to build the plant, which is scheduled to begin operation in 2014.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda has announced several initiatives under its new “Green Path” approach to reducing the total life-cycle environmental impact of its products and operations in North America. MAP produces the Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe along with the Acura TLX and ILX for customers in more than 100 countries. Source: Honda North America.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Acura unveiled the production model of the next-generation NSX at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this past January ( earlier post ), and now has provided more technical detail on the high-performance hybrid sports car and its new Sport Hybrid-AWD power unit. —Ted Klaus, Acura NSX Global Development Leader.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2024

Which CEO of a global automaker suggested that EVs may never top 30% of the global vehicle market? 2024 Subaru Solterra What does the Honda Prologue cost? Honda released 2024 Prologue pricing on Thursday, and it delivers on earlier claims that the electric SUV would start under $50,000. Which EV from a U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. Also, Global EV sales quadrupled in 2019, while sales in the United States established new highs. GM plans to be carbon neutral by 2040, 5.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

And EV straggler Honda shed a bit more light on its upcoming EVs built on GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain platform. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura. Dave Gardener, Sales Chief – Honda of America.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Ultimately, GM will build Ultium-based EVs in North America for its four existing brands (Cadillac, GMC, Buick and Chevrolet) plus one model each for Honda and Acura. In March 2020, just a week before the global Covid-19 pandemic began to shut down businesses and travel, GM held an “EV Day” in Michigan for invited auto media.

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