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Honda of Canada Mfg. to invest $492M in Ontario manufacturing plants; $83.6M in government grants

Green Car Congress

In 1986, Honda became the first Japanese auto maker to build a manufacturing facility in Canada. Both the federal and Ontario governments will provide conditional grants up to $41.8 HCI) was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. Honda Canada Inc.

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Record number of EV chargers installed in the UK last quarter

Baua Electric

This is thanks, in part, to local governments gradually taking advantage of central government grants to put more EV chargers in the ground. “I Let that serve as your gentle reminder that EV sales are down, except at Ford , Cadillac, GMC, Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Acura, Volvo , Chrysler , etc. …

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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

The data comes by way of CR’s 2023 Annual Auto Survey, where members were asked as part of a much broader survey how much they had spent in total maintenance over the previous 12 months. Granted, a battery replacement would likely eclipse what you’d see in terms of normal repairs. Still, the list is more-or-less what one would expect.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

In March of 2020, I and an estimated 75-100 auto/EV journalists and influencers got to see (but not photograph) 10 of GM’s future EVs. ” The Honda and Acura EVs will be manufactured at GM plants in North America. Two Honda and Acura EVs that GM will build at its North American plants.

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