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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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Hachigo joined Honda in 1982, and began his career in its automobile research and development operations, principally as an engineer in the area of chassis design. where he became actively involved in the local development of Honda and Acura automobiles. He served as Vice President and Director of Honda Motor Europe Ltd.

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Honda to step up its game with new electric motorcycles and EVs

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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are particularly making strides in the global automobile business. The legacy OEM also expects to launch the EM1 e: electric scooter, powered by Honda’s Mobile Power pack e: swappable battery in Japan, Europe, and Indonesia by 2023. Its 2030 goal is to sell 3.5

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First look: Meet the Prologue, Honda’s first electric SUV

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Honda already has the funky e on sale in Europe and Japan and the e:NP1 and e:NS1 in China , but the Prologue will be the first EV it will sell in North America. The Prologue will be twinned in North America with a model from its Acura prestige brand called the ZDX that also launches in 2024.

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Sony & Honda Joins Hands Launch Premium EVs In the US By 2026

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According to Nikkei Asia, the new electric vehicles will include music and other networking functions, in addition to improved driving performance and safety The electric vehicles will then be available in Japan in 2026, followed by Europe. Also, Honda will most likely produce the unnamed EV at one of its Ohio plants.

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Study: Collision Avoidance Technology Continues to Struggle

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Europe has started doing so and American regulatory policies have started to mimic what the EU has planned ever since the Biden administration came into power. The crash data used were police-reported crashes during 2017-21 in 18 U.S. There’s a lot of pressure to mandate specific advanced driving aids in the United States.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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The Electric Vehicle Market Update, the fifth in a series of reports tracking EV growth point outs, The disruption of the supply chain during Covid has affected the automobile industry in the last few years. There is no longer any dispute that the automobile industry is transitioning to electric vehicles. Driving Forces Behind.