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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 million between January and November 2022, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Adding December’s sales volume reported Sunday by Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, brings the total to roughly 4.25 million units. million units.

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125cc segment to be larger than entry-level bikes in 3 years, says Bajaj Auto’s Rakesh Sharma | Autocar Professional

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The growth of entry-level motorcycles is likely to slow down in the future as Indian consumers are aspiring for features and performance. A similar trend was witnessed in the passenger vehicle segment where utility vehicles now account for half of the sales. There is a large 100-100cc segment. It may not be growing as fast.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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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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Passenger Vehicle Sales in India in FY 2009 Climb 25.6%

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Sales of passenger vehicles in India grew to more than 1.9 from the prior year, according to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Passenger car sales grew by 25.1% million units (the biggest percentage gain in six years); utility vehicle sales grew by 20.9%; and multi-purpose vehicles grew 40.9%

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Made-in-India car and SUV exports rise 3% in April-December, 2Ws, 3Es and CVs still in the red | Autocar Professional

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The latest data for export of made-in-India vehicles was released by industry body SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) on January 12. The Indian scooter and motorcycle OEMs’ best-ever export performance was in FY2022 when it saw overseas demand soar 35% to 4.44 million units short of FY2023’s million units (-18%).

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Made-in-India car and SUV exports rise 3% in April-December, 2Ws, 3Ws and CVs still in the red | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The latest data for export of made-in-India vehicles was released by industry body SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) on January 12. The Indian scooter and motorcycle OEMs’ best-ever export performance was in FY2022 when it saw overseas demand soar 35% to 4.44 million units short of FY2023’s million units (-18%).

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