TOKYO—Two big names in Japanese electronics and autos are joining forces to produce an electric vehicle together. Sony Group Corp. and Honda Motor Co. agreed to set up a joint venture this year to start selling an electric vehicle by 2025, both sides said Friday. The plan is to bring together Honda’s expertise in mobility…
Toyota Becomes Latest Japanese Company Suspending Operations in Russia
March 3, 2022
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Japanese automaker Toyota has announced its suspending operations at its only Russian plant, joining other manufacturers from the country who are restricting trade or planning such a move in Russia. “Toyota Motor Russia will stop production at its St-Petersburg plant from 4 March and has stopped imports of vehicles, until further notice, due to supply…
Over 1.7 Million Hondas Probed for Unexpected Automatic Braking
DETROIT—U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking systems on more than 1.7 million newer Hondas can stop the vehicles for no reason. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has 278 complaints that the problem can happen in 2017 through 2019 CR-V SUVs and 2018 and 2019 Accord sedans….
US Transport Safety Regulator Probes 1.7 Million Honda Vehicles Over Unexpected Braking Complaints
February 24, 2022
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San Francisco—The U.S. transport safety regulator said on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into 1,732,000 Honda Motor vehicles over unexpected braking activation. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has received a total of 278 complaints that allege braking incidents “occurring with nothing obstructing the vehicle’s path of travel.” The 2018–2019 model…
Honda Says Domestic Output Capacity Reduced Until March
TOKYO—Honda Motor said on Thursday that two of its domestic manufacturing sites will operate at 90 percent of capacity until early March due to a shortage of semiconductors. Honda’s Saitama factory and two production lines at its Suzuka plant will see their production capacity cut by about 10 percent at least until early March, hit…
Toyota and Honda Upbeat on Profits as Customers Pay More for Scarce Cars
February 10, 2022
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TOKYO—Toyota Motor and Honda Motor were upbeat about their full-year profit prospects on Wednesday as tight vehicle supplies caused by a chip shortage allowed Japan’s two biggest automakers to charge their customers more. The Japanese carmakers are also benefiting from a weaker yen that raised the yen value of their overseas earnings. Toyota and Honda…
Honda Exec: High Auto Prices May Drop, but Not Dramatically
DETROIT—Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and supply chain troubles. But because it’s starting the year with so few vehicles at dealers, the company expects U.S. sales to fall below last year’s numbers. The company expects U.S. new vehicle prices to ease a bit from the…
2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport
Honda Ridgeline is powered by a 3.5-liter i-VTEC V6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management (VCM), enabling it to produce up to 280 horsepower while maintaining fuel efficiency. It’s partnered to a 9-speed automatic transmission, and as a whole its fuel consumption is rated at 24 mpg on the highway and 18 mpg in the city,…
Honda Recalls SUVs and Pickups Because Hoods Can Fly Open
DETROIT—Honda is recalling nearly 725,000 SUVs and pickup trucks because the hoods can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall covers certain 2019 Passports, 2016 through 2019 Pilots, and 2017 through 2020 Ridgeline pickups. Honda says in documents posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators that the hood latch striker can become damaged and separate…
Honda Lowers Profit Outlook for a Second Time Amid Chip Shortage
TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. cut its full-year profit forecast for a second time on Friday as a persistent global shortage of semiconductors forces it to cut vehicle production and rising steel and material prices eat into profit margins. Like other automakers, Honda’s production plans have been hit by the chip shortage, with global output in September…
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