Honda to create division to speed up EV development

Honda to create division to speed up EV development

In changes effective April 1, the new division would consolidate Honda’s electrification strategy and development of automobiles, motorcycles and power products such as generators, it said.

The automaker also said it would combine six regional operations to three, composed of North America, China and associated regions including Japan, the rest of Asia and Europe.

Integrating the three was to “rapidly develop the implementation of resource shifts in accordance with the future lineup strategy in line with the electrification acceleration,” a spokesperson said in a briefing.

The automaker anticipates its vehicle lineup in North America and China will be mid-to large

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Ford to cut jobs in Canada and US, mostly in engineering

Ford to cut jobs in Canada and US, mostly in engineering

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday it said it would begin layoffs this week, impacting mostly engineering jobs in the United States and Canada, as part of the Detroit automaker’s move to exit unprofitable locations and cut head counts.

Ford of Canada would not say how many jobs would be affected in Canada.

“We haven’t provided an overall number of reductions, much less by location. Obviously, given the scale of our business here, they’re overwhelmingly in the US,” a Ford Motor Co. spokesperson said in an email to Automotive News Canada when asked how many Canadian positions would be affected. “The

The Acura ZDX Type S will be the first of many performance EVs

The Acura ZDX Type S will be the first of many performance EVs

Parent American Honda Motor Co. is targeting sales of 800,000 EVs by 2030 in North America, with 500,000 earmarked for the Honda brand.

Acura has not been specific about its electrification goals, saying only that its transition will be more aggressive than sibling Honda’s, and it expects 60 percent of its volume to come from EV sales in the same time frame. For 2023, Acura estimates it will achieve sales of 160,000.

Though Acura’s pivot to EVs lags rivals such as Kia and Ford, Korkor said customers shopping for performance vehicles such as the Integra Type S are unlikely to

May US auto sales: Ford, Toyota rise; Honda surges; Hyundai, Kia Gain

May US auto sales: Ford, Toyota rise;  Honda surges;  Hyundai, Kia Gain

The Honda division said sales of electrified models set a monthly record of more than 32,000 units in May.

American Honda reported that Honda ended May with 34,000 vehicles on the ground, up from 12,000 a year earlier, and Acura had about 21,000 vehicles in stock, up from 4,000 at the start of June 2022.

Hyundai deliveries jumped 18 percent to 70,001, with retail volume rising 8 percent to 64,070. The company said it delivered 5,931 vehicles to fleet customers, or 8.5 percent of total May sales.

Hyundai ended May with 47,671 light vehicles in US inventory, down slightly from

Panasonic eyes 3rd NA EV battery plant

Panasonic eyes 3rd NA EV battery plant

Speaking Thursday during Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s annual business strategy briefing, Tadanobu said his company also planned next-generation improvements to its cells.

Energy density of Panasonic’s lithium ion batteries should increase to 1,000 watts per liter in 2030 from 800 watts per liter in 2022, he said. Improvements will be applied to a next-generation version of its 2170 cylindrical battery and the upcoming high-density 4680 cylindrical battery.

Both batteries are used by Tesla, although Panasonic has also agreed to supply Lucid Motors.

Regarding the new North American battery production site, Tadanobu said there were several candidates in mind, though he declined

Chinese automakers poised to make big gains in Europe

Chinese automakers poised to make big gains in Europe

Chinese automakers are also making remarkable strides in the global market, particularly in developing areas such as Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Plus, almost every country in Europe has become a target market for different Chinese automakers.

In 2022, Chery sold 1.23 million vehicles globally, with 37 percent being exported outside of China. SAIC’s export quota reached 33 percent.

Consequently, China is on its way to surpassing Germany and Japan to become the world’s largest vehicle exporter. Over the past two years, the total number of passenger vehicle exports from China to the global market has increased

VW ID Buzz price gouging would be a mistake, NA CEO warns

VW ID Buzz price gouging would be a mistake, NA CEO warns

VW has yet to reveal the price of the North American ID Buzz, which will have one more row than its European counterpart, a nearly 10-inch longer wheelbase and more premium equipment. In Germany, the two-row ID Buzz starts at €54,270 ($58,420) excluding the local value-added tax. The ID Buzz Cargo starts under $51,000 before the VAT.

Di Si said he wants the dealers to make money on it, “but we cannot penalize the consumers.” Even a premium-priced launch edition is out of the question. “I don’t think people should pay more,” he said.

“We cannot make a mistake [with]