While there are many great examples of sedans, we only have room for five this time around. The prices shown reflect the MSRP of base models. (Courtesy of Volkswagen) Bug Zapper VW Jetta $20,655 While the iconic VW Bug could accommodate a driver and three passengers, the Jetta does it so much better. Beneath the…

Honda will recall just over 200,000 hybrid vehicles due to issues with brake pedal sensors in some models, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said in a statement on Thursday. A total of 105,608 hybrid vehicles produced between Oct. 8, 2018 and Sept. 7, 2020 by the Japanese carmaker’s venture with Dongfeng Motor Group Co….

More Japanese companies are considering weaning themselves from Chinese supply chains after more than 2,000 of them have withdrawn from China since COVID-19. Some 26 percent of Japan’s total imports came from China in 2020, and while Japan may still have close economic ties with China, tensions between Washington and Beijing amid international tensions have…

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub. Honda, which announced its first Ohio factory 45 years ago, also plans to invest $700 million and…

STOCKHOLM/BERLIN—Over a dozen automakers including Toyota and Nissan, have signed up with a platform for patent licences from 51 tech companies, aiming to simplify access to wireless technology and avoid costly legal battles. Conflicts have stemmed in part from different views among carmakers, suppliers, and tech firms over who should shoulder the cost of licensing….

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it would slash production plans by up to 40 percent in Japan early in September due to persistent supply chain and logistical issues. The news comes even as Japanese automakers have been cautiously optimistic that chips shortage that caused repeated production cutback is easing. Its assembly plant in Saitama…

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. is planning to cut production by about 50 percent on two lines of one of its domestic factories in early May due to chip shortages and COVID-19 lockdowns, the company said on Thursday. The factory in the city of Suzuka will also slash its production by half for the month of April,…

TOKYO—Japan’s Honda Motor Co. Ltd. plans to spend $64 billion on research and development over the next decade, the company said on Tuesday, laying out an ambitious target to roll out 30 electric vehicle models globally by 2030. Its goals include producing some 2 million electric vehicles a year by 2030, aiming to gain share…

General Motors and Honda are planning to co-develop some affordable electric vehicles that will use GM’s next-generation Ultium battery technology. The vehicles, which will include a compact crossover, are expected to begin going on sale in North America in 2027. Doug Parks, GM executive vice president of global product development, said in a statement on…

A division of Honda Canada Inc. is set to announce Wednesday that it will spend $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade an Ontario manufacturing plant to make electric hybrid vehicles, an investment that includes millions in funding from the federal and provincial governments. Honda Canada spokesman John Bordignon confirmed that the 2023 CR-V and…