TOKYO (AP) Honda said Tuesday electric vehicle sales were slowing in the U.S., prompting the Japanese automaker to scrap its previous goal for EVs to be 30% of its global vehicle sales by 2030.
Instead of the initial plan to invest 10 trillion yen ($69 billion) in an electrification strategy through the fiscal year ending in 2031, Honda is reducing that investment by 3 trillion yen ($21 billion) to 7 trillion yen ($48 billion).
Honda Motor Co. Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe called the decisions a switch in the planned course, while stressing the long-term shift toward electrification remained unchanged, just pushed back in time .
Mibe didnt mention U.S. President Donald Trump. But Trumps policies on tariffs, as well as his lack of enthusiasm for electric vehicles , have Japanese automakers scrambling to adapt.
The environment surrounding the automobile industry is changing day by day. Uncertainty in the business environment is increasing, due particularly to the slowdown in the expansion of the EV market due to several factors, including changes in environmental regulations, Honda said in a statement.
Mibe did not give a specific timeline for a new course for electrification. But Honda, which makes the Civic and Accord car models, will be more aggressive in producing hybrids instead, he said.
Hondas auto plant in Marysville, Ohio , for instance, will be adapted to produce both EVs and hybrids under the new plan.
Mibe pointed to Hondas motorcycle business as its core strength, as sales continue to grow in India, and Hondas global market share was steadily rising.
Mibe also said the Tokyo-based automaker was working on the use of various digital technology to strengthen safety, including assisted driving that will bring deaths from traffic accidents down to zero, a longtime Honda goal.
Talks that began late last year to bring together the operations of Honda and Japanese rival Nissan Motor Corp. , as well as smaller automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp., in a merger, collapsed earlier this year. Mibe told reporters talks were still ongoing to have the three automakers work together on developing technology. He remained vague and did not say when a deal might be reached.
Nissan is sinking into losses, reducing its work force and shuttering plants . Its new chief executive, Ivan Espinosa, is promising a turnaround by speeding up decision-making.
Hondas profit for the fiscal year through March slipped 24.5% from the previous year. But much of the negative impact is from external factors like tariffs and sliding sales in China.
Hondas profitability outlook remains robust, supported by cost-cutting initiatives, said Aaron Ho, equity analyst at CFRA Research.
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东京（美联社）本田公司周二表示，美国电动汽车销量正在放缓，这促使这家日本汽车制造商放弃了其之前的目标，即到2030年将电动汽车占其全球汽车销量的比例提高到30%。
本田汽车公司（Honda）将原本计划在2031财年结束前实施的电气化战略中的10万亿日元（约合690亿美元）投资额减少了3万亿日元（约合210亿美元），降至7万亿日元（约合480亿美元）。
本田汽车公司首席执行官Toshihiro Mibe将这一决定称为“计划中的转变”，同时强调向电气化转型的长期方向未变，只是时间上有所推迟。
美比没有提及美国总统唐纳德·特朗普。但特朗普的关税政策以及他对电动汽车缺乏热情的立场，使日本汽车制造商们匆忙进行调整。
本田在一份声明中表示，汽车行业的外部环境正在一天天发生变化，商业环境中的不确定性正在增加，特别是由于包括环境法规变化在内的多种因素导致的电动汽车市场扩张速度放缓。
Mibe并未为新的电气化课程设定具体的时间表。但他指出，生产思域和雅阁车模的本田将在生产混合动力汽车方面变得更加积极。
以位于俄亥俄州玛丽斯维尔的 Honda 汽车工厂为例，根据新计划，该工厂将进行改造以生产电动汽车和混合动力汽车。
Mibe指出，本田的摩托车业务是其核心竞争力，随着印度销售的持续增长，本田的全球市场份额也在稳步上升。
米贝还表示，这家总部位于东京的汽车制造商正在研究使用各种数字技术来加强安全，包括辅助驾驶，该技术将使交通事故死亡人数降至零，这是本田公司长期以来的目标。
去年年末，关于本田、日本竞争对手日产汽车公司(Nissan Motor Corp.)以及小型汽车制造商三菱汽车公司(Mitsubishi Motors Corp.)合并的讨论开始，但今年早些时候未能达成一致。三菱重工(Mibe)向记者表示，关于三家汽车制造商在技术开发上合作的讨论仍在继续进行中。他对此保持了模糊的立场，并未透露何时可能达成协议。
日产汽车正陷入亏损，正在削减劳动力并关闭工厂。其新任首席执行官伊凡·埃斯皮诺萨（Ivan Espinosa）承诺通过加快决策速度来扭转局势。
本田公司截至3月底的财年利润同比下降了24.5%。但大部分的负面影响来自外部因素，如关税和中国市场的销量下滑。
CFRA Research的股票分析师Aaron Ho表示，本田的盈利前景依然强劲，这得益于其成本控制举措。
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