Sony, Honda's Joint EV Venture Likely To Bring Three Electric Cars Before 2030

A joint venture set up by Japan's Sony Group and Honda Motor will introduce three electric vehicle (EV) models by the second half of this decade, the Nikkei Business Daily reported on Wednesday. 

Sony Honda Mobility will roll out a sports utility vehicle in 2027 and a compact sometime in 2028 or later following the scheduled launch of a sedan in 2025 in a bid to compete with Tesla, the Nikkei reported without citing its sources. 

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"We continue to explore our future lineup. However, at thi moment we cannot disclose anything apart from what has bee announced so far," a spokesperson for Sony Honda Mobility said. 

In January 2023, Sony Honda Mobility announced that it would start selling a sedan by the end of 2025 under the "Afeela" brand name, with delivery scheduled to begin in early 2026 in North America. The joint venture was formed in 2022, combining Honda's experience in engineering and building vehicles with Sony's software and gaming expertise to catch up with EV rivals.

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Earlier in October, an official of Sony had said that it, along with Honda, could procure batteries for its new Afeela electric vehicle from the United States where Honda is building a factory. Izumi Kawanishi, the president of Sony Honda Mobility made the comment on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, which opened to the press a day ahead of its official opening.

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