Honda, an automobile manufacturer, and GM = General Motors of the United States have further strengthened their alliance and decided to standardize many parts in EV = electric vehicles.
The aim is to accelerate the speed of development and respond to the accelerating trend of electrification of cars in the world.
According to people familiar with the matter, Honda and GM have decided to share many parts such as motors and batteries, as well as the platform that forms the basis of the car, for EVs sold in the North American market.
The two companies have long been in partnership with each other to develop fuel cell vehicles that run on EVs and hydrogen, in addition to gasoline engine vehicles. In the future, Honda will be the platform for small and medium-sized EVs, and GM will be the platform for large EVs. We are coordinating in the direction of developing, and will further strengthen the alliance.
As the momentum for decarbonization is increasing, the EU-European Union announced a policy to virtually ban the sale of gasoline-powered vehicles including hybrid vehicles after 2035, and the United States also announced last month in 2030. The company has set a goal of raising the share of new vehicle sales of vehicles that do not emit exhaust gas, such as EVs, to 50%.
Honda and GM have each indicated a policy of reducing the number of new cars that use engines to zero in the future, but the aim is to further accelerate development by strengthening relationships and respond to the accelerating trend of electrification of cars in the world.