Honda to close Japan plant amid refocus on EVs

CEO Takahiro Hachigo: "Honda is undertaking new technologies such as electrification and intelligence technologies." (REUTERS/REUTERS)

October 04, 2017 05:00 AM

TOKYO -- Honda is taking the rare step of shuttering a Japanese assembly plant as it rearranges its domestic factory footprint to shift manufacturing know-how toward electrified cars.

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