Acura News
Hybrids could play a role in Acura’s longer-term strategy as it moves toward an all-electric lineup by 2040.
The Japanese automaker in 2022 had announced plans to invest $700 million in three plants but is now lifting that to $1 billion.
Acura expects to achieve a 20% volume increase in 2025, its best sales since 2016.
Honda, Toyota and Mazda cancelled their franchise meetings at the NADA Show because of the weather delays preventing attendees from reaching New Orleans.
Acura dealers want the brand to lean on its design and engineering acumen to condense product cycles to better align with three-year lease timing.
Kurt Mungenast, chairman of Acura’s National Dealer Advisory Board, believes offering hybrids and condensing product life cycles will keep current Acura customers loyal.
A balanced lineup of new hybrids and electric crossovers and revamped internal combustion models is projected to boost sales and market share for Honda and Acura.
Acura's first in-house developed EV is based on a concept shown in 2024, with production slated to start by year end at Honda Motor Co.’s EV hub in Ohio.
A Honda senior executive touted some potential synergies from a merger with Nissan — at least in the all-important North American market.
American Honda Motor Co. fourth-quarter sales rose 8.8 percent to 367,362 on strong demand for Honda’s hybrids and incremental volume from the Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX electric vehicles.