TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan/NEW YORK -- Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are among the Japanese automakers building supply chains for recycled plastic, Nikkei has learned, to make their vehicles greener and comply with expected new European regulations.
Proposed environmental rules in Europe drive push to create supply chains

A Honda concept car is presented at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo in October 2023. The automaker plans to recycle plastic from scrapped cars for use in new vehicles. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan/NEW YORK -- Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are among the Japanese automakers building supply chains for recycled plastic, Nikkei has learned, to make their vehicles greener and comply with expected new European regulations.