Honda's Q1 net profit falls by 50% as Trump tariffs bite

Japanese carmaker lifts full year earnings forecast, as levy cut looms

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A Honda Pilot AWD Elite vehicle on display at the 2024 New York International Auto Show. © AP

YUICHI SHIGA

TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Honda Motor on Wednesday reported a net profit of 196.6 billion yen ($1.3 billion) for the April-June fiscal first quarter, down 50% from the same period last year, hit by the additional 25% tariffs on imported cars imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in April.

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