TOKYO -- Honda Motor will scale back its electrification strategy, lowering planned investment through the fiscal year ending March 2031 by 30% to 7 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), the automaker announced Tuesday.
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Honda President Toshihiro Mibe speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 20. (Photo by Nanami Sato)
TOKYO -- Honda Motor will scale back its electrification strategy, lowering planned investment through the fiscal year ending March 2031 by 30% to 7 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), the automaker announced Tuesday.