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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India on Monday reported a 34 per cent rise in total sales at 5,67,351 units in February 2026 as compared to the same month last year. February sales included 5,13,190 units in domestic sales and 54,161 units in exports, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) said in a statement. This performance reflects strong demand across domestic and international markets for HMSI's product portfolio. For the year-to-date period of FY26 (April 2025-February 2026), HMSI recorded total sales of 58,20,556 units, comprising 52,37,169 units sold domestically and 5,83,387 units exported, the statement said.

OMC Power has forayed into leveraging repurposed EV batteries to deliver energy storage solutions across diverse market segments, a top company executive said. OMC Power is involved in rooftop solarisation, EPC, greening telecom infrastructure, and mini-grid development, among others. "Repurposing EV batteries is a very new application area in India. Probably we would be the first one to do it with Honda Motors Japan," the company's co-founder & CEO Rohit Chandra told PTI in an interaction. There was a growing concern about the future of EV batteries, which have a substantial second life left after use in EV's, he noted. The CEO further said that "repurposing EV batteries for home and commercial use in UPS (uninterrupted power supply) application was one of the first use cases we piloted. The solution can also support rooftop installations as hybrid rooftop installations using battery storage systems will also be a big upcoming application for such batteries." On the sourcing of .

Network scale seen as central to tapping smaller markets

Japanese auto major Honda will launch ten new models, including seven SUVs, in the Indian market by 2030 as it aims to bolster sales and enhance market share in the robustly growing Indian passenger vehicle market, according to a top company executive. Terming India as a top priority market for future growth along with the US and Japan, the Tokyo-headquartered automaker plans to drive in both global premium products and locally produced models to cater to the Indian passenger vehicle market which is expected to touch 60 lakh units annual mark by 2030 from around 43 lakh units currently. In an interaction here, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Director, President and Representative Toshihiro Mibe said the automaker is finalising strategies for the Indian market amid changes in the global markets with the emergence of Chinese OEMs. Even Honda is impacted by this trend and in this kind of situation the company considers North America, Japan, and India as its growth markets. "India is going to be

Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co Ltd has picked up a minority stake, in the range of 5-10 per cent, in homegrown OMC Power, which is in the process of building up 1 gigawatt (GW) renewable energy portfolio in India, according to industry sources. The investment has come at a time when OMC Power is entering into a new business vertical where the company will deploy electric vehicle (EV) batteries as battery energy storage system (BESS) solution, and re-purpose the old EV batteries to support with UPS (uninterrupted power supply) like the inverters or some similar kind of applications. As per industry sources, Honda Motor is learnt to have picked up a stake of 5-10 per cent in OMC Power and may increase its share in the future. In an interaction, OMC Power MD & CEO Rohit Chandra said both companies had been in talks for over 4 years to work out a business collaboration. It is the result of research and development, market studies, feasibility studies, and customer trials, all of ..

For Daido Steel, the trade war has triggered a renewed effort to develop rare earth supply chains beyond China, which controls 70% of mining and 90% of global refining of these critical metals

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest e-Power technology for a turnaround. A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor and gasoline engine, much like the Toyota Motor Corp. Prius. It's different from a Prius in that it doesn't switch back and forth between the motor and engine during the drive. That means the car always is running on its EV battery, ensuring a quiet, smooth ride. Nissan has a proud history of pioneering innovative technology that set us apart, Chief Technology Officer Eiichi Akashi told reporters on the sidelines of a test drive at its Grandrive course outside Tokyo. The advantage of e-Power vehicles is that they never need to be charged like EVs do. The owner just fuels up at a gas station and the car never runs out of a charge. Nissan Motor Corp., which racked up a USD 4.5 billion loss for the fiscal year through March, sorely needs a hot-seller, especially in the lucrative North American market. But the US mark

The new fourth line at HMSI's Vithalapur facility will add 650,000 units of capacity by 2027, making it Honda's largest motorcycle plant globally

Company to also focus on capturing growing demand for hybrids with new models

Nissan directors are gauging interest in potential candidates to succeed Makoto Uchida, the 22-year company veteran who's been CEO since late 2019

Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida has expressed his intention to stay until 2026, but is facing pressure to step down in coming months from board members and French partner Renault

The deal would have been the latest change in a car industry facing a huge threat from China's BYD and other electric vehicle entrants

HMSI launched swappable battery-run Activa E and fixed battery-run QC1 in November. It is starting deliveries of these two products from this month itself

The Japanese carmaker is looking for a partner that would ideally be from the technology sector and US-based

The two Japanese automakers have been in talks to explore a merger by 2026, in a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers are posing

Japanese automaker in 2022 had announced plans to invest $700 million in three plants but is now lifting that to $1 billion, said Jennifer Thomas, a senior vice president at Honda's US unit

Honda's global motorcycle sales are forecast to reach 20.2 million for the fiscal year ending this March, the Japanese company said during a briefing Tuesday

Honda will also be cautious about its battery plant plans in Canada, mindful of government regulations and EV market trends

The two models - a sedan and and SUV - will be built at Honda's plant in Ohio and sold in the US starting early next year

A test mule of the Honda Elevate Black Edition has been spotted and the model is expected to be launched this month at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025