Honda Shifts To EVs, Slashes China Gasoline Car Output By 19%
Honda Shifts To EVs, Slashes China Gasoline Car Output By 19%
Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) will reduce its production of gasoline vehicles in China by 19% starting this October, marking a strategic shift toward electric vehicles.
本田汽車（紐交所代碼：HMC）從今年10月份開始將在中國減少19%的汽油車生產，標誌着向新能源車的戰略轉移。
The Japanese automaker will cease operations of one production line at its joint venture Dongfeng Honda, which has an annual capacity of 240,000 units, beginning in November.
這家日本汽車製造商將在其合資企業東風本田停止一條產能爲240,000台的生產線的運營，該生產線將從11月份開始。
Additionally, in October, GAC Honda, another of its facilities with a capacity of 50,000 units annually, will be completely shut down.
此外，擁有年產能爲50,000輛的另一座工廠廣汽本田將在10月份被徹底關閉。
These changes are part of Honda's effort to accelerate the "steady shift" to EVs, reported Bloomberg.
據彭博社報道，這些變化是本田加速向電動汽車穩步轉型的努力的一部分。
Honda's production capacity in China, currently around 1.5 million units, will see a reduction of 19% due to these measures.
由於這些措施，本田在中國的產能目前約爲150萬輛，將減少19%。
Previously, Nikkei reported that Honda intended to reduce gas-powered vehicle production capacity in China by about one-third.
此前，日經新聞報道稱，本田打算將在中國的汽油車生產能力削減約三分之一。
Japanese automakers, including Honda, have been facing difficulties in China due to their comparatively weak electric car lineup and stiff competition from domestic companies like BYD Company (OTC:BYDDY) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), whose vehicles are manufactured at Tesla's Shanghai factory.
包括本田在內的日本汽車製造商，由於電動車型線相對較弱以及BYD公司（OTC：BYDDY）和特斯拉公司（NASDAQ：TSLA）等國內公司的激烈競爭而在中國面臨困境。這些公司的汽車是在特斯拉的上海工廠生產的。
In a related move, Nippon Steel Corp (OTC:NISTF) announced earlier this week that it would exit a joint venture in China, attributing the decision to declining sales among its major clients, the Japanese automakers, who are losing market share in the region's largest economy.
與此相關的是，日本鋼鐵公司（OTC：NISTF）本週早些時候宣佈，將退出在中國的一家合資企業，並歸因於其主要客戶——日本汽車製造商的銷售下滑，這些客戶正在該地區最大經濟體的市場份額不斷失去。
The Dongfeng Honda facility, which currently produces models such as the Civic and Life, will transition to producing auto parts and conducting research.
目前生產Civic和Life等車型的東風本田工廠將轉型爲生產汽車零部件和開展研究。
These models will be manufactured at another plant within China. Meanwhile, the GAC Honda plant, responsible for the Accord plug-in hybrid, will be repurposed as a warehouse and for other uses.
這些車型將在中國另一工廠製造。而生產插電混合動力雅閣的廣汽本田工廠將被重新用作倉庫和其他用途。
Price Action: HMC shares closed lower by 3.17% at $31.17 on Wednesday.
HMC股價於週三收盤時下跌3.17％，報31.17美元。