Honda Prologue: Company Targets Annual Sales of 70,000 Electric Vehicles in US From 2024

Honda will introduce a series of EVs through 2030 based on its e-Architecture.

By Reuters | Updated: 20 September 2021 10:28 IST

Honda Prologue: Company Targets Annual Sales of 70,000 Electric Vehicles in US From 2024

Honda Prologue is being co-developed with General Motors and is based on GM's Ultium platform

Highlights

GM will assemble the Honda Prologue and the Acura SUV
Honda will introduce a series of electrified vehicles through 2030
Honda plans to add hybrid-electric systems to more US models

Honda's US unit said on Monday it is targeting initial annual sales of 70,000 for its planned electric Prologue sport utility vehicle when it goes to market in 2024.

Honda plans to add additional electric vehicle models as it aims to have sold a total of 500,000 electric vehicles in the United States by 2030, and to achieve 100 percent zero emission vehicles sales in North America by 2040.

It comes as President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month setting a target to make half of all new passenger vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles.

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The Honda Prologue is being co-developed with General Motors and is based on the Detroit automaker's Ultium platform, a modular platform and battery system. Honda and GM are also co-developing an electric Acura-brand SUV.

GM will assemble the Prologue and the Acura SUV - both of which will go on sale in 2024 - but Honda has not disclosed which plant will build the vehicles or the name or volume targets for the Acura.

Following the GM-built models, Honda will introduce a series of electrified vehicles through 2030 based on the Honda developed e-Architecture, a new EV platform led by Honda, and will assemble electric vehicles at Honda plants in North America.

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Dave Gardner, executive vice president of national operations at American Honda Motor, said in a statement Honda will initially focus Prologue sales on California and other states like Texas and Florida.

He said Honda plans to add hybrid-electric systems to more US models.

"Our strategy is focused on introducing a higher percentage of hybrids in core models in the near term, making a committed effort to achieve higher volume leading to the introduction of our Honda Prologue," Gardner said.

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