- Honda will proceed constructing a number of core fashions by the top of the last decade.
- A next-generation Odyssey minivan won’t arrive till early 2030.
- The Accord may turn out to be hybrid-only in 2030.
Just a few Honda fashions are allegedly sticking round a bit longer than anticipated. The automaker knowledgeable suppliers that it’ll proceed producing a number of in style automobiles by the top of the last decade.
Automotive News reviewed a memo Honda despatched to suppliers itemizing which fashions will stay in manufacturing by 2032. The subsequent-generation Odyssey minivan, which Honda had allegedly thought-about discontinuing for just a few years, will arrive in March 2030. The fifth-generation Odyssey first went on sale in 2018 and has acquired two facelifts—one for 2021 and one other for 2025.
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The HR-V is sticking round even longer than the Odyssey, which is smart as a result of it’s newer. The present HR-V went on sale for 2023. Honda will proceed to provide the Accord, which may turn out to be hybrid-only in 2030. The memo didn’t reveal when a next-gen Accord may arrive, however, just like the HR-V, it went on sale in 2023.
At Acura, the luxurious model will proceed to supply the present Integra and MDX. Patrons ought to anticipate an up to date Integra in early 2032 and a brand new MDX in early 2031.
Gross sales Issues
Honda has simply printed its April gross sales report, and gross sales aren’t nice for each mannequin the automaker desires to maintain round. Odyssey gross sales tumbled 23.0 % for the month and are down 18.4 % for the 12 months.
HR-V gross sales are additionally down, 11.8 % in April, and 21.1 % by the primary 4 months of 2026. The Accord had an incredible month, with sedan gross sales up 42.5 %. They’re up 27.5 % for the 12 months.
Integra gross sales had been additionally sturdy, up 27.1 %, and the model’s second-best-selling mannequin for the month, outselling the RDX crossover by simply 53 models. MDX gross sales fell 0.4 %, with gross sales for each fashions nonetheless up for the 12 months.
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Motor1’s Take: The purported memo arrives after Honda has introduced a serious shift in route for the corporate, cancelling electrical automobiles and doubling down on hybrids. That type of transition is dear, so this choice to maintain a number of present fashions in manufacturing by the 2020s may assist Honda allocate sources to new, environment friendly combustion powertrains.
