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I ponder if it's really because sedan sales have been shrinking YoY to this day and the volume has gotten small enough to cram into a existing factory. Based o
by delfinom 2y ago
I ponder if it's really because sedan sales have been shrinking YoY to this day and the volume has gotten small enough to cram into a existing factory.
Based on some data here
https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/honda/accord https://carfigures.com/us-market-brand/honda/accord
(which does come from other sources, this was just the basic tablation I could find)
the accord sale numbers are half of their peak only a 6 years ago
- alephnerd 2y ago> I ponder if it's really because sedan sales have been shrinking Nope. It's part of Honda's $4-5 billion US expansion as part of their EV and Hybrid car drive [0][1] which also expanded production output. They're moving their cars to a hybrid and electric first model similar to what Toyota began 4-5 years ago. The Biden era IRA subsidizes were the carrot to help restart domestic automotive investments, and the tariffs shock is the stick to force them to capitalize on those instead of trying to co-mingle parts from other non-NAM locations for better margins. [0] - https://alabamanewscenter.com/2022/10/13/what-does-hondas-4-4-billion-ev-expansion-in-ohio-mean-for-alabama/ https://alabamanewscenter.com/2022/10/13/what-does-hondas-4-... [1] - https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/02/hondas-new-ev-production-revolution-begins-with-1-billion-in-ohio.html https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/02/02/hondas-new-ev-production...