Honda cancels Zero Series EVs, citing ‘extremely challenging’ situation

Farewell, Honda Zero. We ne'er knew thee.

Honda is cancelling its Zero Series SUV and Saloon, arsenic good arsenic the Acura RSX EVs, citing an "extremely challenging net situation." The Japanese automaker, which unsuccessfully tried to merge with Nissan past year, said it expected to marque a nett nonaccomplishment of ¥360 cardinal (~$2.5 billion) to ¥630 cardinal (~$4.4 billion) successful the afloat twelvemonth ending this period - which, according to The Financial Times, would beryllium Honda's archetypal ever yearly recorded nonaccomplishment since becoming a nationalist institution 50 years ago.

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