FMecha@reddit (OP)
Because they bet on hydrogen which didn't take off anywhere in the world, including in Japan and California?
FMecha
Toyota to halt development of next-gen EV model under Lexus brand
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The world's carmakers are struggling to compete with China
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FMecha@reddit
> The Europeans and Japanese can “subsidize” their small sedan and coupe products because they have a massive domestic demand for them.
[And Japan is also falling behind](https://www.reddit.com/r/japannews/comments/1trtu8r/japans_mighty_car_makers_are_in_serious_trouble/)
Mercedes-Benz may be shut out of U.S. market under bill aimed at Chinese automaker ownership
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FMecha@reddit
Unrelated to Mercedes-Benz issue, [I damn called it about attempts to block Chinese carmarkers from having American factories.](https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/1scvn12/hondas_japanese_employees_begin_to_call_for_ceos/oekn0jp/?context=3)
Gen Z Enthusiasts Love Japanese Cars and the Chevy Cobalt SS: Hagerty Data
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FMecha@reddit
I wonder if it being a Most Wanted starter car resulted in increased appreciation to begin with.
James May on Twitter/X regarding cars: “The whole ‘It’s got soul’ thing is lazy.”
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FMecha@reddit
The modern use of soul/soulless to praise/complain seems to be shaped by /v/ and then Crowbcat's RE4R review (whose lingo was derived from the former) if it matters.
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Ironically, their SEA-spec EVs are derived from their Chinese lineup, too.
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
In case of Chinese automakers, I don't believe they would be allowed to have American (or NAFTA region) factories in name of "national security".
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
More on that, their MotoGP program also currently sucks, they went over three different cars in six years in Super GT's GT500, and they almost bailed out of IndyCar but didn't to avoid killing the series entirely.
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Honda in Indonesia (my home country), traditionally a perennial number two (or three, accounting for Daihatsu - most Daihatsu models in Indonesia have Toyota twin versions) currently depends on the Brio, a subcompact. Of course, the BYD Atto 1 - an EV that has the same size as it - is eating into its lunch, resulting in a [35% decline in sales from 2024 to 2025 (news in Indonesian).](https://oto.detik.com/mobil/d-8256795/penjualan-honda-di-indonesia-merosot-ini-model-paling-larisnya)
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
> why wouldn't we control cheap Chinese cars as well?
Isn't this the status quo?
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Too wide for Japan (1700mm width limit for tax breaks and road accessibility). Ironically, declining numbers of sub-1700mm narrows cars in Japan that aren't kei cars are something I've hearing from the Japanese side.
(Lack of post-launch marketing doesn't help.)
Honda's Japanese employees begin to call for CEO's resignation after big bet on EVs for US market falls flat (in Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
They discontinued the Honda e there a year early before in Japan (where it also flopped there).
"The idea that Japanese cars are the best in the world is long gone... A visit to China reveals a cruel truth that Japanese people don't want to admit." (In Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
This one actually comes from a Japanese news magazine (Weekly Gendai); these are typically known to be "patriotic" in their reporting.
"The idea that Japanese cars are the best in the world is long gone... A visit to China reveals a cruel truth that Japanese people don't want to admit." (In Japanese)
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Korean cars hasn't impacted Japan much - gacha games developed there did it instead.
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
I think that's (and similar statements regarding potential Sony-Honda collabs) are just PR talk and both sides don't intend to contact each other further.
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
State of their MotoGP program:
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
> while partnering with Nissan as needed
Isn't this no longer happening?
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
They didn't win the constructors title in 2021 (and the 2021 drivers title was contentious anyway).
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
>2022-2023
They would likely still face supply chain crisis around that time.
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Both the Afeela and Xiaomi are in GT7 ironically, and both were pushed heavily in that game.
That said I feel the Afeela would not return to GT8 as Sony tries to bury the project.
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Given Concord and them backing off from buying Kadokawa outright...
Sony-Honda JV scraps Afeela EV plans after Honda strategy overhaul
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
Hot take: Using Magna would mean a pricier car that would make it even DOA.
How long will gas prices have to be for Americans before car buying habits change longer term?
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FMecha@reddit
Work from home? Southeast Asia is mooting pushing WFH due to oil price spikes (to account for areas not fully covered by public transport).
Sony Has 'No Information' on the Fate of the Afeela Project After Honda's EV Pullback
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FMecha@reddit (OP)
They're pushing Afeela on GT7 too. Not only the 2023 prototype and 2026 pre-production car is in the game, they're [holding an in-game time trial and a photomode contest](https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/news/00_3963158.html) [(a follow-up to the livery contest last year)](https://www.gran-turismo.com/us/news/00_3415685.html) and Polyphony Digital (Sony side) among with HRC (Honda's part) [was announced to be involved in recording RA272 sounds as one of its "fake" sounds.](https://honda.racing/features/sony-honda-mobility-announces-collaboration-with-hrc-to-bring-the-legendary-ra272-to-afeela) (PD is also known to have some more software involvement.)
Ferrari F76: the first digital hypercar celebrates the legend of Le Mans
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FMecha@reddit
In sense of being a virtual concept car, not the NFT/blockchain aspect, I admit.
Ferrari F76: the first digital hypercar celebrates the legend of Le Mans
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FMecha@reddit
Isn't the Ferrari VGT the same premise, given their lore drop says it was mechanically based on the 499P? Granted that one was before they won Le Mans but still.
Former Stellantis CEO wonders if the auto group will be broken up
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FMecha@reddit
Mainly because the Commodore at that time was a rebadged Opel, so might as well do that (and take over the V8SC program).
Former Stellantis CEO wonders if the auto group will be broken up
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FMecha@reddit
On the opposite end, I thought GM should have sold Holden to PSA/Stellantis as well back when they mulled discontinuation of that marque.
New Stellantis car comes without an infotainment screen
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FMecha@reddit
How does this work with backup cameras though? I read in the EU backup cameras are mandatory since 2022, although "detection system" can be used as a substitute.
Thought experiment: Stellantis goes under and needs to sell all of their brands, which companies buy which brands, and which brands die off due to having no buyers?
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FMecha@reddit
* Fiat and Lancia: Italian government
* Abarth: Folded back to Fiat as part of government control
* Alfa and Maserati: Exor
* Citroen and Peugeot: French government
* DS: Folded back to Citroen as part of government control
* Chrsyler, Dodge and Jeep: Saudi PIF, who also invests into Nissan as a package deal
* Ram: Folded back to Dodge as part of Saudi purchase
* Opel and Vauxhall: European private equity
Sony and Honda’s Afeela 1 EV Is Officially in the Works at Honda’s Ohio Factory
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FMecha@reddit
...and most of the infotainment stuff its tied to would be EoS anyway at that point.
Chevy’s Next Van Might Be a Rebadged Hyundai Spaceship
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FMecha@reddit
Remember they had to stop that because of incompatibility with GM parts. Even though this is for South Americas, would that still be an issue?
Garagisti and Co GP1: “A Manual V12 hypercar from the future”
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FMecha@reddit
You forgot it being added to Asphalt 9 or CSR2 before production examples even hit the road.
Acura TLX production ends, leaving Integra as the only car in the lineup
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FMecha@reddit
I should probably reiterate:
>If it matters to you, I post on /r/indonesia on irregular basis. That should tell you where I am from, in giving global perspective whenever necessary to a sub [/r/cars] predominated by North American car enthusiasts whenever possible.
Can you stop the yapping now? You're the one stalking me at this point, since you got banned from /r/granturismo for derailing a thread and continued to pester me about it on the modmail.
Take a reflection on your posting history, and try again.
Acura TLX production ends, leaving Integra as the only car in the lineup
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FMecha@reddit
Dude, I am not even American to begin with.
Acura TLX production ends, leaving Integra as the only car in the lineup
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FMecha@reddit
> Though that leaves the door open for a future administration to backpedal, it seems unlikely that consumer sentiment would ever return to low-slung cars.
This was sort of my point - hence the mention of worldwide trends.
Acura TLX production ends, leaving Integra as the only car in the lineup
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FMecha@reddit
...while used car prices continue to inflate as well? That is essentially catch-22 for them.
Acura TLX production ends, leaving Integra as the only car in the lineup
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FMecha@reddit
...and even with the death of CAFE, the manufacturers will probably still stick to crossovers/SUVs. ~~They could also lobby the government to ban non-"light trucks" next.~~
That said, the crossover/SUV trend is also worldwide now.
Nissan Closing Plants in Japan & Mexico by 2027
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FMecha@reddit
> Maybe Nissan should just go bankrupt and we can all move on.
Given what happened in Japan on Sunday, I can probably think the new Diet might not even consider bailing out Nissan.
Stellantis and Nissan Should Merge
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FMecha@reddit
This was about the US side.
Stellantis and Nissan Should Merge
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FMecha@reddit
Stellantis problems right now is that they're overly focused on their Euro side.
Stellantis and Nissan Should Merge
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FMecha@reddit
Something that I came up during this idea is a new Nissan Silvia... with a Dodge twin (the name I had in mind is Dodge Daytona IROC/SRT-4) that would be challenging the GR86/BRZ.
Other than that, a Stellantis-Nissan merger will also have some good effects for Stellantis access to the Asian market - both in Japan (remember, the NMKV kei car joint venture exists there) and Southeast Asia.
Stellantis and Nissan Should Merge
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FMecha@reddit
Not if they can get tariff cuts in return.
What car should exist, but doesn’t?
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FMecha@reddit
So basically, you want remastered versions of old cars (as in like games/movies)?
What cancelled production car or concept car (from them or another manufacturer) could save Chrysler, given their current state?
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FMecha@reddit
Speaking of Nissan, I came up with a scenario in which the Dodge Daytona IROC is revived as a twin car to the Nissan Silvia as part of Stellantis buying Nissan.
Automakers Don't Want Apple CarPlay Ultra
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FMecha@reddit
Every infotainment discourse I see on this sub often results in me concluding this way (with the double DIN being a radio delete). Except that's not possible in the U.S. due to the rear-view camera mandate.
Oh wait. [Just adopt what GT3 race cars already do to comply with the rear-view camera requirements, minus the arrows thing.](https://api.lemans.org/media/cache/component_photo_1600/assets/fileuploads/66/64/66645dbbd3598.jpg)
Toyota Might Let Ford And GM Sell Their Cars At Toyota's Dealerships In Japan - The Autopian
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FMecha@reddit
That should be Nissan's doing, though.
Toyota Might Let Ford And GM Sell Their Cars At Toyota's Dealerships In Japan - The Autopian
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FMecha@reddit
Only in Europe.
Toyota Might Let Ford And GM Sell Their Cars At Toyota's Dealerships In Japan - The Autopian
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FMecha@reddit
The Fit Aria was how the City (built in Thailand, better known in ASEAN market) was sold there. Fitting, since it was a sedan version of the Fit/Jazz anyway.
What happened to the Kimera K39?
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FMecha@reddit
> There's been a trend where atleast 3-4 "electric Hypercar manufacturers" pop up with a shiny concept boasting a gazillion hp, 1.2sec 0-60 and a 17 million dollar price tag. They all just die down.
And between that, they get added to either Asphalt or CSR.