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Honda Motor Company has been the world’s largest motorcycle maker since 1959, and Japan’s second largest Japanese carmaker. Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986, and also makes garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, and is involved in aerospace.
Honda Motor will end its South Korean car sales by the end of 2026, concluding operations that began in 2004. The move follows a 60 per cent sales drop in China and declining performance in Southeast Asia. The company cited a changing market environment and fierce competition from local and Chinese rivals.

Video | Honda to exit South Korean car market

With sales sliding across Asia and competition rising, the Japanese carmaker is officially pulling out by year’s end.

Electric & new energy vehicles

More foreign marques face a do-or-die moment as Chinese buyers shun petrol cars

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China exports

The Iran war could widen China’s EV lead over its global rivals. Here’s why

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Formula One (F1)

Aston Martin F1 car dangerous to drivers’ health, may not finish season-opener

Vibrations caused by Honda power unit could damage hands of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll over course of race.

Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey believes his F1 car has huge potential, despite the early problems. Photo: Reuters
Formula One (F1)

Wings, power units, sons of DRS: a rough guide to Formula 1 rule changes for 2026

‘Revolutionary’ changes including smaller, lighter and more eco-sustainable cars could make the new season a very different one.

China-Latin America relations

Brazil scraps EV tariff break for Chinese carmaker BYD amid pressure from rivals

US, European and Japanese manufacturers combined to lobby for an end to favourable rules for Chinese kit imports.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Major foreign carmakers set to stage a comeback in China this year: analysts

Foreign carmakers ‘will fight back because they will have the same products’ as their Chinese rivals, consultancy head Denis Depoux says.

Volkswagen workers seen at an assembly line in the German carmaker’s plant in Qingdao, in eastern Shandong province, on December 23, 2025. Photo: AFP
Technology

Opinion | Amid the bad news of 2025, science cooperation has been a beacon of hope

Even in a difficult year for many, science has demonstrated the ability to transcend borders, unite people and help those in need.

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Robotics

Why Japan’s robotic pioneers are ceding the humanoid stage to China and the US

Japan’s university system has long centred on engineering faculties led by manufacturing, resulting in a relative shortage of AI talent.

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Japan

Japan’s safe image cracks as car thefts, home intrusions increase

Car thefts have gone up almost 30 per cent from a year earlier while home burglaries have hit a five-year high, police data show.

A woman looks for her car in a parking lot. Car thefts are on the rise in Japan. Photo: Shutterstock
Semiconductors

How Nexperia saga exposes Europe’s waning influence in US-China chip war

The dispute around the Dutch chipmaker shows the erosion of Europe’s geopolitical neutrality in the face of escalating US-China rivalry.

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Nexperia is caught in a geopolitical tussle between the Netherlands and China. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Semiconductors

China considers export ban exemption for some Nexperia orders

Beijing’s initiative is meant to stabilise the supply of Nexperia chips in global supply chains, particularly those in the car industry.

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Viral stories

Japan engineer goes viral with anime hairstyle, 253 patents, 170kg bench press

Colleagues have grown accustomed to his unique look, commend him for his seriousness and professionalism.

India

Why are hotels in this tiny Indian town serving sushi and ramen?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for more foreign investments is benefiting Vithalapur, now home to Japanese auto factories.

Japanese expats sit in the lobby of the AJU Imperial hotel in Vithalapur, Gujarat, India, on August 26. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s BYD brings price war to Japan in bid to ignite EV demand

While discounting helped make BYD the most popular EV brand in China, the tactic could backfire in Japan.

A BYD dealership is seen on April 4, 2023, in Yokohama near Tokyo. Photo: AP Photo
Japan

The upside of US tariffs in Japan: airline profits soar on long-haul demand

JAL and ANA thrive as premium travel to the US surges amid supply chain shifts and business relocations.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China aims to dominate the skies in the race to make flying cars the transport of the future

Xpeng subsidiary expects to start mass production next month and begin deliveries of its eVTOLs in the second half of 2026.

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Good Schools Guide

5 trailblazing Hong Kong school alumni who have excelled globally

An Olympic fencer, battery recycling CEO, restaurateur and others are all successfully forging their own path.

From left: Annie Lo, Vivian Kong and Sarah Fleischer, three of Hong Kong’s talented school alumni who have achieved success internationally as well as at home. Photos: HKIS, Xinhua, GSIS
US-ally trade wars

Opinion | Why Asian exporters can’t afford a passive approach to US politics

Asian firms and governments must stop viewing tariffs as temporary obstacles and start treating them as recurring stress tests.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmaker GAC’s electric-van unit takes aim at European market

Miraco Motor hopes to grab 10 per cent of Europe’s annual sales of 1.7 million vans.

Canada

Canada has ‘nearly zero’ tariffs on US goods? Not true, finance minister says

Francois-Philippe Champagne said 70 per cent of March’s counter-tariffs were still being enforced, despite pause on certain categories.

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Francois-Philippe Champagne arrives to be sworn in as Minister of Finance and National Revenue on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

On Balance | How Trump’s erratic tariffs could crash his US car production goals

While levies may prompt some foreign carmakers to start scaling up US-based production, many see a market plagued by uncertainty and risk.

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Employees work at a car factory in Arlington, Texas. Photo: The Dallas Morning News/TNS
US-ally trade wars

Toyota braces for bumpy year in 2025 as tariffs roil carmakers’ profits

Toyota said operating income may come in at ¥3.8 trillion (US$26 billion) for the year ending March 31, 2026, falling far short of analyst expectations.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Japan’s carmakers under pressure to merge as Chinese rivals rise, tariffs bite

The consolidation could be Japan-specific as carmakers elsewhere have already been through that cycle, Man Group’s Stephen Harget says.

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Canada

Canada offers carmakers tariff relief, as Honda denies plans for switch to US

PM Mark Carney will exempt manufacturers from retaliatory duties as long as they keep making vehicles in the country.

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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at Nova Bus in Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Why foreign carmakers have little room to manoeuvre in China

The share of foreign carmakers on the mainland could shrink to as low as 32 per cent this year from 35 per cent in 2024, Natixis says.

Only the fittest will survive in China’s highly competitive car industry, according to analysts. Photo: AFP
Mergers & Acquisitions

Nissan to bow out of historic tie-up with Honda, Nikkei reports

The pair had been negotiating the terms of a tie-up under which Honda would absorb Nissan, bringing the two brands under a single holding company in 2026.

CES

5 car tech innovations at CES show that could change motoring

From Sony’s first electric car to a flying car from China and BMW’s new heads-up display, five notable innovations from the CES tech fair.

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