--- title: "Beginning in 2025, Sony Honda will produce high-end EVs in North America." description: "On Thursday, a new electric vehicle startup with Honda and Sony as founding partners made its official debut." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-10-13 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2142/beginning-in-2025-sony-honda-will-produce-high-end-evs-in-north-america category: "automobile industry" tags: ["technology", "auto-mobile", "technology news", "automation"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Beginning in 2025, Sony Honda will produce high-end EVs in North America. Yasuhide Mizuno, the CEO of Sony Honda Mobility Inc., has stated that the [electric vehicle](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2275/starting-price-for-the-mercedes-benz-eqe-electric-vehicle-is-76-050) will be on sale in 2025 and start being delivered in the [United States](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2228/the-united-states-claims-seagate-broke-export-laws-by-selling-huawei-hard-drives) and **[Japan](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2130/after-a-disastrous-launch-a-japanese-space-rocket-was-commanded-to-self-destruct)** in early 2026, respectively. Orders go on sale in 2025. One of Honda's twelve U.S. manufacturing facilities will handle the production. However, **information about costs, platforms, and the type of battery to be utilised was kept a secret. However, officials stated that this was a special model and was not meant for mass sales. Production volume was also not disclosed.** The relationship, according to Mizuno, a representative of Honda Motor Co., mixes hardware and software to offer a satisfying driving experience. A 'totally new approach was required,' Mizuno told reporters in Tokyo. **Due of the country's existing popularity of [electric vehicles](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3601/xiaomi-unveiled-first-electric-vehicles), the U.S. was picked as the launch location.** Honda's home market, Japan, came in second. Other markets, including Europe, will follow, he said, though no dates were set. **The project will include partners, according to Izumi Kawanishi, a former Sony executive who is now the chief [operating officer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32080/which-company-appointed-barney-harford-as-chief-operating-officer) at Sony Mobility.** Global demand for 'zero-emissions' automobiles is expected to rise as a result of concerns over [climate change and sustainability](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99901/significance-of-renewable-energy-technologies-in-addressing-climate-change-and-sustainability-goals). The company Sony, which produces the [**PlayStation**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1916/over-the-claim-of-selling-overpriced-playstation-games-sony-sued-thousands-of-crores) video gaming system and operates in the film and music industries, displayed an electric car prototype at the **CES trade exhibition in Las Vegas two years ago and has been looking for an auto partner ever since.** Although not as many as some competitors, such as **Ford Motor Co. or Nissan Motor Co.,** Honda does offer electric vehicles. Tokyo-based Although the products are not yet for sale, Honda and General Motors have partnered to share EV platforms in North America.**The two Japanese companies merged last year in an effort to pool their resources and overtake rivals like Tesla and Volkswagen AG [as well as](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2481/can-you-write-a-java-class-that-could-be-used-both-as-an-applet-as-well-as-an-application) upstarts like China's Xiaomi Corp.** While Honda wants to take advantage of its partner's skills in entertainment, networking, and sensors for [autonomous vehicles](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114480/how-are-autonomous-vehicles-changing-transportation-logistics-and-urban-mobility-worldwide), Sony anticipates that the relationship will provide it access to Honda's decades of experience in car manufacture, sales, and service. **Masayasu Ito, [chief architect](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32634/in-1912-who-was-appointed-chief-architect-in-delhi) of the PlayStation video game console, is a participant in the joint venture.** --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2142/beginning-in-2025-sony-honda-will-produce-high-end-evs-in-north-america Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.