The company has a target to have battery-powered and fuel-cell vehicles make up all of its new car sales by 2040. Shares of Honda Motor ( HMC) traded flat in premarket action at $28.80 vs. the 52-week range of $23.41 to $37.90.

The affordable Honda EV, which could go on sale by 2026, may be produced in the Ohio factory, avoiding potential tariffs

Honda Motor Co., a Japanese automotive giant, is poised to make a significant push into the North American electric vehicle (EV) market with a strategic focus on affordability. According to a report in the Nikkei newspaper,

Honda (NYSE:HMC), the Japanese automaker plans to launch a new electric vehicle in North America that will be priced below $30,000, Nikkei reported on Tuesday.