Japanese auto giant Honda has pumped the brakes on its $15 billion plan to build an electric vehicle supply chain in Canada, blaming "changing market conditions” for a decision that

Honda Canada has announced a two-year pause on its Ontario investments that included retooling an assembly facility and building an EV plant.

Japanese multinational Asahi Kasei Corporation and Honda Canada formed a joint venture to make battery separators in Niagara. Despite Honda pausing $15 billion in EV investments, Asahi Kasei says the project should continue with 'minimal' impact.

Slowing demand for EVs and US tariffs impact on Canada’s auto sector force the Japanese automaker to postpone plans for an EV supply chain in Ontario, dealing a severe blow to Canadian EV ambitions.

In response to tariff talk from the Trump administration, Honda appears to be getting ready to move production of CR-V crossovers intended for American customers away from its plant in Canada and towards a facility in the United States. But hold the phone: it seems the situation may not be completely dire.