Inajima's questions to Honda Motor Co Ltd (HMC) leadership • Q1 2026
Question
Mr. Inajima from Bloomberg asked about Honda's strategy to reverse 17 consecutive months of sales declines in China and requested an update on the reported collaboration discussions with Nissan.
Answer
CFO Eiji Fujimura acknowledged the ongoing difficulties in China, attributing them to the need for capacity adjustments and weak sales of the 'ES' EV series, which underperformed on price and intelligent features. He outlined plans to expedite improvements through over-the-air (OTA) updates and collaboration with Momenta on ADAS. Regarding Nissan, Mr. Fujimura stated that while discussions about potential collaborations are ongoing, nothing has been finalized or officially announced.