Honda Motor Co. plans to roll out the first two electrified models – an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid -- under the Honda brand in China later this year.
The EV will be unveiled at the Beijing auto show in April. The other electrified vehicle will be the plug-in hybrid variant of the CR-V crossover, Honda Motor Co.’s China office said on its website.
The Japanese carmaker didn’t disclose additional details about the two electrified vehicles.
Honda’s joint ventures with Dongfeng Motor Group and GAC Motor Co. each launched sales last year of a battery-powered crossover under respective proprietary brands in China.
In 2020, Honda also plans to introduce a seventh hybrid product -- the hybrid version of the Crider sedan. It sells six hybrids in China – variants of the Accord and Inspire sedans, the CR-V and Breeze crossovers, and the Odyssey and Elysion multi-purpose vehicles.
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