Earlier this month Honda announces its continued dedication to the growth of its electrified vehicle portfolio at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. According to hondanews.com, this plan includes the development and production of a totally new hybrid model which will be made in the United States and will be released to the public in 2018.
A common theme across Honda's newest priority-planning session is: "ambitious".
Why?
Because, just a few days, CEO Takahiro Hachigo laid out the automaker's intentions to boast hybrid and electric technology in two-thirds of its global sales by around the 2030--that's only 15 years. In auto industry time, that's nothing. And with just a few hybrid/green vehicles currently offered in Greenville, NC, it surely is a bold plan.
Following up on our report about Honda Racing's F1 Engine Preview, we recently got a little more insight into the move and what it could mean for our Barbour-Hendrick Honda Greenville customers.
Honda and McLaren have a storied history on the Formula One circuit, including their joint role in sponsoring the gifted Ayrton Senna during his al too brief racing career. Although more recently Honda veered away from the track for a few years…
