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Honda’s First Annual Loss in 70 Years Sparks a Hybrid Pivot for 2026 and 2027: Which Civic, CR-V, Accord, Pilot, and Acura Models Benefit, What Happens to EV Rollout Plans, and What U.S. Buyers Should Watch Next
Honda’s latest financial results made headlines for a stark reason: the company posted its first annual loss in roughly 70 years, a stunning moment for one of the industry’s most disciplined manufacturers. But for U.S. car buyers, the more important story is what Honda does
Sarah Greenfield
2026 Honda Prelude First Drive Review: Does Honda’s Hybrid Coupe Revival Deliver Real Driver Appeal or Just Nostalgia?
Some revivals feel inevitable. Others feel suspiciously like a boardroom trying to monetize your adolescence. The 2026 Honda Prelude lands somewhere in between. It arrives with a famous badge, coupe proportions, a hybrid powertrain, and the sort of internet hype usually reserved
Alex Torque
Why Some Automakers Are Still Launching New EVs for 2026 and 2027 While Others Pull Back: Which Upcoming Electric Models From GM, Hyundai, Kia, Volvo, and Porsche Are Still on Track, What Delays Mean for Buyers, and How Hybrids Are Reshaping Product Plans
The electric-vehicle market is no longer moving in one clean direction. Some automakers are delaying or rethinking battery-electric rollouts, while others are still pushing ahead with fresh products for 2026 and 2027. For shoppers, that split can be confusing: one brand is
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China’s Push for Electric K-Cars in May 2026: Could Tiny Low-Cost EVs Reshape Urban Driving, Challenge Japanese Kei Cars, and Influence 2027 City-Car Plans Worldwide?
China’s electric-vehicle market has spent the past few years proving it can move from premium experiments to mass-market scale at extraordinary speed. Now, in May 2026, attention is shifting to an even smaller frontier: ultra-compact electric city cars that echo the role of
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2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid First Drive Review: Can Nissan’s New Electrified Bestseller Challenge the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Honda CR-V Hybrid at Last?
The compact hybrid SUV class is where good intentions go to get mugged by reality. You can talk about design, screens, “lifestyle versatility,” and whatever other brochure fluff marketing departments dream up, but in this segment the brief is brutally simple: deliver 40-ish mpg,
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Honda’s $9 Billion EV Writedown in May 2026: Which 2026–2027 Honda and Acura Electric Models Are Still Coming, What the Scrapped Sales Goals Mean for Prologue Successors, Hybrids, and U.S. Buyers
Honda’s $9 billion EV writedown in May 2026 is more than an accounting shock. It is a reset of one of the industry’s most closely watched transition plans, and it lands at a moment when U.S. buyers are trying to figure out which electric Hondas and Acuras are real.
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