Japan’s Honda Motor on Tuesday forecast a 70 per cent drop in net profit for the 2025-26 financial year as US trade tariffs weigh on the global auto

The Japanese automaker confirmed it would cut 11,000 more jobs and slim down production.Nissan also saw its profit almost wiped out in the year that just ended.Operating profit hit $472 million in the 12 months to March - a decline of 88% from the previous year.

NET PROFIT FORECAST: Honda is expected to post a 26% drop in net profit to 175.13 billion yen, equivalent to $1.20 billion, for the three months ended March, according to a poll of analysts by LSEG. That would compare with Y237.57 billion in net profit in the year-earlier period.

Honda Canada is postponing its $15 billion investment for electric vehicle (EV) at its Alliston, Ont. plant for two years. Eric Sorensen looks at how Honda is defending its decision, what won't be affected,

Honda has postponed a $15-billion electric vehicle project in Ontario, citing market demand, and is shifting some production of its popular CR-V model intended for the U.S. market to its Ohio plant because of tariffs.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) announced on Tuesday a two-year postponement of its ambitious $15 billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario. The Japanese automaker pointed to a slowdown in global EV demand and mounting economic uncertainty linked to new U.