- Nissan and Toyota have delayed deliberate electrical SUVs
- Honda has reportedly canceled one
Three main automakers have delayed or canceled deliberate electrical autos (EVs) this week as the top of the clear automobile tax credit score approaches.
Business publication Automotive Information reviews, “Nissan has knowledgeable suppliers that it’ll postpone the beginning of manufacturing of two electrical crossovers at its plant in Canton, Mississippi, by practically a 12 months.”
The 2 fashions, teased when the corporate revealed its all-new Leaf earlier this 12 months, might be compact SUVs, one for Nissan and one for its Infiniti luxurious model.
In a press release, the corporate says it nonetheless plans to construct the autos, however has “made the strategic choice to barely regulate the manufacturing timeline for our EVs on the Canton plant.”
Bloomberg reviews that Toyota has delayed plans for a 3-row electrical SUV. The corporate will construct the automobile in Kentucky as an alternative of Indiana, releasing up the Indiana plant to construct extra Grand Highlander SUVs.
Honda, in the meantime, has reportedly canceled a deliberate EV. Japan’s Nikkei information service says the corporate “has halted growth of a big electrical SUV, a significant a part of its EV technique.”
InsideEVs notes, “The mannequin was anticipated to debut in 2027 as a rival to the Kia EV9, and it was one of many seven new totally electrical fashions that Honda stated it might launch by the top of the last decade.”
