- Nissan and Toyota have delayed deliberate electrical SUVs
- Honda has reportedly canceled one
Three main automakers have delayed or canceled deliberate electrical automobiles (EVs) this week as the tip of the clear automobile tax credit score approaches.
Trade publication Automotive Information stories, “Nissan has knowledgeable suppliers that it’s going to 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, will likely be compact SUVs, one for Nissan and one for its Infiniti luxurious model.
In an announcement, the corporate says it nonetheless plans to construct the automobiles, however has “made the strategic resolution to barely regulate the manufacturing timeline for our EVs on the Canton plant.”
Bloomberg stories that Toyota has delayed plans for a 3-row electrical SUV. The corporate will construct the automobile in Kentucky as an alternative of Indiana, liberating 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 improvement 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 mentioned it might launch by the tip of the last decade.”
