Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) This fall 2026 Press Convention Name Transcript

Operator

Thanks in your attendance at present regardless of such a brief discover. Now I wish to — we wish to maintain a press convention concerning the well timed disclosure within the press launch introduced at present at 3:30. First, we wish to introduce attendants at present. Director, President and Consultant Govt Officer, Toshihiro Mibe; Director Govt Vice President and Consultant Govt Officer, Noriya Kaihara; Director, Managing Govt Officer, Eiji Fujimura.

First, Mibe will stroll you thru the background that led to the administration resolution this time, adopted by Kaihara’s clarification of the long run course in the direction of the development of Honda’s vehicle enterprise in mid- to long run.

Now the ground is yours, Mibe-san.

Toshihiro Mibe
President, CEO, Consultant Govt Officer & Chairman

Good afternoon, women and gents. That is Mibe talking. Thanks for taking time to hitch us regardless of the quick discover.

As you could have come to know by sources comparable to our information launch at present, we introduced a forecast revision within the fiscal 12 months ending March 31, 2026. Although difficult, we are going to clarify the background of this resolution and future course for rebuilding the mid- to long-term vehicle technique.

Honda has been working to comprehend carbon neutrality by 2050. To this finish, led by small-sized mobility merchandise, together with passenger vehicles, Honda shifted strategic course in the direction of EV popularization based mostly on our perception that EVs would be the optimum long-term answer. On this journey, we anticipated more and more stringent environmental rules would come into full impact in varied international locations