Automobiles
Japanese automaker cuts capacity as sales slow, but struggles to tap EV demand
A Dongfeng Honda factory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Honda Motor has shut Chinese production facilities making gasoline-fueled vehicles as demand declines. © Reuters
RYO MUKANO, KANTARO FUSHIKI and ITSUKI MIYAKE
TOKYO — Honda Motor halts operations in June at a Chinese production facility for gasoline-fueled cars, struggling to reinvigorate its fortunes in the country after failing to keep up with the shift to electric vehicles.