Honda Discreetly Introduced Entirely New ‘Coming Soon’ Designs During Its 2026 Business Briefing: TDS
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🔺 Honda recently held its 2026 Business Briefing, where it outlined its strategies for recovering from the consequences of stepping away from the “0” EV initiatives. During the briefing, the company unveiled two new prototypes: a sedan resembling a cyber-Accord and a more conservative Acura SUV. It was surprisingly difficult to locate Honda’s official images of these vehicles—they are absent from the U.S. newsroom site. Honda asserts that the cars are set to launch “within the next two years,” but the low-key approach to the prototypes is peculiar. [Honda]
⛰️ The Overland Expo has named the 2026 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X as its “Ultimate Overland” vehicle for this year, featuring an impressive sponsored build based on the platform. [Overland Expo]
🛞 MotorTrend’s “Roadkill Nights” Hot Rod and muscle car show, along with a drag-racing event, is officially returning to Woodward Ave. this summer. [Hot Rod]
🇰🇵 Car culture in North Korea is gaining traction. Although exporting vehicles there is banned under U.N. sanctions, it seems that finding a parking spot in Pyongyang is becoming increasingly difficult. [Reuters]
📈 Ford's stock has surged as investors anticipate the automaker will ramp up battery production—though not for electric vehicles. There are speculations that the company may venture into large-scale energy storage. [Motley Fool]
🛢️ Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil. [BBC]
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