Sony and Honda are coming together to make electric vehicles.
It looks like Honda could be giving Tesla a run for its money soon as the companies have announced they will be collaborating to make electric vehicles, and they are expected to hit dealerships in 2025.
The Verge reports that Honda is set to manufacture the first model and will oversee developing, designing and selling the vehicle. On Sony’s end, the company will create a mobility service platform for the car.
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida detailed the two companies’ vision in a statement.
“Sony’s purpose is to ‘fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology,” said Yoshida. “Through this alliance with Honda, which has accumulated extensive global experience and achievements in the automobile industry over many years and continues to make revolutionary advancements in this field, we intend to build on our vision to ‘make the mobility space an emotional one,’ and contribute to the evolution of mobility centered around safety, entertainment and adaptability.”
Honda’s CEO Toshihiro Mibe also chimed in, explaining their end of the partnership.
“The New Company will aim to stand at the forefront of innovation, evolution, and expansion of mobility around the world, by taking a broad and ambitious approach to creating value that exceeds the expectations and imagination of customers,” said Mibe. “We will do so by leveraging Honda’s cutting-edge technology and know-how in relation to the environment and safety, while aligning the technological assets of both companies. Although Sony and Honda are companies that share many historical and cultural similarities, our areas of technological expertise are very different. Therefore, I believe this alliance which brings together the strengths of our two companies offers great possibilities for the future of mobility.”
