Honda's staggering $15.8 billion hit from scrapping plans for three new electric vehicles means the company's current lineup will have to soldier on without major updates well into the next decade.
Earlier this year, Honda canceled plans for three EVs that were slated to begin production in the United States in 2026. The decision to ax the 0-series SUV, 0-series Sedan, and Acura RSX, after investing years in retooling its Ohio facilities, will cost the company a hefty $15.8 billion. However, this reversal is having even broader consequences, with a report from Automotive News indicating that several key models will now see their next generations delayed until 2030 at the earliest.
Automotive News claims it reviewed a supplier memo detailing that production for the Honda Odyssey, Accord, and HR-V, along with the Acura MDX and Integra, will be extended into the next decade. A Honda representative told Car and Driver that the company does not comment on future product plans but affirmed the brand is "very confident and excited in our future product strategy" which includes "plans to advance our award-winning hybrid technology to more models."
According to the memo, the popular Odyssey minivan won't roll into its next generation until March 2030. The Odyssey last received a major overhaul for the 2018 model year and has since undergone two refreshes. Honda reportedly considered discontinuing the Odyssey for a brief period until a new hybridized model could arrive, but opted against it to prevent customers from switching to competing brands. The Odyssey sold 88,462 units in 2025, marking a 10 percent increase year-over-year.
View Price on AmazonThe Accord, Honda's third-bestselling model, entered its 11th generation in 2023, but the mid-size sedan also isn't slated for a redesign until at least early 2030. While the supplier document doesn't list a specific next generation, Automotive News suggests the Accord could potentially become a hybrid-only model, following the trend set by its archrival, the Toyota Camry.
The subcompact HR-V SUV finished 2025 hot on the heels of the Accord with 148,771 units sold. Its production cycle will now extend by two more years than originally planned, with a redesign expected in early 2032. This means the next HR-V generation will arrive roughly a decade after the current model's launch.
The delays are even more critical for Acura, given its smaller lineup. The luxury brand is already set to lose the popular RDX for a couple of years, as Acura had initially intended to replace it with the electric RSX and now requires time to prepare the hybrid fourth-generation model.
The Integra will see its life cycle extended by three years, with production reportedly set to conclude in March 2032, though the document does not mention a successor. The most significant impact hits the MDX, Acura's bestseller, which is now not expected to receive a new generation until early 2031. At that point, the three-row SUV will be nearly a decade old.
Source: caranddriver.com
