Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ( HMC ) Q4 2026 Earnings Call May 14, 2026 12:30 AM EDT

Company Participants

Toshihiro Mibe - President, CEO, Representative Executive Officer & Chairman

Masao Kawaguchi - Executive Officer & Director

Noriya Kaihara - EVP, Representative Exe Off, Culture Transformation Officer, Compliance & Privacy Officer, Director

Conference Call Participants

Hiroshi Yasunaga

Presentation

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We now like to resume. Mr. Mibe-san, please.

Toshihiro Mibe

President, CEO, Representative Executive Officer & Chairman

And now in light of the financial results I explained, I would like to introduce the future direction of Honda's automobile business. With the aim of carbon neutrality by 2050, Honda has been taking initiatives towards the popularization phase of EVs. Yet we decided to discontinue launch of 3 EV models in North America as we have already announced. This, however, by no means is an indication that Honda is withdrawing from the EV business.…