Sony Honda Mobility could procure EV batteries from US, president says

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© Reuters. Sony Honda Mobility’s President Izumi Kawanishi poses during the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony (NYSE:) and Honda (NYSE:)’s automotive joint venture could procure batteries for its new Afeela electric vehicle from the United States where Honda is building a factory, the president of Sony Honda Mobility told Reuters on Wednesday.

Izumi Kawanishi made the comment on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, which opened to the press a day ahead of its official opening.