Honda Signals Profit Drop
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Uncertainty over the Trump administration's tariff policies is casting a shadow over the business outlook for Japanese automakers.
Japanese car manufacturer Honda Motor announced on Tuesday that it anticipates a substantial 58.8 percent decrease in operating income for the ongoin
In the fiscal year ending March 31, Honda Motor Co. reported a 24.5% decline in net profit, while operating profit fell by 12.2%, Azernews reports.
The Japanese automaker confirmed it would cut 11,000 more jobs and slim down production.Nissan also saw its profit almost wiped out in the year that just ended.Operating profit hit $472 million in the 12 months to March - a decline of 88% from the previous year.
All three of Japan’s largest carmakers are struggling with tough market conditions in the world’s two largest economies. In the U.S., tariffs have roiled their global supply chains, and in China, they face competition from domestic car companies that sell next-generation electric vehicles at cutthroat prices.
The automaker’s somber forecast for the fiscal year underscored how quickly fortunes had turned for many companies reckoning with President Trump’s tariffs.
Honda Motor ( NYSE: HMC) announced on Tuesday a two-year postponement of its ambitious $15 billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario. The Japanese automaker pointed to a slowdown in global EV demand and mounting economic uncertainty linked to new U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles.