Honda Electrified Vehicles Top 1 Million in Sales

In 2023, sales of Honda electrified models grew more than three-fold to set an all-time sales record for the company, the automaker said.

The CR-V and Accord hybrid trims combined for sales of 293,640 units last year, representing over one-quarter of total Honda-brand sales, according to the automaker.

Cumulative sales of Honda electrified vehicles have topped 1 million units, according to Honda, as the automaker prepares to begin sales of its first all-electric SUV: the Honda Prologue.

“The success of our hybrid-electric sales in 2023 is an important building block toward our vision of 100% electrified vehicle sales by 2040,” said Lance Woelfer, assistant vice president of Honda National Auto Sales, American Honda Motor Co. “With the all-electric Honda Prologue and a new Civic hybrid coming this year, Honda will continue to increase our electrified sales in 2024 and beyond.”

Honda’s goal is to make battery-electric and fuel-cell EVs represent 100% of its new-vehicle sales by 2040. The automaker’s larger goal is to achieve carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050.

SEMA member companies and automotive enthusiasts have come out in strong opposition to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) “Advanced Clean Cars II” (ACC II) regulation that would ban the sale of new internal combustion engine motor vehicles by 2035. Specialty aftermarket businesses and industry supporters sent over 5,000 letters to the U.S. EPA expressing opposition to the agency providing California a Clean Air Act waiver, which is required for ACC II to take effect. Industry and enthusiasts alike have united in opposition to California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) mandate that they said would adversely impact automotive businesses, their employees and millions of automotive enthusiasts.