Electric vehicles
Small cars could provide a way for electrics to break into Japanese market
The N-Box has outsold all vehicles in Japan, regardless of size or class, for the past three years. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)
RYOSUKE HANADA, SHOYA OKINAGA and ITSUKI MIYAKE
December 20, 2025 05:00 JST
TOKYO — Honda Motor plans to roll out an electric version of the N-Box minicar — Japan’s best-selling new vehicle of any size — around fiscal 2027, a move that could help quicken the sluggish adoption of EVs in the country.
