Honda Motor Co., Ltd.: what it holds, with stakes and dates
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Honda is Japanese, not Chinese: Honda Motor Co. of Tokyo is held by Japanese trust banks and insurers with no Chinese shareholder. But some Hondas sold outside China are made in China -- the e:Ny1 electric SUV sold in Britain and Europe since August 2023 is sourced from Honda's Chinese joint ventures, and the same car is sold as the e:N1 in New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Honda runs four China ventures: Dongfeng Honda and GAC Honda for cars, Wuyang Honda and Sundiro Honda for motorcycles.
The short answer
| Controlled by | nothing recorded above it — the top of the chain |
|---|---|
| Kind | company |
| Origin | JP |
| Is it Chinese? | Not Chinese-owned, but built in China |
Other recorded holdings in Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Holdings that are not control, kept out of the chain above so that nothing on this page reads as ownership when it is not. A joint venture is a company two parents built together: its percentage is a share of the venture, not a holding in the partner. The same pair can appear twice with different kinds, and both rows are real.
| Holder | What it is | Share | Since | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dongfeng Motor Group | runs a joint venture with | 50% of the joint venture | 2003 | Joint venture Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., a 50/50 company based in Wuhan. The stake field records Dongfeng's share of the joint venture, not a holding in Honda Motor Co. |
| GAC Group | runs a joint venture with | 50% of the joint venture | 7 May 1998 | Joint venture GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., a 50/50 company founded on 7 May 1998 as Guangzhou Honda and renamed in 2009. The stake field records GAC's share of the joint venture, not a holding in Honda Motor Co. |
Related
Sources for Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Wikipedia, GAC Honda. Read .
- Wikipedia, Dongfeng Motor Corporation. Read .
- Wikipedia, Honda. Read . Shareholder list and the four China joint ventures.
- Wikipedia, Honda e:Ny1. Read . Sourced from China; UK sales from August 2023.