Honda to procure Toyota's US-made batteries in tariff response, Nikkei reports

Japanese automaker Honda Motor will procure batteries for its hybrid vehicles from Toyota Motor's plant in the United States in an effort to reduce tariff risks under the Trump administration, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday. From fiscal 2025, Japan's second-biggest automaker will take in Toyota's U.S.-made batteries for about 400,000 vehicles, which will be enough for all of its hybrid cars it sells in the country, the newspaper said. A Honda representative said the information was not released by the company, adding it does not disclose where it sources its parts for mass production.