Hybrids now account for over 50% of U.S. Honda Accord gross sales, the automaker mentioned Monday whereas detailing pricing for the 2025 Accord.
The Accord launched Honda’s two-motor hybrid system for the 2014 mannequin yr, and was supplied as a hybrid intermittently earlier than that, however Honda obtained extra critical about rising hybrid gross sales with the mid-size sedan’s most up-to-date redesign. This noticed hybrid grades outnumber non-hybrid ones for the primary time. For 2025, Honda gives 4 Accord hybrid trims and solely two non-hybrids, certainly one of which is new this yr.
2025 Honda Accord hybrid
Honda mentioned it offered 111,264 Accords by August, making it the automaker’s third-highest vendor behind the CR-V and Civic. The CR-V has additionally been out there with the identical two-motor powertrain used within the Accord for a while, whereas the Civic provides it as a part of a 2025-model-year refresh. Honda expects hybrids to ultimately make up 40% of Civic gross sales.
The automaker additionally not too long ago confirmed that it is planning for manufacturing of hybrids at a brand new EV manufacturing hub at its Marysville, Ohio, plant that is scheduled to open in 2025. The brand new hub, which additionally features a joint-venture battery plant with LG, will be capable of assemble hybrids or EVs on the identical strains, in accordance with Honda. That can present the flexibleness Honda believes it wants to handle limits in buyer demand for EVs.
2025 Honda Accord hybrid
Whilst Honda targets 2 million EV gross sales by the tip of the last decade, it is nonetheless dedicated to hybrids. The automaker plans to leverage EV {hardware} for a brand new hybrid all-wheel drive system, and goals to enhance the enterprise construction of its hybrids between 2026 and 2030.
In the meantime, the 2025 Toyota Camry is now out there solely with hybrid powertrains. So 100% of gross sales of the Accord’s major rival can be hybrids going ahead.