Overview
- Honda will sell the U.S.-built Passport TrailSport Elite (Alabama) and Acura Integra Type S (Ohio) in Japan in the second half of 2026, retaining left-hand drive in U.S. specification.
- Preorders for the new Insight electric model open March 19 in Japan, with sales starting in spring 2026 and initial supply described in reports as about 3,000 units a year.
- The Insight for Japan is built in China on Honda’s e:N architecture with a 68.8 kWh CATL battery, a roughly 201 hp front motor, and a WLTC driving range of over 500 km.
- Japan’s framework for U.S.-certified vehicles removes additional domestic safety testing, enabling Honda to bring in left-hand-drive models under a tariff arrangement.
- The Integra Type S will be the first Acura-branded vehicle officially sold in Japan, and the Passport introduces Honda’s U.S. 3.5‑liter V6 to the market as the company seeks to bolster its lineup after recent auto-business losses.