Sony Honda Mobility effectively decides to suspend operations; all employees to be reassigned to parent companies and others based on their preferences

Sony and Honda will effectively suspend Sony Honda Mobility’s active operations and halt near-term product and service rollout plans.

Employees at the EV joint venture will be reassigned to the parent companies, while the entity itself will remain in place for possible future collaboration.

The move marks a setback for the high-profile AFEELA project and underscores growing pressure on automakers to rethink EV investments amid softer demand.