{"id":535118,"date":"2026-03-14T03:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535118\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T03:55:11","slug":"honda-denies-killing-the-prologue-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/535118\/","title":{"rendered":"Honda Denies Killing The Prologue EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new report alleges Honda will end Prologue production in December. \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nHonda says the report \u2018is based purely on speculation.\u2019 \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Prologue rides on General Motors\u2019 Ultium platform shared with the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Cadillac Lyriq.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Honda is in a tough spot with its EVs. The company recently announced\u00a0it would kill three electric vehicles already in development\u2014including the recently introduced Acura RSX\u2014now there&#8217;s a rumor that Honda may end up killing the Prologue, too.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0AutoForecast Solutions,\u00a0as originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonews.com\/honda\/anc-honda-canada-investment-ev-pullback-0312\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Automotive News<\/a>,\u00a0Honda will end production of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/honda\/prologue\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22honda%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22prologue%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prologue<\/a> SUV in December. The Prologue, as you might remember, is based on GM&#8217;s Ultium platform, which also underpins the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/773465\/acura-zdx-dead-discontinued\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22773465%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22acura-zdx-dead-discontinued%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">now-discontinued Acura ZDX<\/a> and a handful of Chevrolet models.<\/p>\n<p>When reached for comment, Honda denied these rumors.\u00a0A\u00a0spokesperson for the company told Motor1, &#8220;The Automotive News article is based purely on speculation. The Prologue remains in our lineup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/16x9-tr.png\" alt=\"2024 Honda Prologue Elite AWD\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That said, we remain skeptical. Through February, Honda has sold just 1,731 Prologues, down 74.6 percent from the same period last year. In September 2025, the United States ended federal incentives for electric vehicles, resulting in a near-immediate sales decline for electric vehicle models.<\/p>\n<p>The Honda Prologue is an electric crossover jointly developed with General Motors, which supplied the platform and builds the Honda in its Mexico facility alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/chevrolet\/blazer-ev\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"1\" data-params=\"%7B%22make_alias%22%3A%22chevrolet%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22blazer-ev%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chevrolet Blazer EV<\/a>. The Prologue went on sale in 2024, with the automaker selling 39,194 in the crossover\u2019s first full year on sale in 2025. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Honda Motor Company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/773465\/acura-zdx-dead-discontinued\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22773465%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22acura-zdx-dead-discontinued%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">killed the Acura ZDX in September<\/a>, which shares a platform with the Prologue, citing &#8220;market conditions&#8221; for the decision to end production. North American buyers didn\u2019t flock to EVs as automakers expected, and now they are course-correcting. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis have all reported huge losses tied to their EV efforts. Honda will do the same and is expecting to record a loss of nearly $16 billion. Just yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/789778\/honda-cancels-three-electric-vehicles\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22789778%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22honda-cancels-three-electric-vehicles%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Honda axed three EVs<\/a> before they even went on sale\u2014the Acura RSX and Honda\u2019s wedge-shaped 0 SUV and 0 Sedan. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motor1.com\/photos\/865366\/2024-honda-prologue-debut\/#7478594_2024-honda-prologue-exterior-side-profile\" class=\"msnt-photo-thumb-gallery-main-photo-box\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-url=\"\/photos\/865366\/2024-honda-prologue-debut\/#7478594_2024-honda-prologue-exterior-side-profile\" data-thumb=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-src=\"\" data-sub-html=\"2024 Honda Prologue Exterior Side Profile\" data-entity-id=\"7478594\" data-download-url=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/16x9-tr.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2024 Honda Prologue Exterior Side Profile\" width=\"16\" height=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                    7                                <\/p>\n<p>Motor1\u2019s Take: It\u2019s not surprising that another EV could soon cease production. The market in North America has cratered since the incentives disappeared, and now automakers, including Honda, are shifting resources to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/news\/778117\/honda-developing-new-v-6-engine\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22778117%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22honda-developing-new-v-6-engine%22%7D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hybrids<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"comfort-title-large flex gap-spacing-sm-base items-center\">\n<p>\t\tWe want your opinion!\n\t<\/p>\n<p>What would you like to see on Motor1.com?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.motor1.com\/survey\/2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tTake our 3 minute survey.\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"compact-body-medium\">&#8211; The Motor1.com Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new report alleges Honda will end Prologue production in December. \u00a0\u00a0 Honda says the report \u2018is based&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":535119,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[44831,209449,68898,2209,58672,120911,45,49,121176,48,209448,74614,74250,103411,97373,10221,5577,14230,3827,209451,209450,209445,132140,185493,185492,185491,209446,3690,34215,55104,4806,209447],"class_list":["post-535118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-acura-rsx","tag-acura-zdx","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-analysis","tag-b2c","tag-bev","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-cadillac-lyriq","tag-canada","tag-chevrolet-blazer-ev","tag-chrysler","tag-citroen","tag-crossover","tag-fiat","tag-ford","tag-general-motors","tag-gm","tag-honda","tag-honda-insight","tag-honda-prelude","tag-honda-prologue","tag-jeep","tag-maserati","tag-opel","tag-peugeot","tag-prologue","tag-rumors","tag-stellantis","tag-suv","tag-suv-crossover","tag-ultium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/535118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/535119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=535118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=535118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}