Honda CEO expects hybrids to outshine EVs

TOKYO -- Changing times mean changing tactics. To keep earnings flowing Honda Motor CEO Takahiro Hachigo is overhauling everything from product development to production. The effort means forging more loose partnerships to tap new technologies, while passing on capital tie ups that might undermine Honda's independence. Hachigo, speaking through an interpreter, talked with Automotive News Chief Content Officer Jamie Butters and Asia Editor Hans Greimel.